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Varietal rose from Terre del Colleani DOC must be made with what grape?

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schiava

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In what region is Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG?

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Piedmont

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What is the aging requirement for Franciacorta?

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min 18 months on lees after tirage (25 months total from harvest)

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What grapes are allowed in the sparkling Trento DOC?

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  • chardonnay
  • pinot nero
  • pinot bianco
  • meunier
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Raboso Piave and Raboso Veronese are found in which DOC?

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Venezia DOC

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What is Torcolato?

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a sweet wine made from dry vespaiolo grapes in Breganze DOC

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Bardolino wines are based on what varietals?

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  • corvina
  • rondinella
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What grapes are allowed in Bonarda dell’Oltrepo Pavese DOC (red only)?

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  • coratina (bonarda)
  • Barbera
  • ughetta (vespolina)
  • uva rara
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What is the primary grape of Lison DOCG?

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Tai (friulano)

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What are the primary grapes in Riviera Ligure di Poniente DOC?

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  • moscato
  • pigato
  • vermentino
  • granaccio (alicante)
  • rossese
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Which grapes can be bottles varietally in Oltrepo Pavese DOC?

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  • chardonnay
  • cortese
  • malvasia
  • moscato
  • pinot nero
  • riesling
  • sb
  • barbera
  • cab sauv
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What is Prosecco sui Lieviti?

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  • single harvest
  • bottle fermented, undisgorged
  • min 3 months on lees
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Red wines of Nus are based in which 2 grapes?

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  • Vien de Nus
  • petit rouge
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What are the 7 subzones of Valle d’Aosta?

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  • Arnaud Montjovet
  • Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle
  • Chambave
  • Donnas
  • Enfer d’Arvier
  • Nus
  • Torrette
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The Tanaro river runs between which two hills in Piedmont?

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  • Langhe (south bank)
  • Roero (north bank)
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What river cuts through the heart of Piedmont?

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Po

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Josko Gravner typically uses what designation when bottling?

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IGT Venezia Giulia

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What is the assemblage in Ghemme DOCG?

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  • min 85% spanna (nebbiolo)
  • max 15% combined vespolina and uva rara
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Wines of Casteller DOC must be made with 50% which grape?

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merlot

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What are the aging requirements for Amarone della Valpolicella?

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  • min 2 years from Jan 1 of harvest year
  • Riserva must age min 4 years from Nov 1 of harvest year
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What styles of wine are made in Friuli Colli Orientali DOC?

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  • red
  • white
  • sweet
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What styles of wine are made in Lugana DOC?

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  • bianco (trebbiano di Lugana)
  • superiore/riserva
  • late harvest
  • sparkling
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What is the min abv for Amarone della Valpolicella?

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14%

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What style of wine is Bardolino Chiaretto?

