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Italy general Flashcards

1
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What is the most planted grape variety in Italy?

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  • Sangiovese
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What was the first four DOCG? Which year?

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  • 1980
  • Brunello di Montalcino
  • Barolo
  • Barbaresco
  • Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
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What was the first DOC? Which year?

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  • Vernaccia di San Gimignano
  • 1966
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What was the first white DOCG of Italy? Which year?

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  • Romagna Albana
  • 1987
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5
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What is the latest / newest DOCG of Italy ?

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-Canelli DOCG since 2023
- in Asti, Moscato

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Which year the DOC and DOCG appeared in Italy ?

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  • 1963
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7
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Give the main result of Goria’s Law in Italy ?

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  • Creation of IGT Toscana category
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Speaking of ‘Sori’, what do we refer to in Piemonte ?

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  • Southern Exposure
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9
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Piemonte most planted red grape ? And most planted white ?

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  • Barbera
  • Moscato Bianco
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10
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Smallest Italian wine region ?

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  • Valle d’Aosta
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Which Italian region is the smallest producer by volume ?

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  • Valle d’Aosta
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12
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Bartolo Mascarello is a famous producer located in which DOCG of Italy ?

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  • Barolo DOCG
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13
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Picoutener is a synonym of which Italian grape ?

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  • Nebbiolo
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14
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Who produce cuvée ; Quartz ?

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  • Cantina Terlano
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Alto Adige
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15
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Who produce cuvée ; Percristina ?

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  • Domenico Clerico
  • Nebbiolo
  • Barolo
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16
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Who produce cuvée ; Alzero ?

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  • Giuseppe Quintarelli
  • Bordeaux Blend
  • Veneto
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17
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Who produce cuvée ; Puro ?

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  • Movia
  • Sparkling Spumante (Chardonnay + Ribolla)
  • Friuili (Collio Goriziano, on frontier with Slovenia)
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18
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Ormeasco grape is a synonym to ?

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  • Dolcetto
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19
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Place in in order, from north to south : Puglia – Veneto – Marche – Abruzze.

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  • Veneto
  • Marche
  • Abruzze
  • Puglia
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20
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Permitted wine style(s) of Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG ?

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  • Dry Red wine
  • Passito Red wine
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21
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Boscarelli is a famous producer in which Italian wine region ?

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  • Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
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22
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What is the Italian term for Noble Rot ?

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  • Muffa Nobile
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23
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What is the principal grape of Est! Est!! Est!!! di Montefiascone DOC ?

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  • Procanico (Trebbiano Toscano / Ugni Blanc)
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24
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Who produce cuvée ; Desiderio ?

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  • Avignosi
  • Merlot
  • Toscana IGT
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25
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Who produce cuvée ; Avvoltore ?

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  • Moris Farms
  • Cabernet + Sanngiovese
  • Toscana IGT
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26
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Who produce cuvée ; L’Apparita’ ?

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  • Castello di Ama
  • Merlot
  • Toscana IGT
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27
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Who produce cuvée ; d’Alceo’ ?

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  • Castello di Rampolla
  • Cabernet + Petit Verdot
  • Toscana IGT
28
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Who produce cuvée ; Vigorello’ ?

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  • San Felice
  • Cab + Merlot + Sangiovese
  • Toscana IGT
29
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Inaugural vintage of Ornellaia ?

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  • 1985
30
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Inaugural vintage of Guado al Tasso ?

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  • 1990
31
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Inaugural vintage of Tignanello ?

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  • 1971
32
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Inaugural vintage of Sassicaia ?

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  • 1968
33
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Who produce cuvée : ’Schiena d’Asinoi’ ?

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  • Mastrojanni
  • Sangiovese
  • Brunello di Montalcino
34
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Who produce cuvée : ’Montosoli’ ?

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  • Altesino
  • Sangiovese
  • Brunello di Montalcino
35
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Who produce cuvée : ’Sugarille’ ?

