Barolo and Barbaresco: Cru's and Producers

Question 1

How many MEGA designations are in Barolo?

Answer 1

181
11 Communes
170 Single Vineyards

Question 2

What is Giacomo Conterno’s Monopole vineyard?

Answer 2

Francia, in Serralunga d’Alba

Question 3

What is Giacomo Conterno’s most famous bottling?

Answer 3

Monfortino

Question 4

What are the principal vineyard holdings of Giacomo Conterno?

Answer 4

Francia
Ceretta
Arione

Question 5

When did Giacomo Conterno die?

Answer 5

2003

Question 6

What year did Bartolo Mascarello open his winery?

Answer 6

1918

Question 7

Where are Bartolo Mascarello’s vineyards?

Answer 7

Cannubi, Lorenzo, Rue and Rocche

Question 8

When did Bruno Giacosa take over his estate?

Answer 8

1961

Question 9

Before 1982, what vineyards did Bruno Giacosa source grapes from for his wines?

Answer 9

Santo Stefano
Montefico
Rio Sordo
Albesani
Asili
San Cristoforo

Question 10

What were the first vineyards purchased by Bruno Giacosa?

Answer 10

Asili and Rabaja in Barbaresco

Falletto in Barolo

Question 11

How many members are in the Produttori del Barbaresco?

Answer 11

50

Question 12

How many hectares are farmed by the Produttori del Barbaresco?

Answer 12

100

Question 13

What are the nine crus used by Produttori del Barbaresco?

Answer 13

Asili
Rabaja
Pora
Montestefano
Ovello
Paje
Montefico
Moccagatta
Rio Sordo

Question 14

Who was responsible for bringing Barrique Aging to Barbaresco?

Answer 14

Angelo Gaja

Question 15

When was the Gaja Family estate established?

Answer 15

1859

Question 16

What are Angelo Gaja’s four Langhe DOC wines?

Answer 16

Costa Russi
Sperss
Sori Tilden
Sori San Lorenzo

Question 17

What is Giuseppe Mascarello’s Monopole?

Answer 17

Monprivato

Question 18

What Barolo vineyards does Giuseppe Mascarello use?

Answer 18

Monprivato
Villero
Santo Stefano

Question 19

Who is considered the father of Arneis?

Answer 19

Alfredo Currado, of Vietti

Question 20

What is the most modern style Barolo produced by Vietti? What is the most traditional?

Answer 20

Lazzarito is considered the most modern,

Rocche the most traditional

Question 21

What cru’s does Vietti source for its Barolos?

Answer 21

Villero 
Lazzarito
Rocche
Castiglione
Brunate

Question 22

What generation of the family is Guiseppe Rinaldi?

Answer 22

5th Generation

Question 23

How many single cru wines does Guiseppe Rinaldi have

Answer 23

None

Question 24

What cru’s are used by Elio Altare?

Answer 24

Arborina
Brunate
Cerreta

Question 25

What cru does Aldo Conterno source his wines from?

Answer 25

Bussia

Question 26

What are the wines made from Aldo Conterno's Bussia Cru?

Answer 26

Barolo Granbussia Barolo Vigna Cicala Barolo Vigna Colonello Barolo Romirasco

Question 27

When did Aldo Conterno leave Giacomo Conterno to make his own business?

Answer 27

1969

Question 28

What was the inaugural vintage for Granbussia?

Answer 28

1970

Question 29

What are the three Barbaresco's made by Roagna?

Answer 29

Crichet Paje Paje Montefico

Question 30

When did Roagna purchase sites in Barolo? What sites?

Answer 30

1989, Pira and Rocche in Castiglione di Falleto

Question 31

How many cru's does Paolo Scavino farm?

Answer 31

19

Question 32

How many villages are Paolo Scavino's wines sourced from?

Answer 32

6

Question 33

Who currently runs Paolo Scavino's estate?

Answer 33

Enrico Scavino, Paolo's son

Question 34

What was their first single vineyard estate from Paolo Scavino? When was it's first vintage?

Answer 34

Bric Del Fiasc, 1978

Question 35

What are the 6 best wines from Paolo Scavino?