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rose

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Spanna is an alias for nebbiolo is what DOCGs?
- Ghemme - Gattinara
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Coli Euganei Fior d'Arancia DOCG must be made with 95% what grape?
moscato giallo
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What is unique about Sforzato di Valtellina DOCG?
- grapes are dries to increase potential alcohol (still wine) - not vinified before Dec 10
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What 2 grapes must make up 90% of the blend in Alta Langa DOCG?
- pinot noir - chardonnay
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In what region is Casteller DOC?
Trentino Alto Adige
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Ribolla gialla is an increasingly prominent grape in what region?
Friuli Venezia Giulia
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By law, what is the longest lees aging requirement for sparkling wine in the world?
Franciacorta Riserva - min 60 months on lees after tirage (67 months total)
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What is the min achieved abv required for Nus passito?
14%
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Enfer d'Arvier is a subzone in what DOC?
Valle d'Aosta
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What does MGA stand for in Piedmont?
menzioni geographiche aggiuntive
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What is the soil type of Franciacorta?
moraine, limestone, and volcanic material
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What DOCG represents the historic heartland of Prosecco?
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG
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What 2 grapes are allowed in Franciacorta Saten?
- chardonnay - pinot bianco
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What style of wine is made in Torrette?
red (min 85% petit rouge)
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What are the approved varieties of Franciacorta?
- pinot nero - pinot bianco (max 50%) - chardonnay - erbamat (max 10%)
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Where is the producer Venica e Venica located?
Friuli Venezia Giulia
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Schiava, lagrein, and teroldego are primarily found in what region?
Trentino Alto Adige
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What is the assemblage for Valpolicella DOC?
45% - 95% corvina/corvinone 5% - 30% rondinella max 25% other veronese grapes
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Petit rouge is a local grape found in what region?
Valle d'Aosta
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What Alto Adige subzone is known for white blends based on chard, pinot bianco, and sauv blanc?
Terlano
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What are the aging requirements for Valtellina Superior DOCG?
- min 24 months from Dec 1st w/ 12 months in wood - Riserva min 3 years
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How many hours of sunlight does Piedmont get annually?
1388
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What are the two grapes responsible for white wine in Offida DOCG?
- pecorino - passerina
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How long must Alta Langa DOCG wines spend on lees?
- 30 months on lees - 36 months on lees for Riserva
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Who is credited as the father of arneis?
Alfredo Currado (Vietti)
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Roero red and white must be a min 95% of what grapes (respectively)?
red - nebbiolo white - arneis
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What is the climate of Valle d'Aosta
continental
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What are the 3 DOC zones of Lambrusco?
- Grasparossa di Castelvetro - Sorbara - Salamino di Santa Croce
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List 3 lambrusco clones
- grasparossa - sorbara - salamino - viadanesi - maestri - marani
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How many DOC and DOCG zones are in Piedmont?
42 DOCs 17 DOCGs
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Wines from Nizza DOCG must be what grape?
barbera
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What are the 2 prized subzones of Piedmont?
- Langhe - Monferrato
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What are the grapes of the Bardolino DOC and in what region is it located?
Corvina and rondinella in Veneto
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What styles of wine are made in Oltrepo Pavese DOC?
- still white - still red - sparkling - passito
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What is the ageing requirement for Valpolicella Superiore?
1 year from Jan 1 yfh (12% abv)
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List 3 grapes that can be varietally labeled in Collio Goriziano DOC
- chard - friulano - malvasia - muller thurgau - picolit - pinot bianco/grigio - ribolla - riesling - sb - gewurtz
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What is the most important cru of Prosecco?
Cartizze
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What 2 provinces of Emilia Romagna are at the heart of Lambrusco production?
- Modena - Reggio
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What does the term Azienda Agricola mean?
agricultural farm
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What Piedmont DOCG produces traditional method sparkling based on pinot noir and chardonnay (min 90%)?
Alta Langa DOCG
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What is the age requirement for Barbera d'Asti?
4 months from Nov 1 of harvest
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What Piedmont DOCG is responsible for low abv rustic sparkling red?
Brachetto d'Aqui DOCG
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What DOCG is the largest wine producer in Italy?
Asti DOCG
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In what region is Lambrusco Mantovano DOC found?
