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Only white wine region in Tuscany to have DOCG status and its grape

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Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG

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Grape of the Super Tuscan “Scrio”?

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Syrah

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Sassicaia’s second wine?

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Guidalberto (60 CS/40 Merlot)

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Sassicaia consultant until 2010

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Giacomo Tachis

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Name of Antinori’s Gran Selezione

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Badia a Passignano

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Red blends from Cortona DOC are based on this grape

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Syrah

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Tuscany’s DOCG for sweet wine

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Elba Aleatico Passito DOCG

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What is “vin ruspo”?

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Rosé from Carmignano

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Vin santo is aged in what type of barrel? Size?

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Caratelli (50-250L)

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Ornellaia’s second wine

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Le Serre Nuove (comes from young vines)

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Blend of Solaia? Tignanello? Both from Antinori

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  • Solaia: 75 cab sauv, 20 sangio, 5 cab franc

- Tignanello: 75-85 sangio + cab sauv/franc

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What is Trebbiano Toscano called in Orvieto?

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Procanico

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What are the grapes of Orvieto?

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Grechetto and Procanico (min 60% combined)

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Who produces Pagliaro?

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Paolo Bea

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Lungarotti is a producer associated with what appellation?

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Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG (Umbria)

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Aging requirements for Chianti Classico DOCG?

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  • Aging: no mandate on vessel of aging!! Producers can age their wines entirely in concrete, or stainless steel or any other vessel (except for Chianti Reserva DOCG)
  • Rosso: min 12m, may not be released until Oct 1 of the year following the harvest
  • Riserva: min 24m (12.5%) from january 1st (3 in bottle)
  • Gran Selezione: min 30m (13.0%) from january 1st (3 in bottle). New category introduced in 2013. Must be produced from estate fruit
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Main white grapes in Offida DOCG in Marches (2)?

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Pecorino and Passerina (min 85%)

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The Marches region hugs which side of Central Italy (East or West)? Which sea is directly east?

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Eastern, Adriatic

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Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo DOCG is what color and which grape?

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Montepulciano, Rosé only!

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Bombino bianco is a synonym to which main Italian white grape?

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Trebbiano d’Abruzzo

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White, red and sparkling grapes and its minimum % for Tullum/Terre Tollesi DOCG?

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  • Red: min 95% montepulciano
  • White: min 90% pecorino or passerina
  • Sparkling: min 60% chardonnay
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First 100% Merlot in Tuscany?

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  • Castello di Ama, “L’Apparita”: 1985

- predates Tenuta dell’Ornellaia, “Masseto”: 1987

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Which DOCG is Sangiovese known as Prugnolo Gentile and what is the min %?

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Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG, min 70% Sangio

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Which DOCG has a higher min % of Sangio? Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Carmignano or Morellino di Scansano?

