Italy

Question 1

Number of DOCGs in the Veneto

Answer 1

14
Amarone della Valpolicella is one of the most distinguished wines. Requires 20 months barrel ageing and a min. of 14% alcohol.

Question 2

Primary red grape of Valpolicelle

Answer 2

Corvina

Question 3

Primary grape of Soave

Answer 3

Garganega (min. 70%)
Preeminent among still white wines of Veneto
may be blended with Trebbiano di Soave(Verdiccihio), Chardonnay or both.

Question 4

Primary grape of Prosecco

Answer 4

Glera (85% min.)

Question 5

Dried grape process

Answer 5

Appassimento

Question 6

Process that reuses the sediment from Amarone or other wine

Answer 6

Ripasso

Question 7

Sweet wine made in Valpolicella

Answer 7

Recioto della Valpolicella

Question 8

Name used for Bardolino Rose

Answer 8

Chiaretto (the term is used for other wines as well)

Question 9

Trento DOC

Answer 9

Appellation used for sparkling wines in Trentino

Question 10

Two DOCG’s that produce Prosecco

Answer 10

Conegliano-Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore and Colli Asolani

Question 11

Grape Variety of Barolo and Barbaresco

Answer 11

Nebbiolo

Question 12

Grape variety of Gavi

Answer 12

Cortese

Question 13

Alternative name used for Nebbiolo in parts of Piedmont

Answer 13

Spanna

Question 14

Sparkling wine produced in Piedmont

Answer 14

Asti
Moscato d’Asti
Brachetto d’Acqui

Question 15

Metodo Classico sparkling wine produced in Lombardy

Answer 15

Franciacorta

Question 16

Leading grape of Piedmont

Answer 16

Barbera

Question 17

Alternative name for Nebbiolo used in Valtellina

Answer 17

Chiavennasca

Question 18

The “original” super Tuscan

Answer 18

Sassicaia

Question 19

The seven sub zones of the Chianti DOCGs

Answer 19

Colli Aretini, Colli Fiorentini, Colli Senesi, Colline Pisane, Matalbano, Montespertoli, Rufina

Question 20

Minimum % of Sangiovese for Chianti DOCG wines

Answer 20

70%

Question 21

Min % of Sangiovese for Chianti Classico DOCG wines

Answer 21

80%

Question 22

New Classification for estate-grown Chianti Classico

Answer 22

Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

Question 23

Tuscan DOCG that requires min of 10% Cabernet Sauvignon or Cabernet Franc

Answer 23

Carmignano

Question 24

Tuscany’s DOCG white wine

Answer 24

Vernaccia di San Gimignano

Question 25

White DOCG wine of Emilia-Romagna

Answer 25

Albana di Romagna

Question 26

Region well know for its DOCG white wine produced with Verdicchio

Answer 26

Marches (Verdicchio dei Castelli and Verdicchio de Matelica

Question 27

Region that produces Orvieto

Answer 27

Umbria

Question 28

Main grapes of Frascati and Est Est Est

Answer 28

Trebbiano and Malvasia

Question 29

Main grapes of Taurasi

Answer 29

Aglianico

Question 30

Region that produces Marsala

Answer 30

Sicily

Question 31

Main white grapes of Veneto

Answer 31

Glera(Prosecco), Trebbiano, Garaganega(in Soave)Pinot Grigio(all over), and International white varieties.

Question 32

Main Red varieties of Veneto

Answer 32

Corvina, Rondinella, Molinera, Corvinone(the Valpolicella/Bardolino Blend) In some areas International Red varieties.

Question 33

Prosecco is made with what grape?

Answer 33

Glera

Question 34

How many IGTs are available in Veneto?

Answer 34

10 including the general Veneto IGT and the even larger Delle Venezie IGT witch covers Friuli-VenezieIGT and Trentino-Alto Adige.

Question 35

What is the northern most region in Italy?

Answer 35

Trentino-Alto Adige - boarders Austria More than 80% of the wines are DOC and the rest are IGT. Most wine is varietally labeled.

Question 36

Main whites of Trentino-Alto Adige

Answer 36

Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Bianco, Muller-Thurgau, Traminer.

Question 37

Main reds in Trentino-Alto Adige

Answer 37

Cab Franc, Cab Sauv., Lagrein, Merlot, Marzemino, Schiava and Teroldego

Question 38

What appellations are considered among the best in quality in Friuli-Venezia Giulia?

Answer 38

Friuli Colli Orientali DOC (and its associated DOCG for sweet wine made from the Picolit grape,Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit) Collio Goriziano DOC - also produced white blends labeled as Collio Bianco and orange wines from the indigenous grape Ribolla Gialla, made in the oxidized style. Both have a long list of allowed varieties and are often bottled as single variety wines.

Question 39

What variety does the Romandolo DOCG in Friuli-Venezia Giulia use to produce sweet wine?

Answer 39

Verduzzo - a unique white grape rarely seen outside Italy.

Question 40

What variety does the Rosazzo DOCG in Friuli-Venezia Giulia use to produce dry white wine?

Answer 40

Friulano (min. 50%) with other grapes Sauv. B, Chard, Pinot Blanc, Ribolla Gialla