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Valle d’Aosta has how many DOC’s

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One - Valle d’Aosta

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Valle d’Aosta has what type of climate

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Continental climate and it vineyards are located on the Dora Baltea River

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What are the 7 subzones of Valle d’Aosta

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Arnad-Montjovet
Blanc de Morgex de la Salle
Chambove
Donnas
Enfer d’Arvier 
Nus
Torrette
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Main whites of Valle d’Aosta

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Blanc de Morgex
Muller-Thurgau
Pinot Grigio
Chardonnay 
Petit Arvine
Muscato
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What are the main red grapes of Valle d’Aosta

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Petit rouge

Picotendro (Nebbiolo)

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What styles of wine are made in Valle d’Aosta

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Still white, rosé and red and late harvest wines are produced

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Lombardy climate is

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True continental climate

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Four major lake are in lombardy but what two are the most important

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Lake Garda

Lake Iseo

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In Lombardy, what has a long history of sparkling winemaking back to 1570

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Franciacorta

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Franciacorta started a rival to quality of what in the 1960’s

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Champagne

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What grapes tend to be preferred grapes for sparkling wines

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Pinot noir
Pinot blanco
Chardonnay

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What is the Maine grape in Valtellina in Lombardy

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Nebbiolo (chiavennasca)

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What are the different areas/docgs of Lombardy

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Franciacorta DOCG
Franciacorta Millesimato
Franciacorta Riserva
Scanzo DOCG
Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG
Valtellina Superiore DOCG
Sforzato do Valtellina DOCG
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Franciacorta DOCG has sparkling wines for what method and what grapes

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Traditional method sparkling wines from Pinot noir , Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc
Styles may include Blanc, rosé, satén, millesimato ( vintage) and Riserva

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What is Satén style wine in Lombardy

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Sparkling wine made from all white grapes and bottles at less than 5 Atmospheres of pressure

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Millesimato means

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vintage
Millesimato - the term indicates that the sparkling wine is produced with wines obtained from grapes of a single harvest, vintage, in this case called “millesimo”.

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Franciacorta has be aged for how long

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Minimum 18 months on lees after triage and 25 months total

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Franciacorta Satén and Riserva has to aged for how long

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Minimum 23 months on lees after triage and 31 months total

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Franciacorta Millesimato aging requirements

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Minimum 30 months on lees after triage and 37 months total

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Franciacorta Riserva aging requirements

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Minimum 60 months on the lees after triage and 67 months total

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Scanzo DOCG requirements

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A dried, sweet wine made from 100% muscato di Scanzo , a red version of mascato. The grape have to be dried for a minimum of 21 days

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Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG requirements

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Sparkling wines made in the traditional method, can be white , rosé and varietally labeled Pinot noir

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Valtellina Superiore DOCG requirements

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dry reds from chiavennasca ( Nebbiolo ) can be Riserva and labeled with a subzone. Maybe labeled as stagsfassli if bottle in Switzerland. Wines need to be aged 24 months and 3 years for Riserva

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Sforzato do Valtellina DOCG requirements

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Dry wine from dried Nebbiolo grapes. Minimum 14% ABV with high tannins

