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What is a culinary specialty of Alto Adige?

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Speck - cured meat from hind leg of pig (pair w/ vernatsch)

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Soil type of Alto Adige?

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Volcanic Granite - Porphyry

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What is the key growing area for Pinot Noir in Alto Adige?

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Basse Atesina - Eastern Quadrant

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What famous co-op is from the Val d’Adige DOC?

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Cantina Terlan (PG, SB, CH, PB)

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In which sub zone is the Lago di Caldaro located?

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Oltradige

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Which zones of Alto Adige are most planted to apple orchards?

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Merano and Venosta - NW

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What 2 red grapes are most prominent in and around Bolzano?

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Schiava (Santa Maddelena) and Lagrein (Gries - unofficial)

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Name a producer from the Valle Isarco

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Abbazia di Novacella (monastery founded in 1142) - sylvaner, kerner

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What is another german name for schiava/vernatsch

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Trollinger

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What areas constitute the TRE VENEZIE?

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Veneto,
Friuli-Venezia-Giulia,
Trentino-Alto Adige

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Bolzano sits at the confluence of which 2 rivers?

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Adige and Isarco (Eisack)

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What are Italy’s 5 autonomous regions?

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Trentino-Alto Adige (last to join the country), 
Sicily, 
Sardinia, 
Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, 
Valle d’Aosta
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The Dolomites range is part of what larger mountain chain?

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The Southern Limestone Alps

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What is the climate of Alto Adige?

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Alpine-continental - Dolomites cradle the region (rainshadow) and warm air is drawn up from the Adriatic over Lake Garda - SPRING FROST and HAIL remain challenges

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What are the best sites for Pinot Nero in Alto Adige?

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Basse Atesina, Mazzon, Val Venosta

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Good producers of Alto Adige Pinot Nero

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Manincor, Girlan, Castelfeder

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What types of grapes could end up in appasimento wines from Alto Adige?

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Vespolina, Moscato Rosa

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Val d’Adige stretches into Verona?

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TRUE!

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Colli di Bolzano DOC in Alto Adige produces wines from which variety?

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Schiava (grossa, gentile, grigia)

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Alto Adige DOC white wines must contain a minimum 75% combined of which 3 varieties?

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PG, PB, Chard

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Subzone with the sparsest plantings in Alto Adige

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vinschgau (valle venosta)

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Mountain Pass that joins Austria to Alto Adige

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Brenner

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Kretzer is? Which DOCs can use it?

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rose usually from lagrein

Trentino,
Terroldego,
Valdadige

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‘Scelto’ or ‘Auslese’

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Higher minimum % abv, Lago di Caldaro (Kaltersee) schiava

