Flashcards in Italy Review Deck (84):
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t or f
there are twenty provinces in italy
t
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what is the name of the mountain range that divides italy from north to south
apennine mountains
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according to italian wine laws what is the highest quality level
docg
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what does doc stand for
demoniazione de origine controllata
demarcated and controlled origin
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t or f
wines awarded docg status have lower yields than doc and igt designated wines
t
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what does igt stand for?
indicazione geographica tipica
indication of a typical geographic region
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t or f
italian igt wine is equivalent of a french vin de pays or german landwein
t
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name the docg wines from toscana
chianti
chianti clssico
brunello di montalcino
vino nobile di montepulciano
carmingnano rosso
vernaccia di san gimiganano
morellino di scansano
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name the docg wines from piemonte
barolo
barbaresco
gattinara
ghemme
gavi
asti
moscato d asti
brachetto d asti
roerro arneis
dolcetto di dogliani superiore
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t or f
soave valpolicella and bardolino are all docg wines from veneto
f they are doc wines
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is franciacorta a docg wine
yes
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in abbruzzo what wines come from here
montepulciano d abruzzo
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in campagnia what wines come from here
greco di tufo
taurasi
fiano di avellino
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in emilia romagna what wines come from here?
albana di romagna
lambrusco
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in friuli venezia giulia what wines come from here
tocai fruiliano
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in lazio what wines come from here
frascati
cinqueterre
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in liguria what wines come from here
inferno
grumello
valgella
sfursat
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Piemonte what wines come from here
barolo
gavi
gattinara
nebbiolo d alba
barbaresco
asti
barbera d alba
dolcetto
gavi di gavi
barchetto d acqui
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marche what wines come from here
rosso piceno
verdicchio
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Puglia what wines come from here
salice salentino
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trention alto adige what wines come from here
teroldego roatlino
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toscana what wines come from here
chianti classico
galestro
brunello di montalcino
vernaccia di san gimignano
vin santo
rosso di montalcino
vino nobile di montepulciano
morellino di scansano
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umbria
orvieto classico
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veneto
soave
valpolicella
amarone
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give the primary grape for barolo
nebbiolo
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give the primary grape for chianti
sangiovese
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give the primary grape for vino bobile di montepulciano
sangiovese
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give the primary grape for inferno
nebbiolo
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give the primary grape for brunello di montalcino
sangiovese
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give the primary grape for galestro
nebbiolo
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give the primary grape for taurasi
sangiovese
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give the primary grape for carmignano
trebbiano
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give the primary grape for orvieto
agilianico
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give the primary grape for gavi di gavi
sangiovese
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give the primary grape for barbaresco
trebbiano
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the towns of alba and asti are located in this region
piemontie
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florence and siena are located in this region
toscana
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marsala is a town and a type of wine made in this region
sicilia
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orvieto is made in this region
umbria
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what type of grape is used to make asti
moscato
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inferno grummello sasella and valgella are all made from this grape variety
nevviolo in the local dialect nebbiolo is called chiavennasca
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name the two doc wien from abuzzo
montepulciano d abruzzo
trebbiano d abruzzo
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what region is greco di tufo from
campagnia
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t or f
taurasi is a red wine
t
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which of the following wines are not from toscana valpolicella
rosso di montalcino
asti
vernaccia di san gimignano
gattinara
carmignano
amarone
vino novile di montepulciano
valpolicella
asti
gattinara
amarone
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what is the name of the grape used to make brunello di montalcino
sangiovese grosso sometimes calle dbrunello, sangioveto, prugnolo gentile
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are white grapes used to make chianti
yes that is for chianti only. producers of chianti classico are not permitted to use white barieties
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are all chianti wines docg?
yes
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whats the difference between chianti and chianti classico
chianti classico is from the delineated and historic classico zone and has a reputation for growing better grapes and producing higher quality wine.
chianti may be from any of the other seven zones
classico
must be 80-100% sangiovese
no white varieties permitted
non traditional red varieties allowed to 20%
Chianti
sangiovese 75-100%
vaniol nero 5-10%
white trebiano malvasia 5-10%
non traditional red varieties allowed to 10%
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what is the difference between chainti classico and chianti classico riserva
primarily the aging.
chianti needs only be aged until march following harvest
tiserva is aged for 27 months
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how does a wine laveled chianti rufina differ from chianti
Rufina is from the rufina subdistrict of chianti it is released three months after chianti
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t or f
carmigano is made from Sangiovese and cabernet
t
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what is the grape variety used to make vernaccia di san gimignano
bernaccia
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what are the five villages of barolo
barolo
la morra
castiglione di faletto
serralunga d alba
monforte d alba
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what are teh agining regimens for barolo and barolo riserva
barolo is aged for three years with two in cash
barolo riserva is aged for a total of 5 years with two in cask
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t or f
dolcetto d alba and barbera d alba are made from the nebbiolo grape
f
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name the docg wines from veneto
bardolino superiore
soave superiore
recioto di soave
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what grape varieties is soave made from
garganega primarily but it may be blended with trebbiano chard and pinot bianco
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what grape varieties are used to make bardolino and valpolicella
corvina
rondinella
molinara
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what does it mean if balpolicella is labeled classico
bardolino tend to be slightly lighter than valpolicella because it uses more of the lighter rondinella grape
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what does it mean when you see superiore on the label
that it is from the heart of the production zone the zone that theoretically provides the best conditions for growing the grapes
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can a wine be labeled classico and superiore
yes
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when a wine label says amarone della valpolicella what does the amarone have to do with valpolicella
amarone is the style of wine and it is produced in the valpolicella region
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what is the recioto process
refers to wines made with dried grapes that mostly come from veneto some versions are sweet
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what is a super tuscan and how did the term come about
super tuscan is a term used to describe superior tuscan wines that did not conform to the doc laws of the time.
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name a doc wine form the piemonte region
carema
arneis
dolcetto
barbera
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name a doc wine from the liquria region
cinqueterre
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name a doc wine from the lombardia region
sfurzat
lugana
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name a doc wine from teh trentino alto adige region
teroldego rotaliano
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name a doc wine from the friuli venezia giulia region
bardolino
valpolicella
soave
amorone
bianco di custoza
breganze
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name a doc wine from the emilia romagana region
grave del friuli
tocai fruiliano
collio
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name a doc wine from teh toscana region
lambrusco
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name a doc wine from the marche region
galestro
rosso di montalcino
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name a doc wine from the umbria region
verdicchio
posso pieceno
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name a doc wine from the campagnia region
orvieto
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name a doc wine from the puglia region
greco di tufo
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name a doc wine from the basilicata region
salice salentino
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name a wine from the calabria region
agliancio del vulture
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name a wine from the sililia region
crio
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name all the docg wines from italy that are sparkling provide the grapes used to make them and how they are made
teh sparkling docg winea re franciacorta
brachetto d acquir
ast
moscato di asti
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what is vin santo how and where is it made
is usually associated with toscana but can be made in any region and is typically sweet
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what are 8 docg production zones of chianti in toscana
classico
colli aretini
colli fiorentini
colli senesi
colli pisane
montalbano
rufina
montespertoli
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Name 3 premier producers of super tuscans
capezzana
ruffino
strozzi
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