Central Italy

Question 1

Rome is located in which wine region?

Answer 1

Lazio

Question 2

What are the 2 DOCGs in Umbria and what grapes are they based on?

Answer 2

Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG: 100% Sagrantino

Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG: min. 70% Sangiovese

Question 3

Est! Est!! Est!!! di Montefiascone DOCG is based in which region?

Is which color?

Made in which styles/based on which 4 grapes?

Answer 3

Lazio

White only

Still/sparkling

Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbiano Giallo, Malvasia Bianco Lunga, Malvasia di Lazio.

Question 4

Frascati DOC is from which region?

Based on which grapes?

Answer 4

Lazio

min. 70% Malvasia, usually combined with Trebbiano/Greco

Question 5

Orvieto DOC is from which region?

Based on which grapes?

Answer 5

Umbria

min. 60% Grechetto and Trebbiano

Question 6

Rosso Piceno DOC is from which region?

Based on which grapes?

Answer 6

Le Marche

Mainly Montepulciano blended with Sangiovese.

Question 7

Procanico is a local synonym for which grape?

In which region?

Answer 7

Trebbiano Toscano.

Lazio.

Question 8

What is Trebbiano like and what is it used for?

Answer 8

High yield grape, usually simple and fruity for IGT wines

Question 9

Where is Abruzzo, what grape is predominant, what’s it like and what is the best known DOC?

Answer 9

Adriatic coast, south of Marche, north of Molise.

White wines: Trebbiano d’Abruzzo, usually fairly neutral, but can be made into very high quality in the right hands.

Red/rosé wines: Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo made from the Montepulciano grape - Hi colour and tannin, med acid, black plum and cherry.

Question 10

White grape of Marche?

Answer 10

Verdicchio

Question 11

XXXXX di Montefalco?

Answer 11

Sagrantino di Montefalco

Question 12

What is the climate in Umbria, what is the main wine produced and from what grapes?

Answer 12

More continental than Tuscany with no sea breeze so Continental. Apennines to the East.

White wines: Grechetto and Trebbiano, Orvieto DOC, Todi DOC, Spoleto DOC.

Red wines: Sagrantino and Sangiovese, Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG, Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG, Basic Montefalco DOC

Question 13

The black grape of Abruzzo?

Answer 13

Montepulciano

Question 14

Where is Marche, what is produced there and what is the best known DOC?

Answer 14

East side of Apennines Verdicchio grape - Hi acid, green apples, lemons and sometimes fennel and almonds Verdicchio di Castelli di Jesi DOC

Question 15

Where is Lazio, what is the climate and what is the main wine produced there and what grapes are used to make it?

Answer 15

Hills south of Rome Cooled by altitude and small lakes Frascati DOC - fresh unoaked, med body, med~hi acid, citrus fruit and blossom. Blend Malvasia (Orange blossom) and Trebbiano

Question 16

What mountain range extends across the length of the Italian peninsula?

Answer 16

The Apennines

Question 17

Identify the 7 regions of Italy that border the Adriatic Sea, from North to South:

Answer 17

1. Friuli - Venezia Giulia
2. Veneto
3. Emilia-Romagna
4. Le Marche
5. Abbruzzo
6. Molise
7. Puglia

Question 18

Emidio Pepe and Valentini are top quality producers in which region?

Answer 18

Abruzzo

Question 19

Match the following cities to the correct region:

1. Perugia
2. Ancona
3. Pisa
4. Genoa
5. Siena
6. Bologna

Answer 19

1. Umbria
2. Le Marche
3. Toscana
4. Liguria
5. Toscana
6. Emilia-Romagna

Question 20

What are the 2 permitted wine styles of Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG?

Answer 20

Dry red (secco)

Sweet red (passito)

Question 21

Where is the Rosso Piceno DOC located?

What 4 styles are produced?

What grapes are involved?

Answer 21

• Le Marche
• Rosso / Rosso Novello / Rosso Superiore / Varietal (Sangiovese)
• Rosso / Novello / Superiore:

35% - 85% Montepulciano, 15% - 50% Sangiovese, maximum 15% non-aromatic red grapes suitable for cultivation in Marche

-Varietal: min. 85% Sangiovese

Question 22

Where are Rosso Cónero DOC and Cónero DOCG (Riserva) located?

Whate the differences between the 2 (aging / grapes?)

Answer 22

-Marche

Rosso Conero DOC: min. 85% Montepulciano + max. 15% other permitted red varietals. No aging req.

Cónero DOCG Riserva: min 85% Montepulciano + max. 15% Sangiovese. Min. 2 yrs aging before release.

Question 23

The producer Paolo Bea is located in which region?

His style of wine-making is considered:

The other prominent producer of this area is:

How does this producer contrast with Bea?

Answer 23

Montefalco, Umbria

Non-interventionist, rejection of barrique, promotion of Umbrian wine-making traiditions.

Arnaldo Caprai

Caprai has a modern wine-making style, high use of barriques and inclusion of Bordeaux varietals to create a more polished, international style.

Question 24

What is the name of Paolo Bea’s “white” wine and how / what is it made with?

Answer 24

“Santa Chiara”

Grechetto / Malvasia / Chardonnay / Sauvignon

2 week maceration on the skins, all stainless steel.

Question 25

What are the 5 red wines of Paolo Bea, and how do they differ from each other?

Answer 25

“Cerrete”: Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG, Bea’s top wine. Highest altitude vineyards, 45-day maceration. 1 year stainless, 2 in botti, 1 year bottle.

“Pagliaro”: Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG, similar to Cerrete but lower altitude.

“Pipparello”: Montefalco Rosso DOC, 60% Sangiovese, 25% Montepulciano, 15% Sagrantino,

“San Valentino”: Umbria IGT, 70% Sangiovese, 30% Sagrantino and Montepulciano. Most accessible of Bea’s wines.

“Rosso de Veo” Umbria IGT, 100% Sagrantino from younger Cerrete vines, shows the gentler side of Sagrantino.

Question 26

Where is the varietal Trebbiano Spoletino found in Italy?

Where does its name come from?

These wines generally fall into 2 different flavor profiles:

Answer 26

Only Umbria, in Perugia.

The name derives from the town of Spoleto; “Spoletino” means “from the town of Spoleto.”

1. Crisp, citrusy, similar to Sauvignon Blanc.
2. Aromatic, unctuous, similar to Gewürtztraminer.