Lombardia
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Bosco, pigato, and vermentino are the key grapes in what region?
Liguria
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What are the rooms used to dry grapes for Amarone production called?
fruttai
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What is the iconic white grape of Friuli Venezia Giulia?
Friulano
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What is Franciacorta saten?
- white grapes only - less than 5 atmospheres of pressure
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What two mountain ranges protect Piedmont?
- Appenines - Alps
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What is the max percentage of erbamat allowed in Franciacorta DOCG?
10%
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Dogliani DOCG is associated with what grape?
dolcetto
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Bardolino Chiaretto is made from which grapes?
- corvina/corvinone - rondinella - molinara
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What styles of wine are allowed in Piedmont DOC?
- red, white, rose - sparkling - blends and varietal bottlings - passito
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Picoutener is a local synonym for what grape?
nebbiolo
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Valtellina rosso must be made with 90% which grape?
chiavennasca (nebbiolo)
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What is the primary grape of delle Venezia DOC?
pinot grigio
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What are the aging requirements for Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG?
NV - 15 mos on lees from Jan 1 of harvest year Vintage - 24 mon on lees from Jan 1 of harvest year
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List 2 wines that can be bottled varietally in Colli Tortonesi DOC
- cortese - favorita - timorasso - moscato - barbera - dolcetto - croatina - freisa
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What is the only subzone of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit DOCG?
Cialla
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In what region is grechetto a favored grape?
Emilia Romagna
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What is the most widely planted grape in Piedmont?
barbera
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What are the 2 DOCG regions of Emilia Romagna?
- Romagna Albana - Colli Bolognese Pignoletto
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What is the min abv for Franciacorta?
11.5%
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What is the term for Valtellina Superiore bottled in neighboring Switzerland?
Stagafassli
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What is the min abv for Valpolicella Ripasso?
12.5%
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Define 'scelto'
Italian term for auslese - indicating quality
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What is the age requirement for vin santo in Trentino DOC?
- min 3 yrs - superiore in min 4 years
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What method is used to make sparkling wine in Oltrepo Pavese?
Martinotti - tankmethod in autoclave
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What is the min percentage of glera required in Conegliano Valdobiaddene Prosecco DOCG?
85%
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How long must Erbaluce di Caluso spumante age on lees?
15 months
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In what region is Carso DOC and what are the primary grapes?
Friuli Venezia Giulia - malvasia - terrano (red)
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What is the age requirement for Valpolicella Superiore?
1 year from Jan 1 of harvest year
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What is the min abv in Valpolicella DOC?
11%
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What is the term for rose in Alto Adige DOC?
kretzer
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What are the age requirements for Trento DOC?
NV - 15 months on lees (from Jan 1) Vintage - 24 months on lees (from Jan 1) Riserva - 36 months on lees (from Jan 1)
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What grapes are allowed in Boca DOC?
- nebbiolo - vespolina - uva rara
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What style of wine is made in Vigneti della Serenissima DOC?
sparkling
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How many DOCGs are in Veneto?
14
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What are the allowed grapes for Trentino Valle di Cembra?
- muller thurgau - riesling - pinot nero - schiava
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What styles of wine are made in Trentino Castel Beseno and what is the dominant grape?
moscato giallo - white - passito - late harvest
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What are the 6 subzones of Alto Adige DOC?
- Colli di Bolzano (red only) - Meranese (red only) - Santa Maddalena (red only) - Terlano - Valle Isarco - Valle Venosta
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What is sciatra?
rosato
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What are the 5 communes of Valpolicella Classico?
- Fumane - Marano - Negrar - Sant Ambrogio - San Pietro in Cariano
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What is vin da viajo?
liquoroso
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Where is Custoza DOC located?
Veneto
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What are the 4 DOCGs of Friuli Venezia Giulia?
- Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit - Lison - Ramandolo - Rosazzo
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What is the primary grape of the Trentino subzones of Isera and Ziresi?
marzemino
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The wine of Ramandolo DOCG must be made from which grape?
verduzzo friulano (verduzzo giallo)
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What style of wine is made in Rosazzo DOCG?
Friulano based white blends
