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What Emilia-Romagna sparkling red wine is best served chilled?

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Lambrusco

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What is a synonym for Pignoletto?

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Grechetto

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Why was the Pignoletto DOC introduced in 2014?

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To protect and regulate Grechetto based wines produces around Bologna

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What is the DOC around the Hills of Piacenza?

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Colli Piacentini DOC

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What blend of grapes make up the Gutturnio DOC?

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Barbera/Bonarda (Bonarda aka Croatina)

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Why was the name of Pignoletto changed in 2014 and what was it changed to?

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Changed to Grechetto so that tPignoletto could be adopted as a historic area of production

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What is the alcohol content of a classic Lambrusco?

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10-12%

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What mountain range cuts across the southern part of Emilia-Romagna?

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The Apennines

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Is the vast majority of Lambrusco frizzante or spumante?

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Frizzante

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What is the most widely planted variety of Lambrusco?

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Lambrusco Salamino

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What wine is considered to be the perfect match for Prosciutto di Palma?

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Malvasia

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What sub-zone wine of Romagna DOC do the locals drink with roasted chestnuts and what style of wine is it?

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Romagna Cagnina DOC - a sweet red wine

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Which Lambrusco DOC is considered one of the best even though its style is less classic?

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Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro DOC

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According to legend what Latin term does Sangiovese derive?

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Sanguis Jovi (Jupiter’s Blood)

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Which grape produces the most full bodied and tannic expression of Lambrusco?

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Lambrusco Grasparossa

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What sub-zone is part of the Colli Piacentini DOC and produces sweet white wines?

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Vin Santo di Vigoleno

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‘Rifermentazione naturale in bottiglia’ is also known as what method of production in Italian?

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Metodo Ancestrale

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What is the most widely planted grape in Emilia-Romagna?

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Trebbiano Romagnolo

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What was Italy’s first DOCG white wine and what grape is it based on?

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Romagna Albana DOCG based on the Albana grape

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What Emilia-Romagna DOC uses the Bombino Bianco grape and has a synonym meaning ‘pays the debts’ due to its reliable delivery of good harvests?

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Romagna Pagadebit DOC

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What region, Emilia or Romagna, boasts the most appellations?

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Emilia

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What is the traditional vine training system in Emilia-Romagna?

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Pergola Romagnola

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What method is used to produce most Lambrusco?

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Tank Method

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What wine is considered the perfect pairing for Emilia-Romagna cuisine of pasta, cheese, cured meats and creamy pasta?

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Lambrusco

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Describe wines made from Trebbiano Romagnolo?
Refreshing and simple
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What is the home of Parmigiano Reggiano, Prosciutto di Parma and Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena?
Emilia-Romagna
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What is the Via Emilia?
A road connecting the city of Piacenza in the west to Rimini on the Adriatic coast
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Which grape produces the lightest expression of Lambrusco?
Lambrusco di Sorbara
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What two grape varieties can Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale be made from?
Lambrusco or Trebbiano Romagnolo
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What DOC is considered to show the most structured and concentrated Lambrusco?
Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro DOC
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What can a mushroom cork in a bottle of Lambrusco tell you about it?
Better quality DOC wines have a mushroom cork rather than a screw cap
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Where is the oldest university in the world?
Bologna, Emilia-Romagna
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Romagna Albana DOCG’s passito best wines hail from which village?
Bertinoro
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What topography accounts for almost half of Emilia-Romagna’s landscape?
Plains - 48% of the flat plain of the Po River Valley
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What Lambrusco DOC produces the most wine?
Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce DOC
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What is the one sub-zone of Romagna Pagadebit DOC?
Bertinoro
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What moderates the climate of Emilia-Romagna?
The Po River
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What is considered to be the classic example of traditional Lambrusco and the most renowned?
Lambrusco di Sorbara DOC
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What Emilia-Romagna DOCG is based on the Grechetto grape?
Colli Bolognesi Pignoletto DOCG
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What Emilia-Romagna white grape produces full bodied wines with subtle aromas of aromatic herbs (sage), citrus, green fruit and flowers?
Albana
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What aromatic grape is native to Emilia-Romagna?
Malvasia di Candia Aromatica
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Classic Lambrusco display what when poured?
A characteristic pink foam
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What Emilia-Romagna DOC is named after a Roman Jug found in Piacenza in 1878?
Gutturnio DOC
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What is Grechetto also known as?
Grechetto Gentile and Pignoletto
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In what region is the Fortana variety principally grown?
Emilia-Romagna
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On what grape is Romagna Cagnina DOC based?
Terrano
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What is the maximum percentage of Lambrusco Salamino allowed in Lambrusco di Sorbano DOC?
40%
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Pignoletto is genetically identical to which Umbrian Grape?
Grechetto di Todi
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Which Lambrusco variety produces the darkest, most full bodied style?
Lambrusco Grasparossa
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Pignoletto is genetically identical to which Umbrian grape?
Grechetto di Todi
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In what region is the Fortana variety principally grown?
Emilia-Romagna
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Which variety of Malvasia is grown in Emilia-Romagna?
Malvasia di Candida Aromatica
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On what grape is Romagna Cagnina DOC based?
Terrano
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What is the maximum percentage of Lambrusco Salamino allowed in Lambrusco di Sorbara DOC?
40%
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What was Italy’s first white DOCG?
Romagna Albana DOCG
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Which 2 grapes are in the blend of Gutturnio DOC?
Barbera and Croatina
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What mountain range cuts across the southern part of Emilia-Romagna?
The Apennines
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What is the most important grape around the hills of Palma?
Lambrusco
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What is the most important grape around the Bologna District?
Pignoletto
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Classic Lambrusco is dry/off dry or sweet?
Dry to off-dry
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What method is used to make Lambrusco?
Tank method
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What is Emilia-Romagna’s most widely planted grape?
Croatina

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