Italy - TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE / FRIULI / VENETO

Question 1

What country borders Friuli

Answer 1

Northeastern Italy - border of Slovenia

Question 2

What countries border Trentino-Alto Adige

Answer 2

Northeastern Italy- border of Austria and Switzerland

Question 3

Geography of Veneto

Answer 3

Northeastern Italy, includes Venice and Verona

Question 4

Climate of Trentino-Alto Adige/Friuli

Answer 4

Cool Continental

Question 5

Climate of Veneto

Answer 5

Cool Mediterranean, closer to the east

Question 6

Geography of Trentino-Alto Adige/Friuli

Answer 6

Alps

Question 7

Classification of Veneto / Fruili

Answer 7

IGP, DOC, DOCG

Question 8

What are the main white grapes of Friuli

Answer 8

Pinot Grigio ⚪️

Sauvignon ⚪️ - (Sauvignon Blanc)

Friulano ⚪️

Pinot Bianco⚪️

Chardonnay ⚪️

Ribolla Gialla ⚪️

Question 9

What are the main white grapes of Veneto

Answer 9

Garganega ⚪️
Glera ⚪️
Trebbiano di Soave ⚪️
Chardonnay ⚪️

Question 10

What are the main white grapes of Trentino-Alto Adige

Answer 10

Pinot Grigio ⚪️
Chardonnay ⚪️
Sauvignon Blanc ⚪️
Pinot Bianco ⚪️

Question 11

Winemaking in Friuli

Answer 11

Orange wine and natural wines

Question 12

What red grapes are in Friuli

Answer 12

1. Merlot 🔴
2. Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso 🔴

Question 13

What red grapes are in Trentino-Alto Adige

Answer 13

Pinot Nero🔴
Teroldego 🔴
Lagrein 🔴

Question 14

What red grapes are in Veneto

Answer 14

Corvina 🔴
Rondinella 🔴

Question 15

Label terms - fruili, Venezia Giulia, Veneto

Answer 15

(-) Classico
(-) Superiore
(-) Secco
(-) Amabile
(-) Charmat
(-) Appassimento
(-) Recioto

Question 16

Classico Veneto

Answer 16

A red wine from the Valpolicella DOC, made from grapes grown in the traditional Classico viticultural zone

Question 17

Superiore Valpolicella

Answer 17

Indicates that the wine must be aged for a year minimum and have one percent higher minimum alcohol content than the regular Valpolicella DOC

Question 18

Secco Veneto

Answer 18

Dry white wine from the Veneto region of Italy

Question 19

Amabile

Answer 19

Refers to a wine that is medium-sweet, with a natural sugar residue of 12–45 grams per liter

Question 20

Charmat

Answer 20

Sparkling wine method

Involves carbonating the wine in large stainless steel tanks. It’s also known as the Tank Method, the Marinotti method, metodo Italiano, or cuve close

Question 21

Appassimento

Answer 21

An Italian winemaking technique that involves drying grapes before fermentation. The word “appassimento” translates to “fading” or “withering” in Italian

Question 22

Recioto

Answer 22

Recioto” indicates this is a wine made in the same manner as Amarone, but sweeter, with “port-like” qualities

Question 23

What’s special about the history of Alto Adige

Answer 23

Many of the producers in Alto-Adige are co-ops

Question 24

History of Amarone

Answer 24

(-) Vat of wine intended for Recioto was left unattended, accidentally allowing the fermentation to go too long

(-) When the cellar master, Adelino Lucchese, found this barrel, he discovered that rather than the sweet Recioto wine that was intended, they had a dry wine instead.

(-) This initially seemed like a big loss, but when they tasted the wine, they found it was rich and robust. It also carries a pleasant bitter (amaro) quality, hence it was eventually called Amarone, and a new style was born.

Question 25

Producers/Proprietary Brand of Trentino-Alto Adige

Answer 25

(-) Cantina Terlano (-) Tiefenbrunner

Question 26

Producers/Proprietary Brand of Friuli

Answer 26

(-) Jermann (-) Movia (-) Livio Felluga (-) Schioppettino (-) Josko Gravner

Question 27

Producers/Proprietary Brand of Veneto, Amarone

Answer 27

(-) Bertani (-) Masi (-) Allegrini (-) Tommasi (-) Dal Forno (-) Quintarelli

Question 28

Producers/Proprietary Brand of Veneto, Prosecco:

Answer 28

(-) Bisol (-) Mionetto (-) La Marca (-) Zonin (-) Zardetto

Question 29

Prosecco DOC

Answer 29

Spumante wines made in the Charmat method from the Glera grape variety.

Question 30

Describe wines from Soave DOC/Soave Superiore DOCG

Answer 30

Dry white wines made mostly from the Garganega grape variety. Superiore has elevated alcohol and longer minimum aging requirements

Question 31

Valpolicella DOC

Answer 31

Dry red wines primarily from the Corvina and Rondinella grape varieties.

Question 32

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG

Answer 32

Red wine primarily from Corvina with Rondinella. Uses the Appassimento process of drying the grapes and concentrating sugars. Minimum 14% abv and residual sugar is often perceptible.

Question 33

Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Spumante Superiore DOCG

Answer 33

More specific designation for Prosecco, higher alcohol requirement

Question 34

Recioto di Soave DOCG

Answer 34

Sweet white wine made from Garganega grapes dried in the Appassimento method

Question 35

Recioto di Valpolicella DOCG

Answer 35

Sweet red wine made from Corvina and Rondinella grapes dried in the Appassimento method.

Question 36

Valpolicella Ripasso DOC

Answer 36

Corvina and Rondinella grapes. Use of the remaining must and lees from the production of Recioto della Valpolicella and/or Amarone della Valpolicella. Young wine is combined with the lees and goes through a short second fermentation. This leads to wines with more flavor, tannin, and alcohol.

Question 37

Trentino-Alto Adige DOC

Answer 37

1. Alto-Adige (Südtiroler) DOC 2. Trentino DOC 3. Valdadige DOC

Question 38

Friuli DOC

Answer 38

1. Friuli Isonzo DOC 2. Friuli Colli Orientali DOC 3. Friuli Grave DOC

Question 39

Trentino-Alto Adige AOC laws

Answer 39

Most of production is DOC status single grape variety wines.

Question 40

Delle Venezie DOC/Trevenezie IGP regions

Answer 40

Includes the entire regions of Veneto, Friuli, and the Trentino portion of Trentino-Alto Adige