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What is the min abv for Barbera d'Asti / superiore/ superiore with subzone?
12% 12.5% superiore 13% superiore w/ subzone
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In what DOC is Gropello Classico Riserva found?
Garda DOC
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Trentino DOC moscato made as vino licoroso must be bottled in what??
bocksbeutel
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What is the max percentage of a producers total yield that can be made into Amarone della Valpolicella?
65%
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Which 2 regions share the Prosecco DOC?
- Veneto - Friuli Venezia Giulia
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What styles of wine are made in Trentino Sorni?
- red - white
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In what region is Bosco Eliceo DOC located?
Emilia Romagna
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In what region is San Colombano Lambro DOC located?
Lombardia
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What grape is used to make white wine in Canavese DOC?
erbaluce
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Wines of Lago di Caldaro DOC are based on which grape?
schiava
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What are the primary soils in Barbera d'Asti DOCG?
clay, silt, sand, limestone
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In what region is Teroldego Rotaliano DOC located?
Trentino Alto Adige
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What are the primary red grapes allowed in Valdadige DOC?
- enantio - schiava
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What are the age requirements for Barbera d'Asti/superiore/superiore w subzone?
BdA - 4 months from Nov 1 Superiore - 14 months from Nov 1 including 6 months in oak Superiore w subzone - 24 months from Nov 1 including 6 months in wood and 6 months in bottle
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What are the 5 DOCGs of Lomabardia?
- Franciacorta - Moscato di Scanzo - Oltrepo Oavese Metodo Classico - Sforzato di Valtellina - Valtellina Superiore
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What is Torchiato di Fregona?
glera/verdiso/boschera based passito wine from Colli di Conegliano DOCG
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What is the primary grape in San Martino della Battaglia DOC?
tocai friulano
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When was the Italian DOC system introduced?
1963
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What are the principal soil types in Conegliano Valdobiaddene DOCG?
Conegliano - clay, limestone, glacial. alluvial Valdo - moraine, sandstone, clay
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Chiavennasca is an alias for what grape in what region?
nebbiolo in Valtellina, Lombardia
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Where is Colline di Levante DOC located?
Liguria
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What styles of wine are allowed in Colli Bolognese Pignoletto DOCG?
still white and sparkling based on 85% pignoletto
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How long does Franciacorta Millesimato spend on lees after tirage?
30 months
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What is the primary grape of the Gavi DOCG?
cortese
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What style of wine is made in Moscato di Scanzo DOCG?
passito (grapes dried min 21 days)
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What DOC covers still wines made within the Franciacorta area?
Curtefranca DOC
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What styles of wine can be made in Gavi DOCG?
- still white - sparkling white
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What style of wine is produced in Romagna Albana DOCG?
still white and passito based on 95% albana
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What does the term 'vigna' mean on an Italian label?
single vineyard
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What is the primary grape of Asti DOCG?
moscato bianco (min 97%)
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Gambellara DOC makes still, sparkling, and vin santo based on what grape?
garganega
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Where is Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG located?
Piedmont
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What are the primary soils in Roero DOCG?
sand, clay, limestone
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What are the 4 indigenous red grapes of Trentino Alto Adige?
- schiava - lagrein - teroldego - marzemino
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What percentage of Soave must be garganega?
70%
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What grape grown on Mont Blanc is responsible for sparkling wine of Valle d'Aosta?
Blanc de Morgex
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What is the aging requirement for Amarone and Amarone Riserva?
Amarone - min 2 years from Jan 1, year following harvest Riserva - min 4 years from Nov 1 of harvest year
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Nosiola is a grape native to what region?
Trentino Alto Adige
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What wine is produced in Arnaud-Montjovet?
red made from min 70% picoutener (nebbiolo)
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What is the min obtained alcohol in Prosecco DOC?
10.5% (rose is 11%)
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Rossese is an alias for what grape?
tibouren
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Alois Lageder is a well known producer in what region?
Trentino Alto Adige
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In what DOC is Marzemino Superiore found?
Trentino DOC
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In what Trentino Alto Adige red only DOC is a min 50% merlot blended with schiava?
Casteller DOC
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What does 'rive' mean on a bottle of Prosecco?
- hand harvested - vintage - must list one of the 43 frazione
