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What is the mountain chain that runs the length of the Italian peninsula?

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Apennines

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The northern border of Italy is formed by the ____ which creates a barrier.

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Alps

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How many administrative areas are there in Italy?

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20

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Which Italian island has more vineyards?

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Sicily

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What 2 Italian varieties can now be found throughout the world?

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Sangiovese and Barbera

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How many grape varieties are allowed in Italy? with subvarieties?

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around 400; 200,000 subvarieties

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Italy’s most ubiquitous white grape variety is ____ known as _______ in France.

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Trebbiano; Ugni Blanc

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Trebbiano covers ______ acres in Italy.

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200,000 acres

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What is the most widely planted grape variety in Italy?

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Sangeovese

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What grape is known primarily as the grape of Tuscany?

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Sangeovese

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Who deliniated the areas of production for Chianti?

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The Grand Duchy of Tuscany

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What is the lowest catagory of Italian wine?

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vino/vini varietali

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Vino/vini varietali accounts for _____% of Italian wine production?

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40%

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The early outstanding, limited production wines from Tuscany that didn’t follow DOC restrictions were called

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Super Tuscans

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As a result of Super Tuscans, IGT wine catagory was created in what year?

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1992

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Italy’s DOC stands for

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Denominazione de Origine Controllata

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Italy’s IGT stands for

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Indicazione Geografica Tipica

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Italy’s DOCG stands for

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Denominazione de Origine Controllata e Garantita

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When was Italy’s DOCG created?

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1963

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What was the first DOCG wine awarded in Italy and what year?

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Brunello di Montalicino, 1980

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DOC/DOCG account for _____ of all Italian wine production.

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1/3rd

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How many DOCs are there in Italy?

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333

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How Many DOCGs are there in Italy?

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74

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The Italian term applied to wines that has a specific higher alcohol by volume than required is

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Superiore

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The Italian term applied to wines to indicate they are from a central or historic area is
Classico
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The Italian term applied to wines that have been aged for a longer minimum period of time than regular wines is
Riserva
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What Italian region has the most DOC/DOCG's?
Venito
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What Italian river forms the south boundry of the Veneto?
The Poe
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What are two other rivers other than the Poe that are important in Italy's Veneto area?
Adige and Piave
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What lake on the western side of Veneto moderates temperatures?
Lake Garda
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What are the primary red grapes of Veneto?
Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Molinara
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What is the grape used in Veneto for sparkling wines?
Glera
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Prosecco is made using what grape?
Glera
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The Italian grape Glera used to be known as
Prosecco
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The Veneto is noted for it's dried grape wines produced by the ______ process.
Appassimento
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The appassimento method produces a sweet Italian wine called
recioto
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Italy's Amarone wines come what DOC?
Valpolicella DOC
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Italy's Valpolicella is known for producing what sweet wine?
Amarone
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Recioto alcohol level is around _____%
12%
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Amarone alcohol level is around ____ to ____%
15-16%
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Amarone DOCG requires ____% alcohol with ___ minimum months in barrel.
14% alcohol, 20 months in barrel
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Amarone is fermented completely
dry
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What are the two most well known sweet DOCGs in Valpolicella?
Amarone DOCG and Recioto della Valpolicella
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Prosecco must be made from a minimum of _____% of Glera
85%
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The preeiminent still white wines from Veneto are from what DOC?
Soave
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Soave DOC main grape is
Garganega
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Trebbiano de Soave is also known as
Verdiccihio
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Trentino-Alto Adige is known in German as
Sudtirol
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What are the 3 primary DOCs in Trentino-Alto Adige?
Trentino, Alto Adige and Valdadige
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Collio Gorizano DOC is found in what region of Italy?
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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Piedmont's most famous grape is the tannic, high acid
nebbiolo
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The grape Barbera is well known in what area in Italy?
Piedmont
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Barbaresco DOCG and Barolo DOCG require ____ % of what grape?
100% nebbiolo
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Barolo DOCG requires a minimum of ____ months aging.
38
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Asti DOCG is found in what Italian region?
Piedmont
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Asti DOCG is a fully sparkling wine made from ___% of what grape?
100% moscato
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Asti DOCGs fully sparkling wine is known as
spumante
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What DOCG in Veneto is approved only for reds based on the indiginous grape Raboso?
Piave Malanotte DOCG
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What DOCG in Veneto is approved only for whites using only the Fruilano grape?
Lison DOCG
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Italian IGT wines account for ____ % of all Veneto production?
80%
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Trentino-Alto Adige's border touches what country?
Austria
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What is the appellation on Trentino AA known for its traditional method sparkling wine?
Trent DOC
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Collio Goriziano DOC is found in what region of Italy?
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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Ramondolo DOCG produces what style wine from where and what grape?
Sweet whites from Friuli -VG from the Verduzzo grape.
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A sweet white wine from Fruili comes from what DOCG and from what grape?
Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit from the picolit grape.
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The Langhe and Monferrato hills are ideal for grapes in what region of Italy?
Piedmont
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Barolo DOCG riserva wines must be aged for _____ months.
62
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Barbaresco DOCG wines must be aged for a minimum of ____ months and ____ for the riserva.
26 and 50 months
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Barbera d'Asti DOCG is located in what region in Italy?
Piedmont
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Roero DOCG is located in what area of Italy?
Piedmont
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Gattinara and Ghemme DOCGs are located in what part of Italy?
Piedmont
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A crisp, floral white wine made from the Cortese grape grown in Piedmont is from what DOCG?
Gavi DOCG
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A unique sweet red sparkling wine made from the Brachetto grape is from what DOCG in what region?
Acqui DOCG or Brachetto d'Acqui, Piedmont
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Nebiollo is known as ______ in Lombardy.
Chiavennasca
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Lombardy is known for the sparkling wines of what DOCG?
Franciacorta
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Vintage dated Franciacorta must be aged on the lees for ___ months.
30 months
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Riserva Franciacorta requires ____ months of ageing on lees.
60
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Valtellina is located in what region of Italy?
Lombardy
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Sforzato di Valtellina is made with ____% of ______.
90% of Chiavennasca
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What passito style wine comes from Lombardy?
Sforzato di Valtellina

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