Central Italy

Question 1

What sea borders Abruzzo?

Answer 1

Adriatic Sea

Question 2

What region forms the north border of Abruzzo?

Answer 2

Marche

Question 3

Min percentage of Montepulciano in Montepulciano Abruzzo DOC?

Answer 3

min 85%

Question 4

Which subzone of Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC must be 100% Montepulciano?

Answer 4

Terra di Casauria

Question 5

What is the DOCG of Abruzzo and the grape requirements?

Answer 5

Montepulciano Colline Teramane DOCG

Min 90% Montepulciano plus max 10% Sangiovese

Question 6

What are the top two producers in Abruzzo for Montepulciano d’Abruzzo?

Answer 6

Emidio Pepe

Edoardo Valentini

Question 7

What is the DOCG for Aleatico?

Answer 7

Elba Aleatico Passito DOCG in Tuscany

Question 8

What is the color, style, and sweetness level of Colli Bolognesi Classico Pignoletto DOCG?

Answer 8

Dry, still, white

Question 9

Riccardo Cotarella is most associated with which famous wine estate? What state is this located within? What is their iconic wine produced from Merlot here?

Answer 9

Falesco; Lazio

Montiano

Question 10

What is the main grapes of Tuscan Vin Santo? What other grapes make up the blend?

Answer 10

Typically mostly made of Trebbiano Toscano and Malvasia Lunga Bianca

Question 11

What are the grape requirements for Frascati DOC?

Answer 11

Min 70% combined Malvasia di Candia and/or Malvasia del Lazio

Question 12

What are the difference in styles for Frascati DOC vs Frascati Superiore DOCG?

Answer 12

Frascati DOC can be dry, off-dry, and sweet still white and brut or extra dry sparkling white.

Frascati Superiore DOCG is dry, still and white only.

Question 13

What is the min bottle age for Frascati Superior DOCG Riserva?

Answer 13

Min 3 months

Question 14

Grechetto di Todo is also known as what?

Answer 14

Pignoletto

Question 15

What are the colors, styles, and sweetness levels produced in the Orvieto DOC?

Answer 15

Dry, off-dry, sweet, late harvest, noble rot white wine from min 60% Trebbiano Toscano and Grechetto

Question 16

Which is the superior grape for quality wine; Malvasia del Lazio or Malvasia di Candia?

Answer 16

Malvasia del Lazio is considered more superior with its piney, rich mouthfeel. Candia is more neutral in character.

Question 17

Which is considered more superior for quality wine; Grechetto di Todi or Grechetto di Orvieto?

Answer 17

Grechetto di Todi aka Pignoletto is considered a superior grape for quality

Question 18

What are the colors, styles, and sweetness levels of wine from Vernaccia di Oristano DOC?

Answer 18

Dry, still white and fortified, still white aka Liquoroso

Question 19

True or False, Lambrusco di Sorbara cannot self pollinate?

Answer 19

True; it is for this reason that these vines have to be co-planted with another variety of Lambrusco (often Salamino)

Question 20

Which variety is the most aromatic and lightest expression of Lambrusco? Which is the most tannic?

Answer 20

Lambrusco di Sorbara is the lightest and most aromatic.

Lambrusco Grasparossa makes the most tannic and structured.

Question 21

Which variety of Lambrusco is the most-planted?

Answer 21

Lambrusco Salamino

Question 22

What was Cosimo III de’Medici’s contribution to Chianti Classico?

Answer 22

He issued a bando, or “edict” that drew the boundaries of the Chianti wine region.