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What are the four official tiers of the Italian wine Classification?

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  • DOCG (Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita) is the highest classification for Italian wines
  • DOC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata) is the main tier of Italian wine classification, and covers almost every traditional Italian wine style
  • IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) was introduced in 1992, to allow a certain level of freedom to Italy’s winemakers
  • Vino da Tavola: means ‘table wine’ in Italian, and represents the most basic level of Italian wine.
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What are the “Super Tuscans”?

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  • A particular set of high-quality Tuscan wines which were precluded from claiming DOC or DOCG status because they broke traditional Italian winemaking norms (foreign grape varieties were used, and the wines were often matured in small, new oak barrels).
  • Originally these wines had to be labeled as Vino da Tavola because they contravened the stringent, tradition-focused DOC laws. This situation ultimately led to the creation of the IGT category, with its relatively relaxed production rules.
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What do “Classico” and “Riserva” stands for?

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  • Classico, denotes the traditional, theoretically superior, vineyard area within a DOC/G zone.
  • Riserva, Literally ‘reserve’. Denotes extended ageing (in cask, then in bottle) before the wine is sent to market.
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What does “Superiore” stands for?

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  • wines with greater concentration and higher alcoholic strength
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What is the main grape variety of Barolo, Barbareso, Gattinara and Roero DOCGs?

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  • Nebbiolo
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What is the most widely planted grape variety in Piedmonte?

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  • Barbera
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What are the five communes of Barolo?

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  1. Barolo
  2. La Morra
  3. Serranglunga d’Alba
  4. Castiglione-Falleto
  5. Monforte d’Alba
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What are the main types of soil in Barolo?

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  • Tortonian Soil: La morra and Barolo (more aromatic, fruitier styles, softer and faster maturing wines of Barolo).
  • Helvetian Soil: Castiglione-Falleto, Serralunga d’Alba and Monforte (bigger in structure, higher in tannins and requires a longer time to age)
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Where is “Dolcetto” grape produced?

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  • Dogliani DOCG (Piedmont)
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What are the communes of Barbaresco?

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  • Barbaresco
  • Neive
  • Treiso
  • San Rocco Senodelvio
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Name the two DOCGs of sparkling wine in Piedmonte:

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  • Alta Langha Metodo Classico DOCG (Chardonnay/Pinot Noir)
  • Asti DOCG (Moscato Bianco)
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What large zone or sub-region of Piedmonte that encompassed Barolo, Barbaresco, Asti and Dogliani?

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  • Langhe DOC
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What DOCG produces a sweet effervescent red dessert wine made from Brachetto grapes?

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  • Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG
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What are the ageing requirements of Barolo DOCG?

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  • Barolo: aged min. 38 months ,min. 18 months in wood
  • Barolo Riserva: total of 62 months, min. 18 months in wood
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What are the ageing requirements for Barbaresco DOCG?

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  • Barbaresco: aged min. 26 months, min. 9 months in wood
  • Barbaresco Riserva: total of 50 months, min 9 months in wood
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What are the three labelling terms of Italian wines?

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  • Classico
  • Riserva
  • Superiore
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What is the grape variety of Gavi/Cortese di Gavi DOCG?

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  • Cortese grape (white)
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What is the grape variety blend of Gattinara and Ghemme DOCGs?

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  • Nebbiolo, Vespolina and Bonarda (Uva rara)
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What is the white grape variety of Roero?

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  • Arneis
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Where is located Colli Tortonesi DOC?

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  • Piedmonte
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Which region produces a fortified aromatized wines that has a bitter flavour of quinine by steeping the bark of the chinchona tree in the wine?

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  • Barolo Chinato DOCG
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What grape variety was also known as “Spanna”?

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  • Nebbiolo
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List of Barolo Modernists:

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  • Paolo Scavino
  • Luciano Sandrone
  • Elio Altare

(Smaller Barriques, short maceration and rounder style of wine)

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List of Barolo Traditionalist:

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  • Giacomo Corterno
  • Bartolo Mascarello
  • Guiseppe Rinaldi

(Longer aging periods, large neutral casks and extended maceration of 30-50 days)

