Italy Review Flashcards
(84 cards)
1
Q
t or f
there are twenty provinces in italy
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t
2
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what is the name of the mountain range that divides italy from north to south
A
apennine mountains
3
Q
according to italian wine laws what is the highest quality level
A
docg
4
Q
what does doc stand for
A
demoniazione de origine controllata
demarcated and controlled origin
5
Q
t or f
wines awarded docg status have lower yields than doc and igt designated wines
A
t
6
Q
what does igt stand for?
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indicazione geographica tipica
indication of a typical geographic region
7
Q
t or f
italian igt wine is equivalent of a french vin de pays or german landwein
A
t
8
Q
name the docg wines from toscana
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chianti chianti clssico brunello di montalcino vino nobile di montepulciano carmingnano rosso vernaccia di san gimiganano morellino di scansano
9
Q
name the docg wines from piemonte
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barolo barbaresco gattinara ghemme gavi asti moscato d asti brachetto d asti roerro arneis dolcetto di dogliani superiore
10
Q
t or f
soave valpolicella and bardolino are all docg wines from veneto
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f they are doc wines
11
Q
is franciacorta a docg wine
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yes
12
Q
in abbruzzo what wines come from here
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montepulciano d abruzzo
13
Q
in campagnia what wines come from here
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greco di tufo
taurasi
fiano di avellino
14
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in emilia romagna what wines come from here?
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albana di romagna
lambrusco
15
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in friuli venezia giulia what wines come from here
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tocai fruiliano
16
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in lazio what wines come from here
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frascati
cinqueterre
17
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in liguria what wines come from here
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inferno
grumello
valgella
sfursat
18
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Piemonte what wines come from here
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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
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rosso piceno
verdicchio
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Puglia what wines come from here
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salice salentino
21
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trention alto adige what wines come from here
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teroldego roatlino
22
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toscana what wines come from here
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chianti classico galestro brunello di montalcino vernaccia di san gimignano vin santo rosso di montalcino vino nobile di montepulciano morellino di scansano
23
Q
umbria
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orvieto classico
24
Q
veneto
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soave
valpolicella
amarone
25
give the primary grape for barolo
nebbiolo
26
give the primary grape for chianti
sangiovese
27
give the primary grape for vino bobile di montepulciano
sangiovese
28
give the primary grape for inferno
nebbiolo
29
give the primary grape for brunello di montalcino
sangiovese
30
give the primary grape for galestro
nebbiolo
31
give the primary grape for taurasi
sangiovese
32
give the primary grape for carmignano
trebbiano
33
give the primary grape for orvieto
agilianico
34
give the primary grape for gavi di gavi
sangiovese
35
give the primary grape for barbaresco
trebbiano
36
the towns of alba and asti are located in this region
piemontie
37
florence and siena are located in this region
toscana
38
marsala is a town and a type of wine made in this region
sicilia
39
orvieto is made in this region
umbria
40
what type of grape is used to make asti
moscato
41
inferno grummello sasella and valgella are all made from this grape variety
nevviolo in the local dialect nebbiolo is called chiavennasca
42
name the two doc wien from abuzzo
montepulciano d abruzzo
| trebbiano d abruzzo
43
what region is greco di tufo from
campagnia
44
t or f
| taurasi is a red wine
t
45
```
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
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valpolicella
asti
gattinara
amarone
46
what is the name of the grape used to make brunello di montalcino
sangiovese grosso sometimes calle dbrunello, sangioveto, prugnolo gentile
47
are white grapes used to make chianti
yes that is for chianti only. producers of chianti classico are not permitted to use white barieties
48
are all chianti wines docg?
yes
49
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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50
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
51
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
52
t or f
| carmigano is made from Sangiovese and cabernet
t
53
what is the grape variety used to make vernaccia di san gimignano
bernaccia
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what are the five villages of barolo
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barolo
la morra
castiglione di faletto
serralunga d alba
monforte d alba
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55
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
56
t or f
| dolcetto d alba and barbera d alba are made from the nebbiolo grape
f
57
name the docg wines from veneto
bardolino superiore
soave superiore
recioto di soave
58
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
60
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
64
what is the recioto process
refers to wines made with dried grapes that mostly come from veneto some versions are sweet
65
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
67
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
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bardolino
valpolicella
soave
amorone
bianco di custoza
breganze
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71
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
81
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
82
what are 8 docg production zones of chianti in toscana
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classico
colli aretini
colli fiorentini
colli senesi
colli pisane
montalbano
rufina
montespertoli
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83
Name 3 premier producers of super tuscans
capezzana
ruffino
strozzi
84
name 3 great producers of super tuscans
castello bandi
monsanto
fontodi
