Lazio

Question 1

What is the #1 Malvasia in Italy

Answer 1

Malvasia Bianca di Candia

Question 2

TRUE / FALSE largest Malvasia Bianca plantings?

Answer 2

TRUE

Question 3

What red grape is only found in Lazio

Answer 3

Cesanese

Question 4

What white grape has the largest plantings in Italy in Lazio

Answer 4

Malvasis Bianca di Candia

Question 5

What was first DOC

Answer 5

EST! EST! EST!

Question 6

What is known as the wine reservoir of Roma

Answer 6

Castelli Romani

Question 7

When did quality revolution start

Answer 7

20th Century

Question 8

What are the 2 most promising native grapes

Answer 8

Cesanese, Malvasia del Lazio

Question 9

Mostly hills / MTS / plain

Answer 9

Hills, > 50%
MTS 26%
Plains 20%

Question 10

What are the 3 MT volcanic ranges in NW
what are their craters respectively ?

Answer 10

Volsini, Cimini, Sabatini
Lakes Bolsena, Vico, Bracciano

Question 11

What volcanic range is SE of Roma

Answer 11

Colli Albani

Question 12

Where are the plains
how created ?

Answer 12

coastal from Toscana to Campania
drained wetlands

Question 13

what is the north plain called ? southern ?

Answer 13

Maremma Laziale
Agro Pontino

Question 14

River name ?
flows from where , through, to?
Forms what valley ?

Answer 14

Tevere (Tiber)
SW from Umbria, Roma, sea
Valle de Tevere

Question 15

Climate
Coast
Inland
Inland influence

Answer 15

Med
Continental
alitude

Question 16

Driest area

Answer 16

Maremma

Question 17

How were soils formed? simple or complex ?

Answer 17

volcanic activity, sea incursion / withdraw
complex

Question 18

how many soil groupings ?
what are they
where each

Answer 18

3
Volcanic - middle of region from running SE from Volsini to Colli Albani
Limestone - South in Latina and Forstinone
Clay Sandy - Coastal and Tiber valley. Coastal Clay-sand marine origin. Valley sediment / alluvial

Question 19

Grapes white / red

Answer 19

70/30

Question 20

Dominant white grapes

Answer 20

Trebbianos and Malvasias for blends and varietals

Question 21

Dominant Reds (3)

Answer 21

Merlot, Sangio, Monte

Question 22

Most significant native red

Answer 22

Cesanese

Question 23

1 Grape

Answer 23

Malvasia Bianca di Candia

Question 24

1 Red grape

Answer 24

Merlot

Question 25

Malvasia del Lazio grape Native ? Home location ? aka ? why ? cross of ? feature ?

Answer 25

considered ? Castelli Romani Malvasia Puntinata, dark specks on skin as it ripens Muscat di Alexandria (Zibibbo) x Schiava Grossa botrytis prone for sweet wine

Question 26

Cesanese varieties ? which more common ? which better ? Traditional style vs modern ?

Answer 26

Cesanese Commune, Cesanese d'Affile Commune common, d'Affile better sweet / fizzy , mostly dry / still

Question 27

Viti traditional modern

Answer 27

Tendone Guyot, Cordone Speronato

Question 28

DOC/G / IGT % how many DOCG / DOCS

Answer 28

40/20 3 / 27

Question 29

Main Appellations (6)

Answer 29

Est! Est! Est! di Montefiascone DOC Orvieto DOC Cesanese del Piglio DOCG Frascati DOC Frascati Superiore DOCG Cannellino di Frascati DOCG

Question 30

Est! Est! Est! Loc Grapes Where is Classico styles? most common?

Answer 30

Shores of lake Bolsena and around village of Montefiascone Trebb Tosc 50- 65% 25-40% Trebb Giallo 10-20% Malvasia Bianca Lunga and/or Mlavasia del Lazio Around Montefiascone and Bolsena dry to med-sweet and spumante, dry

Question 31

What was first DOC

Answer 31

EST! Est! Est!

Question 32

Orvieto DOC shared with ? Grapes dry or sweet? sup allowed ?

Answer 32

Umbria, mostly there 60% Grechetto and/or Trebb Tosc (Procanico) both yes

Question 33

Cesanese del Piglio (Piglio) DOCG Loc Grape Sup age req ? Ris allowed ? Noteable feature ?

Answer 33

East of Roma, Apennie foothills, villages around Piglio 90% commune or d'affile no age req, higher ABV. yes aged. label as sup Ris aromatic

Question 34

Frascati DOC / DOCG loc Grapes Sup req ? Ris Req? Sup area restrict ? Soil

Answer 34

Hills SE Roma / Castelli Romani Malvasia Candia and/or Lazio ABV, yield, NO AGE / Age , ABV no Volcanic

Question 35

Cannellino Frascati DOCG method Botrytis req? VT req ?

Answer 35

VT some passito optional yes