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  • Morellino: min 85%
  • Vino Nobile: min 70%
  • Carmignano: 50-90%
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Westernmost Chianti DOCG subzone? Easternmost?
- W: Montespertoli | - E: Colli Aretini
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Name all Chianti DOCG subzones
Colli Fiorentini, Rufina, Aretina, Colli Senesi, Montespertoli, Colline Pisane, Montalbano
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4 villages of Chianti, and which were the original 3?
Radda, Gaiole, Castellina, *Greve (Greve was added later)
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The first Super Tuscan?
Sassicaia - first commercial release 1968 (Marchese Mario Incisa della Rochetta had been making the wine for private consumption since 1948)
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Name the 3 Super Tuscans from the Classico zone
Tignanello (Antinori), Cepparello (Isole e Olena), Flaccianello (Fontodi)
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Traditional bottle enclosed in a straw basket used in Chianti
Fiasco
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T or F? Producers can age their Chianti DOCG wines entirely in concrete, or stainless steel or any other vessel
True, no mandate on vessel of aging!!
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Aging for Chianti DOCG Reserva and Superiore?
- Superiore: until september 1 of the year following the harvest - Riserva: min 24 months from january 1st (3 in bottle)
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Min % Sangiovese for Chianti Colli Senesi DOCG?
Min 75% (5% higher minimum than overall Chianti DCOG)
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What is the Governo process? Pros and Cons?
- Traditionaly practiced in Chianti Classico, it is a 2nd fermentation created by the addition of dried unfermented grapes into wine which has just finished fermentation. It was used in high acid wines like Chianti to encourage ML. - Pros: It reduces acidity, adds body, fruit & glycerin - Cons: VA and oxidation
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2 soil types in Chianti Classico?
- GALESTRO: soft, friable, marl-like (most important), rocky, schist - ALBERESE: marly limestone
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What is the aging for Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG, and which wine was the first to be released?
- min 30m (13.0%) from january 1st (3m in bottle). New category introduced in 2013 - Isole e Olena 2006 (released in 2013)
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The only true monopole DOC in all of Italy?
Bolgheri-Sassicaia DOC
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100% Sangiovese Super Tuscans
- Montevertine "Le Pergole Torte" - Isole e Olena "Cepparello" - Felsina "Fontalloro"
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100% Bordeaux-blend Super Tuscans
- Sassicaia "Tenuta San Guido" - Ornellaia - Lupicaia - Paleo Rosso
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Name 2 Super Tuscans that are a mix of Sangio and Bordeaux varietals
- Tignanello (Antinori) - Solaia (Antinori) - Sammarco (Castello di Rampolla)
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What are Antinori's estates in Chile and in Hungary?
Chile, Maipo (Haras de Pirque) | Hungary (Tűzkő)
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Name 2 white grapes grown in Abruzzo DOCG
Trebbiano d'Abruzzo (aka Bombino), Pecorino, Passerina
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Which DOC is shared between Lazio and Umbria?
Orvieto DOC
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Which has a higher min alc %, Barolo DOCG or Brunello di Montalcino DOCG?
Barolo (min 13%); BdM (min 12.5%)
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Soldera's estate is called _______
Case Basse
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T or F? The Colli Senesi subzone includes the areas of Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
True!
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Name 2 synonyms for the Montepulciano grape
Cordisco, Morellone and Uva Abruzzese
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Which of the (2) Abruzzo DOCGs has a higher min % Montepulciano?
- Tullum (min 95%), also new DOCG since 2019! | - Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane (min 90%)
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T or F? Tullum DOCG can make red, white and sparkling
True!
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What is the minimum % for Montepulicano for both Offida DOCG and Cornero Rosso Riserva DOCG in Marches?
Both min 85%
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The vineyards for Montepulicano DOCG are separated by this stretch of land
Val di Chiana (this stretch of land between the two portions of the DOCG is too low and soils too fertile for top-quality wine production)
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Which DOC is the outlet for Montalcino to make Super-Tuscan styles with the same geographic boundaries as well?
Sant’Animo DOC
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Antinori's estate in Montepulciano?
La Braccesca
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Greppo is the famed estate of which Brunello producer?
Biondi Santi
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Which basin of the Mediterranean sea is Tuscany located?
Tyrrhenian coast of Italy, west of the Apennine Mountains
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Provinces of Tuscany
Firenze (Florence) and Siena
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Geography of Montalcino the town, and the growing area
Montalcino growing area lies directly to the N and S of the town of Montalcino
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What sits at higher elevation; Etna DOC, Bolgheri DOC, Castel del Monte Bombino Nero DOCG
- Etna DOC: 3,500 ft - Bolgheri DOC: - Castel del Monte Bombino Nero DOCG:
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Antinori's projects in Italy, and respective appellations
- Guado al Tasso: Bolgheri Superiore - Tignanello: Chianti Classico - Solaia: Chianti Classico - Pian delle Vigne: Montalcino
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Antinori's projects in Italy, and respective appellations
- Guado al Tasso: Bolgheri Superiore - Tignanello: Chianti Classico - Solaia: Chianti Classico - Pian delle Vigne: Montalcino
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Aging for Brunello and Riserva
- Normale: 60 (2yrs in oak, 4m in bottle) | - Riserva: 72 (2yrs in oak, 6m in bottle)
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This DOC has the same boundaries as Brunello
