Italy

Question 1

Soave and Recioto di Soave are made from what grape

Answer 1

Garenga 70% min. plus Trebbiano and Chardonnay

Question 2

Name the Veneto style wines that use Corina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Molniara

Answer 2

Valpolicella DOC (Basic Dry), Valpolicella Ripasso DOC (reuse of Amarone/Recioto must) Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG (Passito) , Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG, Bardonlino Superiore (Dry Red) DOCG, Bardolino Chiaretto DOC (Rose)

Question 3

What type of wine is Colli Asolani DOCG

Answer 3

Prosecco / Glera grape 85% White Dry Sparkling

Question 4

Does Piedmont have any IGT or lower level wines

Answer 4

No. Only DOC and DOCG

Question 5

What type of grapes do Barolo and Barbaresco are use in the Piedmont Region

Answer 5

Nebbiolo

Question 6

Muscat based appellations in Piedmont Region

Answer 6

Moscato d’Asti DOCG and Asti DOC

Question 7

What kind of wine style is Barchetto d’Aqui Piedmont Region

Answer 7

Red sparkling wine dry or off dry made with Barchetto grape in Aqui Piedmont

Question 8

What white grape is approved in Roero DOCG Piedmont Region

Answer 8

Arneis

Question 9

What grape is used in thee Gattinara and Ghemme DOCG’s Piedmont Region

Answer 9

Nebbiolo or “Spanna”

Question 10

What white grape is used in Gavi Piedmont Region

Answer 10

Cortese

Question 11

What Grape does Barbera d’Alba DOC use

Answer 11

100% Barbera

Question 12

Cities of Tuscany

Answer 12

Florence, Sienna, Pisa

Question 13

Red wine makes up what percentage of Tuscan wines

Answer 13

85%

Question 14

A term created in response to the fact 100% Sangiovese made in the Chianti region once had to be categorized as Vino de Tavola

Answer 14

Super Tuscans

Question 15

Basic Chianti DOCG must contain what % of Sangiovese

Answer 15

70%

Question 16

Chianti Classico DOCG contains what % of Sangiovese

Answer 16

80%

Question 17

What grapes other than Sangiovese are permitted in Chianti Classico

Answer 17

Cainolo Nero, Trebbiano, Malvasia, plus other suitable international grapes

Question 18

New Chianti Classico designation use for high quality estate grown wines

Answer 18

Chianti Classico Gran Selezion

Question 19

How long does Brunello di Montalcino RISERVA age before release

Answer 19

5 years

Question 20

How long does Brunello di Montalcino age before release

Answer 20

4 years

Question 21

What is Tuscany’s best known white wine

Answer 21

Vernaccia di San Gimanagno

Question 22

Original Super Tuscan produced by Tenuta San Guido

Answer 22

Sassicaia

Question 23

Wine made anywhere in the Chianti -zone but which has standards equal to or higher than sub zones

Answer 23

Chianti Superior

Question 24

A Tuscan wine in Toscana using 10-20% Cab Sauv or Cab Franc

Answer 24

Carmignano

Question 25

The major red grape of Tuscany

Answer 25

Sangiovese

Question 26

Term used for the Sangiovese grape in the region of Scansano

Answer 26

Morellino

Question 27

An ancient white wine making technique that involves the addition of overripe grapes to a vat of new wine as it is finishing fermentation.

Answer 27

Governo

Question 28

The historic heart of the Chianti Region

Answer 28

Chianti Classico

Question 29

A type of sweet wine made in Tuscan and other areas using dried grapes and excessive aging

Answer 29

Vin Santo

Question 30

The local name for Sangiovese as used in Montepulciano

Answer 30

Prugnolo Gentil

Question 31

A grape variety used in Tuscany in small amounts prized for it's rich colors and hearty tannins.

Answer 31

Colorino

Question 32

Town known as the birth place of Super Tuscans

Answer 32

Bolgheri

Question 33

A red grape variety used widely throughout Tuscany as a blending partner for Sangiovese

Answer 33

Canailo Nero

Question 34

One of the earliest Super-Tuscan style wines created by Marchese Piero Antinori

Answer 34

Tignanello

Question 35

Sicily's sole DOCG

Answer 35

Cerasuolo di Vittoria

Question 36

Region famous for "Lacryma Christi" wines

Answer 36

Vesuvio

Question 37

Region located on Italy's "toe of the boot"

Answer 37

Calabria

Question 38

Red grape variety that produces both dry and sweet wines in Apulia

Answer 38

Primativo

Question 39

One of the best known wines of the Campania region

Answer 39

Taurasi (a town in Campania) uses the Aglianico grape

Question 40

Wine region that produces both red and white wines within Calabria

Answer 40

Ciro

Question 41

Main Grape in Salice Salento (Apulia)

Answer 41

Negroamara

Question 42

Dessert wine produced in Calabria

Answer 42

Greco de Bianco

Question 43

Main grape used in Cannonau di Sardegna

Answer 43

Grenache

Question 44

DOCG white wine produced in Sardinia

Answer 44

Vermentino

Question 45

Region that recently won approval of a large DOC designation that covers most of the regions land