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What is "SORI" and "BRICO mean in piedmontese dialect?
* **Sori**: Southern exposure in the Langhe and Monderrato Hils. * **Brico**: Highest part/top of the slope
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Where is Franciacorta DOCG located?
* Lombardy
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What are the sparkling wines DOCGs of Lombardy?
* Franciacorta DOCG * Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG
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What are the grape variety used for Franciacorta production?
* Chardonnay * Pinot Bianco * Pinot Nero * Erbamat
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What grape is known as **"Chiavennasca"** in Lombardy?
* Nebbiolo (Valtellina Superiore DOCG)
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Where is Valtellina Superiore DODG located?
* Lombardy
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What is the grape variety of Valtellina Superiore DOCG?
* 90% Nebbiolo
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What wine is made from semi-dried grapes of Nebbiolo produces a deep colored concentrated wine similar to Amarone style in Lombardy?
* Sforzato or Sfurzat di Valtellina DOCG
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What is the grape variety of **Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico**?
* Chardonnay * Pinot Bianco * Pinot Gris * Pinot Nero
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What are the styles of Franciacorta?
* Franciacorta Classico * Franciacorta Satén * Franciacorta Rosado * Franciacorta Millesimato * Franciacorta Riserva
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Where is Alto Adige or Südtirol DOC located?
* Trentino Alto Adige
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What is the main grape variety of Trentino?
* Schiava, Teroldego, Langrein (Reds)
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Where is Bardolino located?
* Veneto
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Where is Ramandolo DOCG situated?
* Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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What is the grape variety of Bardolino?
* Corvina * Rondinela * Molinara
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Where is **Gambellara DOC** located?
* Veneto
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What is the grape variety of Gambellara?
* Garganega * Chardonnay * Trebbiano di Soave
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Where is **Pinot Grigio DOC** situated?
* Veneto
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What is the grape variety of **Soave**?
* Garganega * Chardonnay * Trebbiano di Soave
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Where is **Lambrusco DOC** situated?
* Emilia-Romagna
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Where is Torcolato Breganze DOC situated?
* Veneto
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What is the style/grape variety of Torcolato?
* sweet wine (100% Vespaiolo grape)
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What does **"Recioto"** stands for? What is **Recioto Method**?
* Sweet red or white wine made from dried grapes (a form of passito) * The sweetest grapes are used, they are dried out for between 3 weeks and 3 months, getting rid of the water while sugar remains and concentrated.
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What is the principal grape variety of Prosecco production?
* Glera
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What is the grape variety of **Valpolicella/Recioto della Valpolicella/Amarone della Valpolicella**?
* Corvina * Rondinela * Molinara
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What are the DOCGs of Prosecco?
* **Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG** * **Colli Asolani/Asolo DOCG**
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What are the two sub-regions of Recioto della Valpolicella?
* Classico * Valpantena
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What region produces Soave?
* Veneto
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What is **"Ripasso"(repassing)**?
* full-bodied, powerful wine style made by re-fermenting wine with amarone grape skins * process of adding standard Valpolicella to the lees left from a recioto or amarone fermentation and allowing a second fermentation to take place, adds strenght, flavour, and increases alcohol content.
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What is **"Amarone"**?
* Dry red wine made from dried grapes (a form of passito) and higher in alcohol.
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What is **"passito"** grapes?
* Generic term for wine made from dried grapes (typically sweet but sometimes dry)
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What are the **ageing requirement of Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG**?
* **_Amarone della Valpolicella_**: min. ***2 years*** * **_Amrone della Valpolicella Riserva:_** min. ***4 years***
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Where is **Chianti DOCG** situated?
* Tuscany
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What DOCG only produces white wine in Tuscany?
* Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOC
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What are the **sub-regions of Chiant**i?
1. Ruffina 2. Fiorentini 3. Montespertoli 4. Montalbano 5. Colli Senesi 6. Colli Aretini 7. Colline Pisane
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What is the main red grape of Tuscany?
* Sangiovese
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* **Brunello de Montalcino** * **Prugnolo Gentile** Are synonyms for what Grape?
* Sangiovese
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What is the most planted white grape in Italy?
* Trebbiano Toscana
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What is the white grape of Tuscany?
* Vernaccia
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What is the name of the process in which refermentation with the juices of dried grapes, helps strengthen the wine and initiate Malolactic Fermentation?
* *Governo Process/Governo all'uso del Chianti*
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What is the grape variety used in **Chianti/Chianti Classico DOCG**?
* 70-100% Sangiovese (Chianti) * 80-100% Sangiovese (Chianti Classico)
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This **DOC was introduced in 1994** mainly to bring Sassicaia, which was made primarily from 85% Cabernet Sauvignon plus 15% Cabernet Franc.
* **Bolgheri DOC** * (Sassicaia was the first single estate to be granted its own sub-appelation DOC.)
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What is the **ageing requirements of Chianti**? Sub-zones: **Rufina and Fiorentini**? **Senesi**?
* **Chianti** : requires ***1 year*** of age before the release * **Rufina & Fiorentini**: matured min. ***6 months*** * **Senesi**: min. ***8 months*** (wood), ***4 months*** (bottle)
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What **DOCG** produces a strong, dark red wine with plenty of tannin and matures with bottle age made of **100% Brunello** Grapes?