- Sant'Antimo DOC - any grape authorized in Tuscany may be utilized, red or white - provides Montalcino producers an outlet for 'Super-Tuscan' wines - created in 1996 in attempt to classify all the vineyards around Montalcino
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Vino Nobile di Montepulciano min % Sangio, alc and aging
- Normale: 12.5%, 24m aging - Riserva: 13%m 36m aging - min 70% sangiovese (prugnolo gentile)
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Which vineyards sit at a higher elevation? Barolo, Brunello, Chianti Classico DOCG?
- Barolo: 557-1,771 (170-540m) - CC: 820-1,640 ft (250-500m) - BdM: 1,148 to 1,640 ft (350m-500m) * both max at the same
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When and by whom demarcated the first Chianti wine zone now known as Chianti Classico
- Grand Duke of Tuscany, Cosimo III de’Medici | - in 1716
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Min Sangio % in Chianti DOCG/+Colli Senesi/Classico DOCG
* Chianti - DOCG: min 70% - Colli Senesi DOCG: min 75% *Chianti Classico Classico DOCG: min 80%
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Aging requirements for Chianti DOCG, Superiore, Reserve, Colli Fiorentini Riserva, Rufina Riserva, Colli Senesi Riserva
- Chianti DOCG: March 1st following harvest - Superiore: Sept 1st following harvest - Riserva: Min 2 years from January 1 of the year following harvest - Colli Fiorentini Riserva: min 6m in oak - Rufina Riserva: min 6m in oak - Colli Senesi Reserve: min 8m in oak; 4m in bottle
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T or F? Since 2006, white grapes are no longer allowed in Chianti Classico DOCG
True!
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Chianti Classco DOCG subzones (9)
* IN FLORENCE PROVINCE (NORTH): - 1pm San Casciano Val di Pesa - 3pm Greve in Chianti - 7pm Barberino Val d’Elsa - 9pm Tavernelle Val di Pesa * IN SIENNA PROVINCE (SOUTH): - 1pm Radda in Chianti - 3pm Gaiole in Chianti - 6pm Castelnuovo Berardenga — (southern part of Chianti Classico). Fontalloro from Felsina is located here. - 8pm Castellina in Chianti - 9pm Poggibonsi
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2 DOCGs elevated from Val di Cornio DOC in 2011
- Suvereto | - Val di Cornia Rosso/Rosso della Val di Cornia
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Largest 3 estates in Bolgheri DOC
- 1st: Antinori “Guado al Tasso” - 2nd: Ornellaia "Masseto" - 3rd: Mario Incisa della Rochetta "Tenuta San Guido"
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Tenuta San Guido wines
- Sassicaia: 85% cab s, 15% cab f, 1968 (100pts Robert Parker for 1985, 2016) - 2nd wine: Guidalberto - 3rd wine: Le Difese
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Ornellaia wines
- Ornellaia: 60% cab s, 20% merlot, 15% cab f, 5% petit verdot, 1985 - 2nd wine: Le Serre Nuove 1997 3rd wine: Le Volte - In 2002, Robert Mondavi was full owner of the estate, but when Constellation bought Mondavi in 2005, Frescobaldi took over it. - MASSETO: 100% merlot since 1986 (named Tenuta dell’Ornella II Merlot dell’Ornella) - Ornellaia Blanco (SB/Viognier), 2013
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2 DOCGs of Umbria, grapes and producers (2)
- Sangrantino di Montefalco: 100% Sangrantino, 13/13.5 for Vigna, 37 months (min 12m in wood, 4m in bottle) * Paolo Bea, Còlpetrone, Marco Caprai, Adanti, Scacciadiavoli - Torgiano Rosso Riserva: min 70% Sangio, 12.5%, 3 years (6m in bottle) * famous Lungarotti family
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Pagliaro, Pipparello wines made by this producer and DOCG
Palo Bea, Sangrantino di Montefalco
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Grape in Orvieto DOC
40-60% trebbiano toscana (procaccio) and grechetto
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River that forms the border between Abruzzo and Marche
Tronto
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Min % of Montepulciano authorized for the following Abruzzo DOCs (Abruzzo, Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, Villamagna)
- Abruzzo: min 80% - Montepulciano d’Abruzzo: min 85% - Villamagna: min 95%
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Italy’s 2nd most planted red grape
Montepulciano
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Min % of Montepulciano authorized for the following Abruzzo DOCGs (Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane, Tullum)
- Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane: min 90% | - Tullum: min 95%
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Most important grape in Marches and its 2 DOCGs for the Montepulciano grape
- Verdicchio | - Cònero Riserva and Offida: both min 85%
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Rome is in this DOCG
Lazio/Latium
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(4) Italian regions with no DOCGs
Alto-Adige, Calabria, Liguria, Molise
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Torgiano DOC in Umbria grapes
White: 50% - 70% Trebbiano Toscano (if varietal then min 85%) Red/Rose: min 50% Sangio!!
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Synonym for Riesling Italico
Welschriesling
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The Appenines helps moderates this north wind in Tuscany
Trasmontana
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(2) famous soils in Tuscany and others in central Italy
- Galestro: crumbly schist - Albarese: similar soil of argillo-calcareous, more soil and granular - Maremma: lot of gravel, like Bdx - Orvieto and Frascati: Tufo
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River flows through the city of Rome and enters the Tyrrhenian Sea of the Mediterranean near Ostia Antica
Tiber
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Chianti subzone Montalbano overlaps with this DOCG
Carmignano DOCG
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Baron Bettino Ricasoli
credited with defining the classic blend of Chianti
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Min Sangio % Rosso di Montalcino and Rosso di Montepulciano
Rosso di Montalcino: 100% | Rosso di Montepulciano: min 70%
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Bolgheri DOC red grape requirements
- Sangiovese and syrah (both max 50%) | - Cab sauv, merlot, cab franc (all up to 100%)
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Bolgheri DOC, +superiore, Bolgheri Sassicaia min alc & and aging
- Bolgheri: September 1, 11.5% - Bolgheri Superiore: min 2yrs from jan 1, 12.5% - Bolgheri Sassicaia: min 2 years from jan 1, min 18m in 225-liter barriques, 12%
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River that gores through Rome and Umbria
Tiber
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River that runs along Firenze and Chianti Rufina
Arno

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