Marche / Le Marche

Question 1

Climate

Answer 1

-sub-continental : in the hills
-continental in the center
-Mediterranean: in the coast

Question 2

Capital

Answer 2

Anacona

Question 3

best know for producing …

Answer 3

white wines

Question 4

best whites are produced with …..

Answer 4

Verdicchio grape

Question 5

the red wines produced in the area are produced using ….

Answer 5

Sangiovese
Montepulciano

Question 6

Soil

Answer 6

calcareous ,clay and limestone

Question 7

name the most important WHITES grapes

Answer 7

-Verdicchio bianco
-Bianchello del Metauro
-Biancame
-Malvasia bianco di Candia
-Malvasia Bianca Lunga
-Maceratino
-Pecorino
-Passerina

Question 8

Name the most important red grapes …

Answer 8

-sangiovese
-montepulciano
-Lacrima
-Vernaccia Nera di Serrapetrona
-Ancellotta
-Aleatico

Question 9

what’s the grape who shares Trebbiano di Soave’s same DNA ?

Answer 9

Verdicchio

Question 10

One of the most outstanding characteristic of Verdiccio is …..

Answer 10

its high-acidity

Question 11

Bianchello del Metauro is also a ….

Answer 11

DOC

Question 12

Biancame is also know as ….

Answer 12

Bianchello

Question 13

What’s the name of the grape which is a Biancame mutation also know as Campolese ,Trebbiano di Terano

Answer 13

Passerina

Question 14

what is the meaning of the name Lacrima?

Answer 14

means tear drop because this grape has the tendency to split and drip its juice

Question 15

Mention the 5 DOCG in Marche

Answer 15

-Conero Riserva
-Vernaccia di Serrapetrona
-Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva
-Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi -Riserva
-Offida

Question 16

Mention important DOC

Answer 16

-Lacrima di Morro d’ Alba
-Bianchello del Metauro
-Pergola
-Rosso Conero
-Terreni di Sanseverino

Question 17

Conero DOCG is a dry ,red wine full bodied made of …

Answer 17

85% Montepulciano
15% Sangiovese

Question 18

Conero DOCG requires a minimum aging of …

Answer 18

2 years

Question 19

Venaccia di Serrapetrona is a sparkling red wine made of ….

Answer 19

Vernaccia nera

Question 20

Venaccia di Serrapetrona is a DOCG SINCE …

Answer 20

2003

Question 21

Venaccia di Serrapetrona is one of the ..

Answer 21

smallest classified zones in Italy with 21 hectares

Question 22

Venaccia di Serrapetrona is famous for …..

Answer 22

being the only wine with 3 fermentations

Question 23

the 1rst fermentation uses …. grapes of hand picked in October

Answer 23

60%

Question 24

2nd fermentation must be at least 40 % of……..and added in …..

Answer 24

dried on straw mats grapes
January

Question 25

Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva DOCG can be made in ...

Answer 25

in spumante version

Question 26

This wine has a good ....

Answer 26

aging potencial

Question 27

Minimun aging

Answer 27

18 months

Question 28

Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Riserva DOCG is a ...

Answer 28

dry ,white fresh wine

Question 29

Made out of ...

Answer 29

Verdicchio

Question 30

In what other forms is this wine produced?

Answer 30

in passito style either sweet or dry and also Spumante

Question 31

What's the name of Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi superior wine ?

Answer 31

Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico which has 0.5 more ABV

Question 32

Offida is a DOCG denomination since ...

Answer 32

2011

Question 33

Offida whites have ....

Answer 33

the varietal in the label -Offida Passerina -Offida Pecorino

Question 34

In the red one only will appear ..

Answer 34

Offida Rosso

Question 35

Offida rosso are generally made of....

Answer 35

85%Montelpulciano 15% of other allowed local varieties

Question 36

Red Offida must aged for ...

Answer 36

24 months (which 12 in barrels)

Question 37

Offida white pares with ....

Answer 37

Olive Ascolane ( fried breaded olives stuffed with meat