Answer 45

Sicily

Question 46

Main grape used in Cerasuolo di Vittoria

Answer 46

Nero d'Avola

Question 47

Main grape used in Taurasi DOCG

Answer 47

Aglianico

Question 48

Wine region surrounding the town of Naples

Answer 48

Campania

Question 49

What quality wine designation does Marsala fall under

Answer 49

DOC

Question 50

What grape varietals comprise Marsala wine

Answer 50

Catarratto, Grillo, and Inzolia

Question 51

What are the sweetness designations of Marsala

Answer 51

Secco, Semi-secco, and Dolce

Question 52

What are the three main types of Marsala

Answer 52

Oro, Amber, Rubino -can respectively be secco, demi-secco, or dolce

Question 53

What are the aging requirements for Marsala Fino, Marsala Superior, and Marsala Superior Riserva

Answer 53

1, 2, and 4 years

Question 54

What are the aging requirements for Marsala Vergine/Marsala Solera and Marsala Vergine/Marsala Stravecchio Riserva

Answer 54

5 yrs. cask aged in Solera and 10 yrs. in oak cask

Question 55

of DOCG's in Veneto

Answer 55

14

Question 56

Name for Bardolino Rose

Answer 56

Chiaretto

Question 57

Appellation use for sparkling wine in Trentino

Answer 57

Trento Doc

Question 58

Name the only two DOCG's that produce Prosecco

Answer 58

Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superior and Colli Asolani

Question 59

Sparkling wines in Piedmont

Answer 59

Asti, Moscato D'Asti, and Brachetto D'Asti

Question 60

Leading grape of Piedmont

Answer 60

Barbera

Question 61

Alternative name for Nebbiolo used in Valtalina

Answer 61

Chiavenesca

Question 62

7 sub zones of Chianti DOCG

Answer 62

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

Question 63

Well known region that produce Verdicchio di Matelica

Answer 63

Marche

Question 64

Main grapes of Este, Este, Este

Answer 64

Trebbiano and Malvasia

Question 65

Where is Bardolino DOC and DOCG? What grapes do they use

Answer 65

Located in the west of Veneto near Lake Garda. Grapes used in Bardolino are the same grapes used in Amarone. Wines are typically a red blend or "chiaretto style" rose

Question 66

In addition to Piave DOC in the Veneto region there is a Piave Malanotte DOCG. What grape is used in Malanotte

Answer 66

Rabasco

Question 67

What are the two rivers that run through Veneto

Answer 67

Piave and Adige (near Verona)

Question 68

What is Italy's longest river

Answer 68

Po. It runs through Piedmont

Question 69

What type of wine does the Lison DOCG, in Veneto, produce

Answer 69

Friulano. It is approved for white wines only.

Question 70

Sauvignon Blanc in Fiuli-Venezia Giulia is now called what

Answer 70

Tocai Friulano

Question 71

What are some of the white wine DOC and DOCG's in Fiuli-Venezia Giulia

Answer 71

Colli Orientali from the Picolit grape, and Collio Goriziano, Collio Bianco, which makes a wine from a skin fermented "orange wine" made from Ribolla Gialla. Ramandolo and Rosazzo DOCG's make sweet wines from the Verduzzo.

Question 72

Langhe produces what grape

Answer 72

Sauvignon Blanc and others.

Question 73

Leading white grapes in Piedmont

Answer 73

Moscato, Arneis, Cortese

Question 74

The most general appellation in Piedmont is

Answer 74

Piedmont DOC and the Langhe DOC

Question 75

Spumante means what

Answer 75

Fully sparkling

Question 76

Frizzante means what

Answer 76

fizzy

Question 77

Gattinara and Ghemme use Nebbiolo or Spanna in what region

Answer 77

Piedmont

Question 78

Brachetto D'aqui comes from what grape

Answer 78

Brachetto and makes a sweet sparkling wine

Question 79

Where are Valtellina Rosso and Sforzato di Valetellina wine made

Answer 79

Lombardy using Nebbiolo (unusual outside Piedmont)

Question 80

Chiavanesca is a what

Answer 80

Grape varietal

Question 81

What is Trebbiano do Abruzzo made from

Answer 81

Trebbiano and Malvasia

Question 82

What is the Super Tuscan Solaia made from

Answer 82

Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc

Question 83

Red wine regions in Chianti Toscana region using Sangiovese (Brunello, Prugnolo Gentil, Morellino)

Answer 83

Brunello do Montalcino DOCG, Vino Nobile di Montelpulciano DOCG, Carmignano DOCG, Morellino di Scansano DOCG.

Question 84

What grape is Montepulciano d'Abruzzo made of

Answer 84

Montepulciano grape

Question 85

Leading white grape of Abruzzo

Answer 85

Trebbiano di Abruzzo

Question 86

Wines from Umbria

Answer 86

Orvieto made from Grechetto and Trbeianno, and Montefalco Sangrantino made from Sangrantino grapes

Question 87

Where does Grecco di Tufo come from

Answer 87

Campania

Question 88

Where is Grecco di Bianco DOC produced

Answer 88

Calabria

Question 89

The coastal area of Tuscany is known as what?

Answer 89

Maremma. The excellence of the wines from in this area led to the super Tuscan movement and to Bolgheri DOC, Bolgheri Sassicaia and Maremma Toscana from IGT's in 2011