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What style of wine is made in Donnas?
- red from a min 85% nebbiolo - must age 24 months with 10 months in wood
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What style of wine is made in Enfer d'Arvier?
red made from a min 85% petit rouge
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What is sciacchetra?
white passito wine made in Cinque Terre DOC
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What is the term for pinot grigio briefly macerated on the skins to achieve a coppery color?
ramato
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What is the assemblage for white and sciacchetra in Cinque Terre DOC?
- min 80% bosco, albarola, and vermentino - max 20% approved grapes from Spezia province
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What is the most planted grape in Alto Adige?
schiava
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In what region is Soave?
Veneto
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Valpolicella is on the shores of what lake?
Garda
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What wines are made in Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle?
100% Prie blanc - late harvest (200 g/L must weight) - traditional method sparkling (min 9 mos on lees)
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What is the most important DOCG in Lombardia?
Franciacorta
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What styles of wine are made in Valle d'Aosta DOC?
- red, white, rose - late harvest - passito - sparkling
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What is the prestige cuvee of Ca' del Bosco?
Annamaria Clemente
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What styles of wine are allowed in Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG?
- still white - sparkling - passito
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What grape is used to make white wine in Soave?
garganega
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What are the 3 primary grapes in Valpolicella DOC?
- corvina - rondinella - molinara
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Arneis is found primarily in what DOCG?
Roero, Piedmont
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What region is the largest producer in Italy?
Veneto
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What is the difference between recioto and amarone?
- both are made from dried (primarily corvina) grapes in Veneto - if fermentation is halted and the wine is sweet, it is recioto - amarone ferments until dry
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In what Italian region would one most commonly find orange wine?
Friuli Venezia Giulia
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What is the parentage of kerner?
schiava X riesling
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In what region are pigato and rossese found?
Liguria
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Where is Valtellina Superior DOCG located?
Lombardia
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Soave Superiore DOCG wines come from what 2 subzones?
- Classico - Collo Scaligeri
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What estate brough schioppettino back from near extinction?
Cialla (Friuli Venezia Giulia)
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What 2 grapes are considered blending grapes in Gattinara DOCG?
- bonarda di gattinara - vespolina
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What is the soil type in Dogliani DOCG?
calcareous/siliceous clay
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What is the only grape allowed in the Canelli DOCG?
moscato bianco
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What styles of wine are made in Chambave?
- still white of 100% moscato bianco - passito - still red made from min 70% petit rouge
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What is the name for the hills outside the Soave Classico zone?
Colli Scaligeri
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What red grapes are allowed in Curtefranca DOC?
- merlot - cab franc - carmenere - cab sauv
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What is the assemblage for Soave DOC?
- min 70% garganega - max. 30% trebbiano do soave / chardonnay - max 5% non aromatic veronese varieties
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What are the only red grapes allowed in Gutturnio DOC?
- barbera - croatina
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What styles of wine are produced in Modena DOC?
- sparkling - lambrusco
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Which 3 DOCs are shared between Lombardia and Veneto?
- Garda - San Martino della Battaglia - Lugana
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The white wines of Nus are 100% what grape?
malvoisie (pinot grigio)
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How many months do Franciacorta rose and saten spend on lees after tirage?
min 24 months
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What is the assemblage for white wines if Trentino DOC?
- min 85% chard and pinot bianco - max. 20% manzoni bianco, muller thurgau, sauv blanc
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What are the 3 subzones of Asti DOCG?
- Canelli - Strevi - Santa Vittoria d'Alba
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What are the 5 subzones of Valtellina Superiore DOCG from west to east?
- Maroggia - Sasella - Grumello - Inferno - Valgella MS GIV
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What are the primary red and white grapes of Colli Bolognese DOC?
- pignoletto - barbera
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What are the 4 sub appellations of Colli Piacenti DOC?
- Monterosso Val d'Arda - Terbbiano Val Trebbia - Valnure - Vin Santo do Vigoleno
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What is the max. RS for Amarone?
12 g/L
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What is the only style of wine made in Botticino DOC and what grapes are allowed?
Red only - barbera (min 30%) - marzemino - schiava - sangiovese