* **Brunello di Montalcino DOCG**
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What is the main grape variety of **Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG**?
* **70% Prugnolo Gentile** (Sangiovese Clone)
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What is the principal **grape** for **white labelled Bolgheri**?
* Vermentino
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Where is **Carmignano DOCG** situated? What is the style/grape?
* Tuscany * Red/Rosso (Sangiovese, Canaiolo Nero, Cab. Sauvignon)
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Where is **Morellino di Scansano DOCG**?
* Tuscany
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What is the style/grape of Morellino di Scansano DOCG?
* Red/Rosso (Normale,Riserva) * **Morellino** grapes (Local name for Sangiovese)
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What is the **aging requirements of Chianti Riserva**?
* min. ***2 years***
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What is the ageing requirements of **Chianti Classico/ Classico Riserva/Classico Gran Selezione**?
* **Chianti Classico**: requires **1 year** before the release * **Chianti Classico Riserva:** requires ***24 months***, with min. ***3 months (bottle***) * **Chianti Classico Gran Selezione:** requires min. ***30 months*** with atleast ***3 months (bottle)***
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Where is **Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG** situated?
* **Umbria**
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What is the ageing requirement of **Brunello di Montalcino DOCG**?
* **_Brunello_**: aged for ***4 years***, ***2 years (wood)***, ***4 months (Bottle)*** * **_Brunello Riserva:_** aged for ***5 years***, ***2 years (wood), 6 months (bottle)***
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What are the ageing requirements of **"Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG"**?
* **_Vino Nobile di Montepulciano:_** min. ***2 years*** with ***1 year (wood)*** * **_Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva_:** *min. **3 years***
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Where is **Orvieto DOC** located?
* Umbria (shared with Lazio)
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What is the style/grape of Orvieto DOC?
* Blanco (Secco, Abboccato, Amabile, Dolce, Superiore, Vendemmia Tardiva, Muffa Nobile) * **_Grapes:_** _Trebbiano Toscano_ (Procanico) and _Grechetto_
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What is **"Vin Santo"**?
* A traditional dessert wine, made from dried grapes which is usually sweet wine although the degree of sweetness varies (may be dry/sweet)
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What is the principal grape for "Vin Santo" production?
* Trebbiano and Malvasia
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What are the **two DOCGs of Umbria**?
1. Sagrantino di Montefaco DOCG 2. Torgiano Rosso Reserva DOCG
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Where is **Est! Est!! Est!!! di Motefiascione DOC** produced?
* **Lazio**
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What does **"aboccato"** means?
* slightly sweet
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What is the main white grape variety of **Lazio?**
* Trebbiano
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What is the grape variety of **Est! Est!! Est!! di Montefiascone**?
* Trebbiano and Malvasia
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Where is **Cesanese de Piglio DOCG** located? What is the style/grape?
* Lazio * Rosso (_Cesanese di Affile_ and/or _Cesanese comune_ (common))
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What are the **white DOCGs of Lazio**?
* Frascati Superiore DOCG * Cannellino di Frascati DOCG
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What is the principal grapes of **Marche**?
* Marvasia and Verdicchio
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What are the finest expressions of **Verdicchio DOCGs** in Marche region?
* Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva DOCG * Verdicchio di Metalica Riserva DOCG
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What are the **main red grapes of MARCHE**?
* Montepulciano * Vernaccia Nera (Sparkling wine)
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What are the **red wine DOCGs of Marche**?
*
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Where is **Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC** situated?
* Abruzzo
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Which **DOCG** produces a very tannic and high alcohol wine made from **100% Sagrantino** grapes?
* Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG (Umbria)
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Where is **"Primitivo di Manduria DOC"** produced?
* Puglia
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What is the **synonym** for **Primitivo** grape?
* Zinfandel (CA) * Tribidrag (Croatia)
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This DOCG is considered as the **Barolo of the South**.
* Taurasi DOCG
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What is the principal grape of Taurasi?
* AGLIANICO
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**Montepulciano** grape is the most cultivated in which region?
* Abruzzo-Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane DOCG Rosso (Normale, Riserva)
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What are the **two DOCGs of Campania** that produces **only white** wines?
* Fiano di Avellino DOCG * Greco di Tufo DOCG
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Where is **"Lacryma Cristi"** produced?
* Vesuvio DOC (Campania)
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What is only DOCG for red wines in Sardegna?
* Vermentino di Gallura DOCG (95% Vermentino Grapes)
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What is the rosato version of Montepulciano called in Abruzzo?
* Cerasuolo
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* **Edoardo Valentini** * **Emidio Pepe** These are two top producers from what region?
* Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOCG but release their wines under the DOC label
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Where is Marsala produced?
Sicily
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What are the pricipal red grapes of Sicily?
* Nero d'Avola, Nerello Mascalese, Frappato
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What are the main white grapes of Sicily?
* Inzolia, Grillo, and Carricante
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Where is **Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG** located?
* Sicily
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Which grape is similar or close to Grenache variety in Italy?
* Cannonau
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Where is Cannonau produced?
* Sardegna
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What is the main white grape of Abruzzo?
* Trebbiano

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