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Kerner is a crossing of___ x ___, predominantly planted in ___?
schiava grossa x riesling, Valle Isarco
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What does valpolicella mean?
Latin and Greek for Valley of many cellars
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Soils of Valpolicella?
Volcanic (soave), Glacial, limestone, and clay
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Name one DOCG for wines based on the raboso grape (Veneto)
Piave Melanotte - 15-30% dried grapes, min 8 g/L (70% raboso piave, 30% veronese); Friularo di Bagnoli - rosso, riserva, VT, passito (amarone style)
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What style of wine is produced in Montello DOCG (Veneto) ?
Cabernet based blends with merlot, CF and/or carmenere - rosso, rosso superiore
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What are the 2 passito style wines made in Colli Conegliano DOCG ?
Refrontolo (marzemino, also rosso style); Torchiato di Fregona (glera, verdiso, boschera, bianco passito only) Both min. 30 g/L RS
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What is the difference between Reccioto and Amarone?
Reccioto is typically sweet to semi-sweet (50g/L +) and the grapes dried for longer, can also be spumante; Amarone must be under 12 g/L RS and is higher abv (acquired of 12% for recioto, 14% for amarone)
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Which zones of production may make Soave Superiore?
Classico, Colli Scalieri - 33 new geographical mentions, Anselmi
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Grapes allowed for Soave
70% garganega, 30% trebbiano di soave, chardonnay; pinot blanc
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What does 'col fondo' mean?
sur lie - wine is tank fermented, then second fermented in bottle without disgorgement (supposed to be the original style of prosecco)
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What is Conegliano Refrontolo? DOCG (Colli di Conegliano)
Rosso - 95% marzemino, can be passito style
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What is Torchiato di Fregona? DOCG (Colli di Conegliano)
white passito style from glera - grapes dried for min. 150 days (usually 15-16% abv)
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Key producers of Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCG (18 communes)
``` Montelvini, Case Paolin, Villa Sandi, Amadio, Belle Casel ```
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Conegliano Valdobiaddene Rive DOCG
steep hillsides - named for hamlets or frazzione (43) - hand-harvest mandatory, vintage dated - only spumante style
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Garganega DOCG’s
Soave Superiore, Recioto di Soave, Recioto di Gambellara
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Cartizze DOCG
Grand Cru of prosecco - 107ha
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What is the soil of Cartizze?
sandstone, marl
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Cartizze altitude?
300m altitude, very steep
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Cartizze vine training?
doppio capovolto - double bow
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Cartizze producers?
Villa Sandi, Adami, Bisol, Mionetto
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Prosecco DOC must contain _ percent of Glera
85%
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Other grapes allowed for Prosecco (up to 15%)
``` Verdiso, Bianchetta Trevigiana, Perera, Glera Lunga, CH, PB, PG, PN ```
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Grapes for Prosecco are mostly machine harvested T or F
TRUE
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Valpolicella subzones
``` Classico : Fumane, Negrar, Marano, Sant’Ambrogio, San Pietro in Cariano; ``` Valpantena, Valpolicella Orientale (unoffical), Illasi
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Colli Asolani - other names for Asolo
Pearl of Treviso, | City of 100 Horizons - foot of Venetian Alps, 450 m alt.
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Sui Lieveti wines (Asolo Prosecco)
single harvest, second fermentation in bottle - 90 days on the lees and not disgorged so have sediment
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spumante wines qualify for “superiore” above what abv?
11%
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Mountain range north of the Veneto
Montelesini
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Amarone passed to DOCG in what year, Barolo?
2010; 1980
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What style of vine training is common in Valpolicella?
pergola, guyot; pergola creates a horizontal screen to shade the grape bunches in increasingly warm vintages
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When did the Veneto surpass southern Italy in production?
in the 1990s
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Valpolicella racks
Gratici - shelves for the fruttai lofts
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Cartizze sugar levels
17-35 g/L (Secco / Dry) - most prosecco normale is Extra Dry
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Stone retaining terraces in Valpolicella
Marogne
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Recioto meaning?
Little ears - clusters on the edges that got the most sun
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What does Amarone mean?
Great bitter
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Valpolicella producers
``` Masi, Allegrini, Bussola, Bertani, Quintarelli, Dal Forno, Zyme, Tedeschi, Roccolo Grassi ```
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If Amarone alcohol goes over 14%, can you have higher residual sugar?
YES, + 0.1 g/L for every 0.1%
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What is the largest viticultural zone in Veneto?
Piave - north of the venetian lagoon - signature grapes are raboso and manzoni bianco, also a DOC cheese
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How much Amarone allowed to be made in a vintage?
65% of yield
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Single vineyard Soaves
La Rocca, Capitel Foscarino, Calvarini
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Friuli Venezia Giulia most planted grape, red grape?
pinot grigio, merlot
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Rosazzo DOCG
Friulano based blends - based on Livio Felluga “Terra Alta”
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What are the major geo influences on Friuli?
The Julian Alps, hills and folds down to the Adriatic Sea
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What is ponca?
layered sandstone, chalky limestone, and clay - Colli Orientali / Collio
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What is flysch di Cormons?
another name for ponca
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What is the typical blend of Collio Bianco?
Friulano, Ribolla Gialla, Malvasia Istriana
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Where is Josko Gravner based?
Oslavia (near to Radikon and Primosic)
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DOC and DOCG shared between Friuli and Veneto
Lison DOCG, | Lison Pramaggiore DOC
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Verduzzo is made where?
Ramandolo DOCG in Friuli
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What is the specialty of Carso? (Coastal Trieste)
Refosco - Terrano
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Key producers of Friuli
``` Miani (Colli Orientali), Borgo del Tiglio (Collio), Damijan (Collio), Ronco del Gnemiz (Colli Orientali), Vie di Romans (Friuli Isonzo), Gravner (Venezia Giulia IGT), Venica & Venica (Collio), Radikon (Venezia Giulia IGT), Meroi (Colli Orientali), Primosic, Livio Felluga (Rosazzo) ```
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What are the soil differences between Conegliano and Valdobbiadadene?
More sandstone and moraine in Conegliano (warmer) Clay and limestone in Valdo
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Amarone and Recioto may not be vinified before..
Dec. 1 - you can't shortcut the drying times

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