Flashcards in Lm. Test Questions, Italy Deck (53)
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1
What grape is used for a wine from Gavi?
a) Cortese
b) Arneis
c) Verdicchio
a) Cortese
2
What region produces Valtellina wines from Nebbiolo?
a) Piemonte
b) Lombardy
c) Liguria
b) Lombardy
3
What is the minimum ageing requirement for Barolo RISERVA, and how many months in Oak?
a) 4 years
b) 3 years
c) 5 years
c)
5 years.
18 months
4
Which of the following is not one of the principal communes for the wines of Barolo?
a) Castiglione
b) La Morra
c) Dogliani
c) Dogliani
5
What are the typical flavours of a wine made from Arneis?
a) lychee and spice
b) peach and apricot
c) lemon and vegetal
b) peach and apricot
6
What % of Sangiovese must be used in a Carmignano?
a) 100
b) 50
c) 20
b) 50
7
What grape is used for a Vino Nobile di Montepulciano wine?
a) Montepulciano
b) Sangiovese
c) Dolcetto
b) Sangiovese
8
Which area in Tuscany is known for producing the Super Tuscan wines?
a) Montalcino
b) San Gimignano
c) Bolgheri
c) Bolgheri
9
What type of wine does the Frascati DOC produce?
a) White
b) Red
c) Rosé
a) White
10
What is the traditional grape used in Soave?
a) Trebbiano
b) Garganega
c) Vermentino
b) Garganega
11
What region is known for its Verdicchio wines?
a) Tuscany
b) Umbria
c) Marche
c) Marche
12
What is the dominant grape used in Conero DOCG and Rosso Piceno DOC?
a) Sangiovese
b) Nero d’Avola
c) Montepulciano
c) Montepulciano
13
What region does Umbria have a similar climate to?
a) Basilicata
b) Tuscany
c) Trentino-Alto Adige
b) Tuscany
14
What region is the Frascati DOC in?
a) Umbria
b) Abruzzo
c) Lazio
c) Lazio
15
What grape is used for Taurasi DOCG?
a) Agiorgitiko
b) Aglianico
c) Primitivo
b) Aglianico
16
What is Sicily’s traditional red variety?
a) Frappato
b) Nero d’ Avola
c) Negroamaro
b) Nero d’ Avola
17
What region is the wine Aglianico del Vulture in?
a) Basilicata
b) Puglia
c) Campania
a) Basilicata
18
Which grape is the same as the Primitivo grape?
a) Grenache
b) Zinfandel
c) Sangiovese
b) Zinfandel
19
How long must a wine from the DOCG of Taurasi be aged before release?
a) 2 years
b) 3 years
c) 4 years
b) 3 years
20
What style of wine is an Orvieto?
a) Red
b) White
c) Rosé
b) White
21
What grape is the Cannonau of Sardinia?
a) Negroamaro
b) Grenache
c) Merlot
b) Grenach
22
What is the name given to the ventilated room for drying grapes?
Fruttaio
23
What kind of wine is a Bardolino Chiaretto DOC?
Rose
24
How many communes are there in Barolo?
5
25
Which two communes represent Softer, Fruitier, Earlier Maturing Barolo?
La Morra.
Barola
26
Which two communes represent more structured, longer to mature Barolo?
Monforte.
SerraLunga
27
Which commune in Barolo has the qualities of the other groups within the commune.
Castiglione
28
Which DOC overlaps both Barolo DOCG and Barberesco DOCG?
Langhe
29
What grape is used in Barberesco DOCG
Nebbiolo
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