Italy : Piemonte

Question 1

What does “Piemonte” mean?

Answer 1

Foot of the Mountain

Question 2

Which river flows through Piedmont?

Answer 2

Po River

Question 3

What are the three provinces where grapes are grown in the Po Valley of the Piedmont?

Answer 3

Asti
Alessandria
Cuneo

Question 4

What is the soil type(s) of the Piedmont?

Answer 4

Thinner, calcareous marl and sandstone soils with varying percentages of clay and sand, coupled with the sub-mountainous landscape, create a number of distinct mesoclimates throughout the region.

Question 5

Which mountain rain creates a rain shadow effect over the Piedmont?

Answer 5

The Alps

Question 6

What is the climate of the Piedmont?

Answer 6

Continental

Question 7

What are sori (in Piedmontese dialect)?

Answer 7

Prized, southern exposed vineyards

Question 8

What is the Piedmont’s most planted white grape?

Answer 8

Moscato Bianco (Muscat à Petits Grains)

Question 9

Name the other white grapes of Piedmont

Answer 9

Cortese
Arneis
Erbaluce
Favorita (Vermentino)

Question 10

Piedmont is home to more DOC zones than any other region in Italy.

True or False?

Answer 10

True

Question 11

What river flows through Barolo and Barbaresco?

Answer 11

Tanaro River

Question 12

What are the five main communes (of 11 total) of Barolo?

Answer 12

La Morra
Barolo
Serralunga d'Alba
Monforte d'Alba
Castiglione Falleto

Question 13

What soils characterize the vineyards of La Morra and Barolo?

Answer 13

Tortonian soils, which contain a higher proportion of calcareous marl and provide a softer style of wine

Question 14

Which communes are Serravallian (Helvetian) sandstone soils more common?

Answer 14

Monforte d’Alba

Serralunga d’Alba

Question 15

How long must Barolo be aged (since 2010)?

Answer 15

At least 38 months from November 1 of the harvest year, but only 18 months need to be in oak

Question 16

How long must Barolo Riserva be aged (since 2010)?

Answer 16

A total of 62 months prior to release.

Question 17

Traditionalist producers of Barolo include?

Answer 17

Giacomo Conterno
Bartolo Mascarello
Giuseppe Rinaldi

Question 18

Modernist producers (who embrace barriques, shorter macerations and rounder style of wine) of Barolo include?

Answer 18

Paolo Scavino
Luciano Sandrone
Elio Altare

Question 19

What are the three main towns of Barbaresco?

Answer 19

Barbaresco
Neive
Treiso

Question 20

How long must Barbaresco be aged?

Answer 20

The wines must be aged for a minimum of two years (including at least 9 months in cask), or for a minimum of four years if labeled riserva.

Question 21

Name three producers of Barbaresco?

Answer 21

Angelo Gaja
Bruno Giacosa
Produttori del Barbaresco

Question 22

What year did the Barolo/Barbaresco/Langhe Consorzio vote to enshrine the crus of Barbaresco as legal manzioni geografiche aggiuntive? Barolo?

Answer 22

Barbaresco - 2007

Barolo - 2010

Question 23

Barolo Chinato is an aromatized wine primarily flavored with what?

Answer 23

Quinine

Question 24

What is the main red and white of Roero DOCG?

Answer 24

Red- Nebbiolo

White - Arneis

Question 25

What kind of wine does Gattinara DOCG and Ghemme DOCG produce?

Answer 25

Red wine only from Nebbiolo with some Vespolina and Bonarda often blended.

Question 26

What is Nebbiolo called in Gattinara and Ghemme?

Answer 26

Spanna

Question 27

What kind of wine do Lessona DOC, Sizzano DOC, and Carema DOC produce?

Answer 27

Nebbiolo-based red blends

Question 28

What are the two DOCGs dedicated to Barbera?

Answer 28

Barbera d'Asti DOCG | Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG

Question 29

Barbera d'Asti may be released as normale after how many months aging?

Answer 29

4

Question 30

Barbera del Monferrato must be superiore and aged for how long?

Answer 30

14 months, including 6 months in cask.

Question 31

What is the DOCG for Ruché?

Answer 31

Ruché di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG

Question 32

Nizza DOCG is located in the Monferrato hills and makes what kind of wine?

Answer 32

100% Barbera

Question 33

Which three DOCG's are dedicated to Dolcetto?

Answer 33

Dogliani Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore (Ovada) Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba (Diano d'Alba)

Question 34

What was the first still wine appellation in Piedmont to be promoted to DOCG?

Answer 34

Gavi DOCG

Question 35

Erbaluce is the grape produced in which DOCG?

Answer 35

Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG

Question 36

Asti is the largest produce of DOCG wine in Italy. True or False

Answer 36

True

Question 37

What are the grapes of Asti DOCG?

Answer 37

Moscato Bianco (Muscat à Petit Grains)

Question 38

Which sparkling method is most common for Asti DOCG and Moscato d'Asti DOCG?

Answer 38

Charmat Method

Question 39

Between Asti DOCG and Moscato d'Asti DOCG, which one is fully sparkling (spumante) and which one is slightly sparkling (frizzante)?

Answer 39

Asti DOCG - Spumante | Moscato d'Asti DOCG - Frizzante

Question 40

What is the maximum allowed pressure for Moscato d'Asti?

Answer 40

2 atmospheres

Question 41

What style of sparkling does Alta Langa DOCG produce?

Answer 41

Traditional method from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in the style of Franciacorta or Champagne.

Question 42

How long must Alta Langa DOCG spumante wines be aged? Riserva?

Answer 42

30 months after the harvest | Riserva - 3 years

Question 43

Name two Alta Langa DOCG producers

Answer 43

Fontanafredda | Enrico Serafino

Question 44

What is the appellation dedicated to Brachetto?

Answer 44

Brachetto d'Acqui DOCG