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  • Gaja, Santa Restituta project
  • Sangiovese
  • Brunello di Montalcino
36
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Who produce cuvée : ’Madonna del Piano’ ?

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  • Valdicava
  • Sangiovese
  • Brunello di Montalcino
37
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Who produce cuvée : ’Cerretalto’ ?

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  • Casanova di Neri
  • Sangiovese
  • Brunello di Montalcino
38
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Who produce cuvée : ’Poggio al Vento’ ?

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  • Col d’Orcia
  • Sangiovese
  • Brunello di Montalcino
39
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Is Sangiovese a thin or thick – skineed grape ?

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  • Thin-Skinned
40
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Who is Baron Bettino Ricasoli ?

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  • Credited with defining the classic blend of Chianti, 1872
41
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When was created the Toscana IGT ?

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  • 1992
42
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Marco de Bartoli is a well known producers of which style of wine, in which Italian region ?

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  • Marsala
  • Sicily
43
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In legends, which Italian wine is known for possessing such character as to dupe the Greek god Apollo into assuming that he was drinking ambrosia—a beverage, reserved for gods, that confers immortality upon the imbiber ?

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  • Moscato di Pantelleria
  • Passito di Pantelleria
44
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Which DOCG is know as of ‘the Barolo of the South’ ?

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  • Taurasi DOCG
  • Campania
45
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What is the sole DOCG of Basilicata ?

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  • Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG
46
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Where in Italy is Mount Vulture ?

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  • Basilicata
47
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True or False ? Etna DOC can produce white wines.

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  • True
48
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In which Italian regions are Lacryma Christi wines produced ?

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  • Campania
49
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Where in Italy will you find the city of Syracuse ?

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  • Sicily
50
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Cagliari is the capital of which Italian region ?

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  • Sardinia
51
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Where in Italy can we find famous producer : Arnaldo Caprai ?

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  • Montefalco
  • In Umbria
52
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Where can we find varietal Sagrantino in Italy ?

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  • Umbria, Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG
53
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In Italy, speaking of ‘Chiaretto’, what do we refer to ?

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  • Clairet
  • Chiaretto will see a longer maceration than rosati, thoug its not a fixed rule
54
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Speaking of ‘Mosto Cotto’, what do we refer to ?

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  • Cooked must
  • In Marsala Ambra
  • Ambra must include 1% Mosto Cotto
  • Marsal Oro, and Rubino, does not permit Mosto Cotto
55
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Speaking of ‘Ramato’, what do we refer to ?

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  • Skin-contact macerated wine made of Pinot Grigio
  • From historic heartland of Friuli
  • It comes from the word ‘rame’ which means ‘copper’ in Italian
56
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Name all the wine regions of Italy.

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  • Piemonte
  • Val d’Aoste
  • Lombardy
  • Alto-Adige
  • Veneto
  • Friuli
  • Emilia-Romagna
  • Marches
  • Umbria
  • Abruzzo
  • Molise
  • Puglia
  • Basilicata
  • Calabria
  • Campania
  • Lazio
  • Tuscany
  • Liguria
  • Sardinia
  • Sicily
57
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Other name for Charmat method ?

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  • Martinotti method
  • Autoclave
58
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Grape varietal ‘Tai’ is also known under what other name ?

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  • Friulano
59
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What does ‘Col Fondo’, refers to ?

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  • 2nd fermentation in bottle
  • Traditional method / Metodo Classico
60
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Where in Italy do we find Lake Iseo ?

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  • Lombardy
61
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Only italian DOCG for rosé style wines ?

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  • Castel del Monte Bombino Nero DOCG
  • Puglia
62
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Which region produce the most wine, in terms of hl/ha in Italy?

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  • Veneto
  • 9,733,000 hl/ha
63
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What is the mountain chain that goes north to south of Italy?

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  • Appenine mountains
64
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Croatina is another name for..?

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  • Bonarda
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65
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Turin is associated with which wine region?

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  • Piedmont

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