Answer 35

``` Bric del Fiasc Riserva Rocche del Annunziata Cannubi Monvigliero Bricco Ambrogio Carobric ```

Question 36

What does la Spinetta mean?

Answer 36

The Top of the Hill

Question 37

What was La Spinetta's first Barbaresco? When was it made?

Answer 37

Gallina, 1995

Question 38

Where did La Spinetta make their first Barolo?

Answer 38

Grinzane Cavour

Question 39

What cru's does Giacomo Borgogno source his wines from?

Answer 39

Cannubi Liste San Pietro Fossati

Question 40

Who purchased Giacomo Borgogno's vineyard?

Answer 40

Farinetti Family, in 2008

Question 41

When did Luciano Sandrone start?

Answer 41

1978

Question 42

What was his Luciano's first wine? What is it now called?

Answer 42

Barolo Cannubi Boschis | Now called Aleste

Question 43

What are the four top bottlings of Fratelli Brovia?

Answer 43

Villero Ca'Mia Garblet Sue Rocche dei Brovia

Question 44

Who runs Cappellano?

Answer 44

Augusto Cappellano

Question 45

Where are the vineyards of Cappellano located?

Answer 45

The Gabutti cru of Serralunga d'Alba

Question 46

What are the Barolo's of Cappellano?

Answer 46

Barolo Pie Franco | Barolo Pie Rupestris

Question 47

What producer was the first to sell by the bottle instead of in casks or demi-johns?

Answer 47

G B Burlotto

Question 48

Who runs the E. Pira estate?

Answer 48

Chiara Boschis

Question 49

What are the top Barolo's from Domenico Clarico?

Answer 49

Barolo Ciabot Mentin Ginestra Barolo Pajana Barolo Percristina

Question 50

What are the top wines of Renato Ratti?

Answer 50

Marcenasco Conca Rocche

Question 51

Who created a guide to the top vineyards of Barolo?

Answer 51

Renato Ratti in the 1980's

Question 52

Who was the first to label a wine with a single vineyard in Barolo?

Answer 52

Marcarini with the Barolo Brunate in 1958

Question 53

Who has the oldest Dolcetto vines in Italy?

Answer 53

Marcarini, with the Boschi di Beri prephylloxera vines.

Question 54

Who was the Marcarini winemaker until 1990?

Answer 54

Elvio Cogno

Question 55

Who runs the Elvio Cogno estate?

Answer 55

Nadia Cogno and Valter Fissore

Question 56

What are the top wines of the Elvio Cogno estate?

Answer 56

Barolo Vigna Elena Barolo Ravera Barolo Bricco Pernice Barolo Cascina Nuova

Question 57

What are the top wines of Elio Grasso? What are their inaugural vintages?

Answer 57

``` Riserva Runcot (1995) Gavarini Vigna Chiniera (1978) Ginestra Vigna Casa Mate (1978) ```

Question 58

According to Renato Ratti, what are the 1e Categoria vineyards for Barolo? (10)

Answer 58

``` Rocche delle Annunziata Brunate Cerequio Cannubi Monprivato Villero Rocche Gabbutti Parafada Lazzarito Marence Rivette ```

Question 59

According to Renato Ratti, what are his sub-regions with special characteristics? (18)

Answer 59

``` Monfalletto Le Turnote Conca Dell'Abbazia dell'Annunziata Rocchette Sarmazza Cannubi Boschis Cannubi Moscatel Pugnane Fontanile Bussia Sottana Bussia Soprana Baudana Cerretta Brea Cucco Santo Stefano Vigna Rionda Pian delle Polvere ```

Question 60

According to Renato Ratti, what are the iconic historic sub-regions for wine growing? (16)

Answer 60

``` Zonchetta Marcenasco Monfalleto Montanello Fontanafredda Costa di Rose Sarmazza Cannubi Granbussia Dardi Arnulfo Santo Stefano di Perno Ginestre Grassi Arione Ornato ```

Question 61

What was the first Vintage of Gaja's Sori Tildin?

Answer 61

1970

Question 62

First vintage of Produttori del Barbaresco Rabaja?

Answer 62

1967 Also first year they started making single vineyard expressions

Question 63

What is Vietti's 'most modern vineyard'?

Answer 63

Barolo Lazzarito

Question 64

What is Piemonte's first single vineyard Moscato? When was it made? by who?

Answer 64

La Spinetta's Moscato Bricco Quaglia 1977

Question 65

Who produces the oldest Dolcetto vines in Italy? in what Cru?

Answer 65

Marcarini Planted 1800's, ungrafted, in Boschi di Berri

Question 66

Who owns the Santo Stefano Monopole?

Answer 66

Castello di Nieve

Question 67

Who brought fame to Cannubi Boschis? What was his wine?

Answer 67

Luciano Sandrone | Called Aleste, named for his children Alessia and Stefano

Question 68

What cru next to Falleto is made by Pio Cesare?

Answer 68

Ornato

Question 69

What are 7 of the top vineyards in Castiglione Falletto?

Answer 69

``` Bricco Rocche Villero Monprivato Fiasco Mariondino Pira Rivera ```

Question 70

Name 3 Producers who make wine from Villero

Answer 70

Vietti G. Mascarello Brovia Oddero

Question 71

Name a producer of the Single vineyard Rivera in Novello

Answer 71

Elvio Cognio

Question 72

When was Elio Altare founded?

Answer 72

1948

Question 73

What important cru's are shared between Communes in Barolo?

Answer 73

Brunate (Barolo and La Morra) Cerequio (La Morra and Barolo Fossati (La Morra and Barolo) Ravera (Barolo and Novello)

Question 74

Who is the champion of Monprivato?

Answer 74

G. Mascarello

Question 75

What is the top barolo riserva bottling from blended single vineyards from Paolo Scavino?

Answer 75

Novantesimo

Question 76

Where is Roberto Voerzio's winery? When did he create it?

Answer 76

1986 in La Morra

Question 77

What is Aldo Conterno's top wine? How long is it aged before release?

Answer 77

Gran Bussia | 9+ Years