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Botticino, Casteggio, and Cellatica are all DOCs found in which region?
Lombardia
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Which 2 grapes can be bottled varietally in Cipriano del Colle DOC?
- trebbiano - marzemino
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What is the age requirement for red wine in Valle d'Aosta DOC?
min 5 months from Dec 1 of harvest year
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In what DOCG would a sweet passito style red moscato be found?
Moscato di Scanzo DOCG, Lombardia
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What 2 communes make up the Classico zone of Soave Superiore DOCG?
- Soave - Monforte d'Alpone
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Recioto di Gambellara DOCG is based on what grape?
100% garganega
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What is the max amount of nebbiolo allowed in Barbera d'Alba DOC?
15%
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What are the two subzones of Barbera d'Asti DOCG?
- Tinella - Colli Astiani
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Who produced Italy's first single vineyard moscato (Mosccato Bricco Quaglia)?
La Spinetta
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What are the aging requirements for Gattinara DOCG?
min 35 months including 24 months in wood riserva - 47 months including 36 months in wood
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What are the aging requirements for Gavi DOCG?
riserva - 1 year from Oct 15 including 6 months in bottle metodo classico - 2 years including 18 months on lees
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What is the primary grape of Friulano di Bagnoli DOCG?
raboso piave
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What percentage of pinot nero is required for Franciacorta rose?
35%
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What two grapes can be varietally labeled in Colli di Luni DOC?
- vermentino - albarola
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Vin santo in Trentino DOC must be made with 85% which grape?
nosiola
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What is the primary soil type in Gavi DOCG?
limestone rich clay
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What is the primary red grape in Colli di Luni DOC?
sangiovese
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The Po river forms a natural border between which two regions?
Lombardia and Emilia Romagna
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What is the primary red grape of Montello Asolo DOC?
cab sauv
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What are the primary grapes of Colli Romagna DOC?
- chardonnay - trebbiano - cab sauv - sangiovese
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What is the most important red DOC in Trento?
Teroldego Rotaliano DOC
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In what region is vespaiolo found?
Breganze, Veneto
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What are the primary grapes in Terre Alfieri DOCG?
- arneis - nebbiolo
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Merlot is commonly grown in which northern Italian region?
Veneto
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What is the age requirement for Torcolato?
not released until Dec 31, 4YFH
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What are the requirements for Romagna Albana Passito Riserva?
- 11% min abv - 400g/L must weight after drying - botrytis - grapes allowed to dry until March 30, YFH - not vinified before Oct 15 - not sold until Dec 1, YFH
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What grapes are allowed in Trentino DOC rosso?
- cab sauv - cab franc - merlot (superiore allows lagrein and nebbiolo)
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How much time in wood is required in red wine from Roero DOCG?
6 months
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What styles of wine are allowed in Roero DOCG?
- white (95% arneis) - red (95% nebbiolo) - sparkling (arneis)
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What is “Arcailloso”?
Soil type of Gavi “Red Earth”: brown iron rich soil
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What is the traditional trellising system on the Aoste Valley?
pergola
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What is a “Tino”?
tall, upright oak vat used in traditionalists Barolo wineries
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When was Barolo upgraded to DOCG?
1980 (First DOCG to be created, with Vino Nobile de Montepulciano & Brunello de Montalcino)
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What is a Botti?
Large slovenian oak barrel uses to aged Italian wine (regular in Barolo/Barbaresco)
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What river runs though the Prosecco region?
Piave river
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What is the river of Valle d'Aosta?
Dora Baltea River
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What is the river of Valtellina Superiore?
Adda river
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What is the min RS for Recioto di Soave?
70 g/L
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What is Crusae?
Rose sparkling wine from Oltrepo Pavese Methodo classico with higher amount of PN (85% min) in the blend – 12% ABV
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Where can you find the “Ponca” soil type?
Friuli Rosazzo or Ramondolo DOCG - santstone and clay/marl
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What it the Italian term for noble rot?
muffa noble
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What is ronca?
terraced sites in Friuli
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What is the only appellation producing vin santo in Veneto?
Gambellara DOC vin santo
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Where is the ruche grape found?
Asti province, Piedmont (perfumed red)
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Where are the Norvara and Vercelli hills?
northern Piedmont
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What is the local name for dolcetto in Liguria?