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Liguria has what type of climate
Mediterranean climate and the biggest influence is the Ligurian Sea
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Is there any docgs in Liguria
No
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The most notable docs in Liguria
Clinque Terre Colli di Luni Riserva Liguria di Ponente
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Liguria doc Clinque Terre has what type of requirements
Dry and sweet wines from Bosco and Vermentino
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The doc Colli di Luni from Liguria has what type of requirements
Whites from Vermentino and trebbiano, reds from Sangiovese
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The DOC Rivera Ligure di Ponente requirements in Liguria
Varietally labeled dry to sweet wines from | Vermentino, pigato and moscato and dry to sweet red from Rossese
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Emilia Romagna climate is
Continental climate with Mediterranean influences from the Adriatic Sea
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Where river does Emilia Romagna located near
Lies on the fertile plains of the Po River Valley
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What are the two docgs that are rare in the United States from the Emilia Romagna
Albana Romana Colli Bolognesi Classico Pognoletto
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The DOCG Albana Romana has what type of wines
Dry to sweet white wines from Albana
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The DOCG Colli Bolognesi Classico Pignoletto is made what style of wines
Dry still and sparkling wines from Pignoletto
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Most promising grapes of Emilia Romagna come from what
Lambrusco grapes
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What are the DOC’s from Emilia Romagna have the grape Lambrusco
Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro Lambrusco di Sorbara Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce
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From the DOC’s from the Lambrusco grape the wines are what
Frizzante and can range from a light rosé to dark and can be one dry it slightly sweet
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Trentino-Alto Adige climate is
Climate is Alpine-Continental Cool climate
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Trentino-Alto Adige is the regions capital of what
This region is the capital of varietally labeled wines from a mass and international varieties
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Trentino-Alto Adige is actually two what
Two regions following a valley north to south
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What lakes is the biggest boat of water in Trentino-Alto Adige
Lake Garda and the region follows the Adige River
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Is there any DOCG’s in Trentino-Alto Adige
No DOCG’s
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Trentino-Alto Adige have their own AOC that makes what style of wines
Every style of wines
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The Della Venezie DOC umbrellas what?
Trentino-Alto Adige and the Veneti and is where much of the Italy’s mass market wine come from
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What are the most important Doc’s of Trentino-Alto Adige
Casteller DOC lago di Caldero DOC Teroldego Rotaliano DOC
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What type of wine does Casteller DOC from Trentino-Alto Adige make
Dry red wines from Schiava, merlot and Lambrusco
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What type of wines does Lago di Caldero DOC from Trentino-Alto Adige make
Dry to sweet red wines from Schiava
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What type of wines if Terildego Rotaliano DOC from Trentino-Alto Adige make
Dry red and rosé from Teroldego
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Vento’s climate is
Starts if as Continental moves into Mediterranean
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What rivers and lake that play the most influenced in Veneto
Adige and Piave River cut through the subregions on their way to the ocean and lake Garda
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Vento and the wines of Valpolicella especially gains fame for a style of what?
Winemaking that includes drying grapes into raisin until they lose much of their moisture, creating wines that are big, rich and white or red, sweet or dry. Dried for a minimum of 3 years and the process is time consuming and expensive
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Veneto’s main white grape
Garganega, trebbiano , Pinot Grigio
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Veneto’s main red grape
Corvina
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Vento is also home to what wine and grape
Home of Prosecco made from the glera grape. Prosecco can still be medicine but new regulations and single vineyard wines are easing the reputation
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What are the most important DOC and DOCG in Veneto
``` Amarine Della Valpolicella DOCG Recioto Della Valpolicella DOCG Valpolicella DOC Valpolicella Rioasso DOC Barbollna Superior DOCG Colli Asolani DOCG Colli Eugene’s Fior d’Aranado DOCG Conegliano Valdibbiadene Prosecco DOCG Montello Rosso DOCG Recioto do Gambellara DOCG Soale Superior DOCG Recioto do Soave DOCG ```
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Which DOCG is considered the highest quality DOCG for Prosecco ?
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG
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Colli Asolani DOCG winemaking and grapes
Dry to sweet white sparkling wine from the glera grape, made in either the Charmat or traditional method. Can be “Sui Lieviti” or Spumante Superiore. A wine from a single harvest, must be fermented in the bottle and left in disgorged. Minimum 90 days on lees
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Fruili-Venezia Giulia climate is
Mediterranean climate and shares similar growing varieties and long wine growing history with Slovania
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The best quality usually coming from DOC’s and based on what type of wines
Based on dry, high acid white wines. Can be fermented in stainless steel to keep their varietal characteristics or some will have skin contact or be barrels aged to add richness
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Fruili-Venezia Giulia is a big area for what type of grape?
Pinot Grigio
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Local varieties of white grapes Fruili-Venezia Giulia
Malvasia, traminer, ribolla gialla, romandolo, picolit, and friulano
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Local red grapes of Fruili-Venezia Giulia?
Pignolo, Refosco, and Scioppettino
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Fruili-Venezia Giulia what styles are made here
All styles are made here including Prosecco
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What are the most important DOCG’s are in Fruili-Venezia Giulia
Colli Orientali del Fruili Picolit DOCG Lison DOCG Rama doll DOCG Rosazzo DOCG
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Amaro e Della Valpolicella DOCG has what type of style of wine and grapes
Dry to semi dry wine from dried corvina and rondinella grapes. This region has a historical center called “Classico”. There is also a a sub zone, Valpantina. Minimum 14% ABV, aging is a minimum 2 years and Riserva is 4 years minimum
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Recioto Della Valpolicella DOCG has what style of wine and grapes
Sweet red wine make from Corvina and Rondinella in the Amarone style. Can be still or sparkling and labeled with Classico or Valpentena
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Valpolicella DOC has what stile of wines and grapes
Dry red wine from corvina and rondinella. Same area as amarone, can be regular , Classico, valpantina and superior
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Valpolicella Ripasso DOC has what style of wines and grapes
Ripasso is when a wine is run through the spent sounds of an Amarone fermentation. This ass body and richness to the wine. Dry red wine fromCorvina and rondinella
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Bardollna superiors DOCG has what style of wines and grapes
Dry red wine from corvina and rondinella
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Colli Asalani DOCG has what type of style of wine and grapes
Dry to sweet white sprawling wine for the glera grape, made in either the Charmat method or traditional method. Can be “sui lieviti” or Spumante Superiore, a wine from a single harvest and must be fermented in the bottle and left undisgorged, minimum 90 days on lees
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Colli Euganel Fior d’Arando DOCG has what type of style of wine and grapes
Still, sparkling orange passito sweet wines from Muscato Giallo
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Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG has what type of style of wine and grapes
Dry to sweet sparkling wine from the Glera grape made in the Charmat method. Can be still, frizzante, spumante Superiore or have a “rive” a single vineyard on the label. This is considered the highest quality DOCG got Prosecco
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Montello Rosso DOCG has what type of style of wines and grapes
Dry red wines from Cabernet Sauvignon, merlot, and Cabernet franc. Can be Superiore
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Recioto do Gambellara DOCG has what type of style of wines and grapes
Dry to semi-sweet white wine made from Garganega. Can be sparkling or Classico
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Soave Superiore DOCG what type of style of wines and grapes
Dry white wines from Garganega. Can be Classico or Riserva
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Recioto do Soave DOCG has what type of style of wines and grapes
Dry to semi sweet white made by Garganega can be sparkling or Classico
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Colli Orientali del Fruili Picolit DOCG has what type of style of wines and grapes
Sweet, passito wines make from Picolit, can be Riserva and be labeled with the sub-zone cialla
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Lison DOCG has what type of style of wines and grapes
Dry white wine from Tai( Friulano) can be labeled Classico
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Ramandolo DOCG has type of style of wines and grapes
Sweet passito wines made from Verdizzo-Fruilano
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Rosazzo DOCG has what type of style of wines and grapes
Dry white wine a blend of Tai, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot blanc and Chardonnay

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