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Lm. Test Questions, Italy Flashcards

1
Q

What grape is used for a wine from Gavi?

a) Cortese
b) Arneis
c) Verdicchio

A

a) Cortese

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2
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What region produces Valtellina wines from Nebbiolo?

a) Piemonte
b) Lombardy
c) Liguria

A

b) Lombardy

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3
Q

What is the minimum ageing requirement for Barolo RISERVA, and how many months in Oak?

a) 4 years
b) 3 years
c) 5 years

A

c)
5 years.
18 months

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4
Q

Which of the following is not one of the principal communes for the wines of Barolo?

a) Castiglione
b) La Morra
c) Dogliani

A

c) Dogliani

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5
Q

What are the typical flavours of a wine made from Arneis?

a) lychee and spice
b) peach and apricot
c) lemon and vegetal

A

b) peach and apricot

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6
Q

What % of Sangiovese must be used in a Carmignano?

a) 100
b) 50
c) 20

A

b) 50

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7
Q

What grape is used for a Vino Nobile di Montepulciano wine?

a) Montepulciano
b) Sangiovese
c) Dolcetto

A

b) Sangiovese

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8
Q

Which area in Tuscany is known for producing the Super Tuscan wines?

a) Montalcino
b) San Gimignano
c) Bolgheri

A

c) Bolgheri

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9
Q

What type of wine does the Frascati DOC produce?

a) White
b) Red
c) Rosé

A

a) White

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10
Q

What is the traditional grape used in Soave?

a) Trebbiano
b) Garganega
c) Vermentino

A

b) Garganega

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11
Q

What region is known for its Verdicchio wines?

a) Tuscany
b) Umbria
c) Marche

A

c) Marche

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12
Q

What is the dominant grape used in Conero DOCG and Rosso Piceno DOC?

a) Sangiovese
b) Nero d’Avola
c) Montepulciano

A

c) Montepulciano

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13
Q

What region does Umbria have a similar climate to?

a) Basilicata
b) Tuscany
c) Trentino-Alto Adige

A

b) Tuscany

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14
Q

What region is the Frascati DOC in?

a) Umbria
b) Abruzzo
c) Lazio

A

c) Lazio

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15
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What grape is used for Taurasi DOCG?

a) Agiorgitiko
b) Aglianico
c) Primitivo

A

b) Aglianico

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16
Q

What is Sicily’s traditional red variety?

a) Frappato
b) Nero d’ Avola
c) Negroamaro

A

b) Nero d’ Avola

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17
Q

What region is the wine Aglianico del Vulture in?

a) Basilicata
b) Puglia
c) Campania

A

a) Basilicata

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18
Q

Which grape is the same as the Primitivo grape?

a) Grenache
b) Zinfandel
c) Sangiovese

A

b) Zinfandel

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19
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How long must a wine from the DOCG of Taurasi be aged before release?

a) 2 years
b) 3 years
c) 4 years

A

b) 3 years

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20
Q

What style of wine is an Orvieto?

a) Red
b) White
c) Rosé

A

b) White

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21
Q

What grape is the Cannonau of Sardinia?

a) Negroamaro
b) Grenache
c) Merlot

A

b) Grenach

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22
Q

What is the name given to the ventilated room for drying grapes?

A

Fruttaio

23
Q

What kind of wine is a Bardolino Chiaretto DOC?

A

Rose

24
Q

How many communes are there in Barolo?

A

5

25
Q

Which two communes represent Softer, Fruitier, Earlier Maturing Barolo?

A

La Morra.

Barola

26
Q

Which two communes represent more structured, longer to mature Barolo?

A

Monforte.

SerraLunga

27
Q

Which commune in Barolo has the qualities of the other groups within the commune.

A

Castiglione

28
Q

Which DOC overlaps both Barolo DOCG and Barberesco DOCG?

A

Langhe

29
Q

What grape is used in Barberesco DOCG

A

Nebbiolo

30
Q

What is the minimum age required for Barolo?

And how many months in Oak?

A

3 Years.

18 Months

31
Q

What is the varietal Cabernet Sauvignon used in making a Super Tuscan?

A

Sassicaia

32
Q

Which grape is in the single grape higher quality Frascati?

A

Malvasia

33
Q

Which two grapes are typically used to make simple low priced blends of Frascati?

A

Malvasia.

Trebbiano

34
Q

What is quantitatively to be Italy’s most important white wine?

A

Soave

35
Q

Where is Conero?

A

Marche

36
Q

Which two types of wine is Marche know for?

A

Verdicchio.

Conero

37
Q

Umbria is know for which wine?

A

Orvieto

38
Q

Name the four grapes in Orvieto?

A

Trebbiano.
Grechetto.
Malvasia.
Verdello

39
Q

Arneis grape is typically grown where?

A

Roero

40
Q

Where is Roero located?

A

Piemonte

41
Q

Where would you find Schiava and Lagrein?

A

Alto Adige

42
Q

Schiava and Lagrein, Red or White?

A

Red

43
Q

Where is Collio?

A

Friuli Venezia

44
Q

Trentino is know for which red grape?

A

Teroldego

45
Q

Name the three grapes of Valpolicella?

A

Cor vin one.
Ron din ella.
Mol in ara.

46
Q

What style of wine is a Passito di Pantelleria ?

A

Sun dried / Moscato Grapes
Luscious dessert wine.
Island of Pantelleria (50 km south of Sicily)

47
Q

What 3 regions make up the toe, instep and heel of the boot in Italy?

A

Basilicata. (Inside Step)
Calabria. (Toe)
Puglia (Heal)

48
Q

Where would you find Selice Salentino?

A

Puglia

49
Q

Taurasi DOCg is located in which region?

A

Campania

50
Q

Where would you find Copertino?

A

Puglia

51
Q

Which Italian region could be compared with California’s Central Valley and Australia’s Riverina?

A

Puglia

52
Q

Name the two grapes you would find in Salice and Copertino?

A

Negroamaro.

Malvasia Nera

53
Q

Primitivo, typically where would you find it?

A

Puglia IGT wines

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