ormeasco
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What are the 3 appellations of Valtellina?
- Sforzato di Valtellino DOCG - Valtellina Superiore DOCG - Rosso di Valtellina DOC
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All the Valtellina appellations require a minimum what percent nebbiolo?
90%
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The wine of Colli Bolognese Pignoletto must be made with 85% what grape?
Pignoletto (grechetto)
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What was the first DOCG for white wine in Italy?
Romagna Albana DOCG (1987)
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Vernatsch is an alias for what grape?
Schiava (sudtirol)
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In what region is raboso piave found?
Veneto
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What DOC for white wine overlaps the Bardolino DOC?
Bianco di Custoza DOC
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What are the 3 subzones of Valpolicella
- Valpolicella Classico - Valpantena - Valpolicella Orientale
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What producer re-introduced the ripasso method in Valpolicella in the 1960's?
Masi
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What is the name for the traditional method of stringing up and air drying grapes in Gambellara DOC?
picai
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By both acreage and production, what is the largest DOC in Friuli Venezia Giulia?
Friuli Grave DOC
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What is the name for Collio Goriziano on the Slovenian side of the border?
Goriska Brda / Brda Hills
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What is ponca and where is it found?
soil that consists of alternating layers of sandstone and calcareous marl in Friuli Venezia Giulia
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What style of wine is made in Colli Orientale del Friuli Picolit DOCG?
appassimento wines of 85% picolit
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What style of wine is made in Ramandolo DOCG?
appassimento/late harvest wine of 100% verduzzo giallo
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What style of wine is made in Rosazzo DOCG?
white blends based on friulano (plus sb, pb, chard, ribolla giallo)
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What is the minimum amount of spanna required in Lessona DOC?
85%
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The Matterhorn is shared between which 2 countries?
- Italy - Switzerland
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What is the name of Giacomo Conterno's property in Gattinara?
Nervi
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Turbiana is an alias for what grape?
trebbiano di Lugana
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What is the name of Gaja's cab sauv bottling in Barbaresco?
Darmagi
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What is the name of the wind that cools Valtellina in the summers?
Breva
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What are the new approved subzones (red only) for Bardolino Superiore?
- La Rocca - Montebaldo - Somocompagna
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What is the name for nebbiolo in Valle d'Aosta?
picotendro
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Which dolcetto appellation does not require 100% dolcetto?
Dolcetto di Ovada DOC (97%)
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What is the allowed elevation in Barolo?
170 - 540 m
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What is a synonym for trebbiano di Soave?
verdicchio
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List a producer who makes a Barolo Chinato
- Cappellano - Vajra - Cocchi
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What is the min percent of moscato bianco required in Asti DOCG?
97%
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What is the max RS in Amarone della Valpolicella?
9 g/L
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What is the sweetness level of Barolo Chinato?
approx 180 g/L
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What is the name of the wind that influences Liguria?
Maestride
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What are muretti?
stone walls used to prevent erosion in Valtellina
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What is the name for the baskets used for harvesting grapes in Valtellina?
portini
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In what year did Gaja re-label it's 3 single vineyard red wines as Barbaresco (requiring 100% nebbiolo)?
as of the 2013 vintage
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What are the 3 single vineyard red wines of Gaja?
- Costa Russi - Sori Tildin - Sori San Lorenzo
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When was Franciacorta given DOCG status?
1995
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What is the difference in soil type between Gattinara and Ghemme?
Gattinara - volcanic Ghemme - alluvial gravel
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What is the soil type in Carema?
moraine based rocky limestone, glacial till
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What are the 2 DOCGs for the raboso grape?
- Piave Malanotte (Veneto) - Friularo di Bagnoli
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What two Veneto DOCGs are based on Bordeaux blends?
- Montello Rosso - Colli di Conegliano
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What are the aliases for vermentino in Liguria and Piemonte?
Liguria - pigato Piemonte - favorita
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Between 2010 - 2021, what was the worst vintage in the Veneto region?
2014 (bad for all of Italy)
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What is the min percentage of pinot noir required in Franciacorta rose?
35%
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What nebbiolo clone is thought to be the most dependable?
Nebbiolo Lampia
