ITALY

Question 1

20 Italy’s major wine region

Answer 1

Valle d’Aostra
Piedmont
Lombardy
Trentino- Alto Adige
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Veneto
Emilia-Romagna
Liguria
Tuscany
Marche
Abruzzo
Umbria
Latium
Molise
Puglia
Campania
Basilicata
Calabria
Sicily
Sardinia

Question 2

Italy’s climate

Answer 2

Cool continental in North
Walm Mediterranean in south

Question 3

What is the mountain in the North of Italy?

Answer 3

Alps

Question 4

Classico meaning

Answer 4

A traditional, theoretically superior vineyard area within a DOC or DOCG

Question 5

Riserva meaning

Answer 5

Means “reserve” and is legally defined. This term usually indicates extended ageing (in cask, then bottle) and can denote lower yields and
higher alcohol depending on the appellation.

(イタリアにおいての)
通常よりも熟成期間をより長くした熟成したワインのこと。
Ex) Barolo 3years aging
Barolo reserva 5y and must be 13% alcohol

Question 6

Superiore

Answer 6

Denotes higher level of alcohol or longer aging depending on
the appellation.

Question 7

Spumante

Answer 7

Sparkling

Question 8

Frizzante

Answer 8

Lightly sparkling

Question 9

Metodo Classico

Answer 9

Traditional method for making sparkling wine

Question 10

Secco

Answer 10

Dry

Question 11

Amabile

Answer 11

Off-dry

Question 12

Dolce

Answer 12

Sweet

Question 13

Recite / Passito

Answer 13

Wine Made from dried grapes that is often sweet.

Question 14

Piedmont mean in French

Answer 14

Foot of mountain
because of there are Alps in North and Apennines mountain in south.

Question 15

What is most important Italy’s river?
and where is starts from?

Answer 15

PO river
from Piedmont

Question 16

Piedmont climate

Answer 16

Continental
Rain shadow from Alps protecting to wine region.

Question 17

Piedmont grapes varieties

Answer 17

White: Moscato, Cortese, Arneise
Red: Nebbiolo, Barbera, Dolcetto, Brachetto

Question 18

Barolo DOCG

Answer 18

Piedmont
100% Nebbiolo (Dry red)
Long oak aging in barerels.
38 months total aging with min 18 months in oak.

Question 19

Barbaresco DOCG

Answer 19

Piedmont
100% Nebbiolo (Dry red)
Long oak aging in barerels.
26 months total aging with min 9 months in oak.

Question 20

Moscato d’Asti / Asti DOCG

Answer 20

Piedmont
Moscato d’Asti: Off-dry, frizz ante sparkling wines.
Asti DOCG: White, Spumante, or metodo classico sparkling wines.

Question 21

Barbera d’Asti DOCG

Answer 21

Barbera (Dry red)

Question 22

Gavi DOCG

Answer 22

Piedmont
Cortese (Dry white wines)

Question 23

Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG

Answer 23

Brochetto (Sweet, sparkling red wines)

Question 24

Franciacorta DOCG

Answer 24

Lombardy
Metodo classico sparkling wine only.
(Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero)

Question 25

Valtellina Superiore DOCG

Answer 25

Lombardy Oak-aged, dry red wines. (Nebbiolo)

Question 26

Soave DOC

Answer 26

Veneto Dry white wine (Garganega)

Question 27

Soave superior sub-zone

Answer 27

Veneto Soave Superiore DOCG

Question 28

Prosecco DOC

Answer 28

Veneto Charmat / Tank method (Glera)

Question 29

prosecco Superiore sub-zone

Answer 29

Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG

Question 30

Valpolicella DOC

Answer 30

Veneto Dry red wines (Corvina, Rondinella)

Question 31

Valpolicella Superior sub-zone

Answer 31

Veneto Valpolicella Classico DOC

Question 32

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG

Answer 32

Veneto Amarone is made using the appassimento process. (Corvina, Rondinella)

Question 33

What is Appassimento Process?

Answer 33

Grapes are harvested and dried for several weeks. Wine is fermented to dry or off-dry. A high alcohol wine is produced generally 14-16% ABV. As the fruit dries it develops unique flavor characteristics.

Question 34

Fuliuli- Venezia Giulia Wine?

Answer 34

Mostly unoaked white and reds (Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon, Friulano) (Merlot)

Question 35

Lambrusco DOC

Answer 35

Emilia-Romagna Red sparkling wine (Lambrusco) Frizzante or spumante made by Chairman / tank method. Secco-dry Amabile-off dry

Question 36

Chianti Classico DOCG Soil

Answer 36

Tuscany Dry red only Sangiovese (min 80%) Soil: Galestro, a soft marl-like soil Sandstone

Question 37

Brunello di Montalcino

Answer 37

Tuscany Dry red only (100% Sangiovese)

Question 38

What is mountain in the middle of Italy?

Answer 38

Apennier Mountains

Question 39

What is the famous lake in Lombardy?

Answer 39

Lego di Como

Question 40

Chianti DOCG

Answer 40

Sangiovese 70% minimum

Question 41

Chianti classico

Answer 41

Small area in the harts of chianti. must be 80% Sangiovese. aging requirement.

Question 42

Brunello de Montalcino

Answer 42

100% Sangiovese must be aged minimum of 2years in wood, 4 month in bottle. not sold before January 1st of fifth year following harvest..

Question 43

What is two of DOC in Marche?

Answer 43

Valdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Valdicchio de Materica Vardicchio Dry, unbaked white wine

Question 44

Greco di Tufo DOCG

Answer 44

in Campania Graco Volcanic soil from Vesuvio mountain

Question 45

Taurasi DOCG

Answer 45

In Campania Aglianico Dry, oak aged red wine. must be aged foe a minimum 3 years and 1 year in wood.

Question 46

Fiano di Avellino DOCG

Answer 46

In campania Fiano Dry white wine

Question 47

Etna DOC

Answer 47

In Sicily More cooler at higher elevation. Rolling hills near the Mt.Etna Flatter area near the coast. Volcanic soil Dry white, red and rose Carricante Nerrello Mascalese

Question 48

The Alps provide (a) to the Piedmonte wine regions.

Answer 48

a, Rain shadow

Question 49

What does motodo classico refer to?

Answer 49

Sparkling wine made using classic method

Question 50

What is Italy's most important river in Piedmont?

Answer 50

Po

Question 51

What wine is made by the Appassimento Process?

Answer 51

Amarone In veneto

Question 52

Amazon delle Valpolicella DOCG?

Answer 52

In Veneto Corvina, Rondinella made using the "appassiment process".

Question 53

By law, when can Brunello di Montalciamo wines be released fro sale?

Answer 53

After January 1st the fifth year following the harvest.

Question 54

Which of the following DOCG zones is located in Piedmont? a) Taurasi b)Soave c)Amarone d)Barolo

Answer 54

d) Barolo Tausasi (Campania) Soave (Veneto) Amarone (Veneto)