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Which nebbiolo clone produced smaller, more concentrated berries due to viral influence?
Nebbiolo Michet
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What does the term 'Albeisa' signify on a bottle?
- member of Albeisa organization - all members must be vetted - only producers with facilities within the Langhe eligible (Barolo, Barbaresco, Roero, Dogliani, Alba) - only vineyards within Langhe - must use the bottle for at least one wine for one year - bottle only produced by Veraglia - founded by Renato Ratti - focus on environmental protection and community investment
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In Piemontese dialect, what is a Sori?
hillside vineyard with full southern exposure
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In Roero, what are le rocche?
steep sandy cliffs formed by erosion (via Tanaro River)
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What are the only two Piedmont DOCGs which produce both red and white wine?
- Roero DOCG - Terre Alfieri DOCG
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What are the aging requirements for Roero arneis?
Normale - 4 months Riserva - 16 months
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What are the 5 denominations for barbera in Piedmont?
- Barbera d'Asti DOCG - Nizza DOCG - Barbera del Monferrato DOC - Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG - Barbera d'Alba DOC
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What is the age requirement for Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG?
14 months including 6 months in oak
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What are the 2 official subzones of Barbera d'Asti DOCG?
- Tinella - Colli Astiani
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Which barbera denomination in Piedmont requires 100% barbera?
Nizza DOCG
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Describe the Asti method of fermentation
- grape must is chilled and kept at low temps - warmed in in autoclaves for fermentation in batches (also creates the bubbles) - fermentation is stopped at desired abv and sweetness
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What is the abv range for Moscato d'Asti?
4.5 - 6.5%
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Timorasso is found primarily in which DOC?
Colli Tortonesi DOC
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Which river splits Ghemme and Gattinara?
Sesia River
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What are the age requirements in Ghemme DOCG and Gattinara DOCG?
Ghemme DOCG Normale - min 34 months including 18 months in wood and 6 months in bottle (from Nov 1 HY) Riserva - min 46 months including 24 months in wood and 6 months in bottle (from Nov 1 HY) Gattinaro DOCG Normale - min 35 months including 24 months in barrel (from Nov 1 HY) Riserva - min 47 months including 36 months in barrel (from Nov 1 HY)
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What was the first DOC for white wine in Piedmont?
Erbaluce di Caluso (1967) - became DOCG in 2010
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What are the allowed blending grapes in Barbera del Monferrato DOC?
- freisa - grignolino - dolcetto
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Where is Bramaterra DOC located and what style of wine is allowed?
Piedmont - red only
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Where is Calosso DOC located and what is the primary grape?
Piedmont - gamba rosso (min 90%)
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What is the primary grape in Carema DOC?
Nebbiolo (85-100%)
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What is the primary grape in Cisterna d'Asti DOC?
croatina (80-100%)
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What is the only style of wine allowed in Loazzolo DOC?
bianco vendemmia tardiva - 100% moscato bianco
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What is the only style of wine allowed in Strevi DOC?
passito (100% moscato bianco)
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What Piedmont DOC requires white wines to be made with min 60% chardonnay?
Valli Ossolane DOC
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List the DOCGs for Dolcetto in Piedmont
- Dogliani DOCG - Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba DOCG - Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore DOCG
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What is the min elevation for Alta Langa DOCG?
250 m
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What is vermentino known as in Piedmont?
favorita
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How many clones of nebbiolo exist and what are the 4 most common?
over 40 clones exist - lampia - michet - rose - pollo
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What are the 6 DOCGs for Nebbiolo in Piedmont?
- Barolo DOCG - Barbaresco DOCG - Ghemme DOCG - Gattinara DOCG - Roero DOCG - Terre Alfieri DOCG
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What 2 grapes does Giacomo Conterno plant in Cru Francia?
- nebbiolo - barbera
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What is uva rara known as in Alto Piemonte?
bonarda novarese
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Order these grapes from earliest to latest ripening: nebbiolo dolcetto barbera
- dolcetto (earliest ripening) - barbera - nebbiolo (latest ripening)
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Where is the nascetta grape found?
Langhe DOC - if labeled varietally, must have min 85% novello - if labeled with subzone Nascetta or Nascetta del Commune di Novello, must have 100% nascetta - spearheaded by Elvio Cogno
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Why is garganega a suitable grape for passito style wines?
- large, loose clusters allow ample air flow during drying process - thicker skins prevent rot during drying process
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What is the age requirement for red wine in Roero?
Rosso - 20 months age including 6 months in wood Rosso Reserva - min 32 months age including 6 months in wood

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