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Ripening pattern Nebbiolo

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Late ripening, early flowering

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Base wine of Carema

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Nebbiolo in Valle d’Aosta

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Hills below Sesia river

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Novara Hills

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Where is Picotendro grown and what is it

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Nebbiollo syn in Donnas and Arnad-Montjovet subregions of Valle d’Aosta DOC

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Most planted red grape of Piedmont

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Barbera

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Monferrato hills DOCG

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Barbara d’Asti (4 mo. aging)
Barbera del Monferrato Superiore
Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato (Ruche= aromatic reds)
Nizza

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Nizza DOCG

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est. 2014 “shot that broke 3 year silence of DocG promotion after EU reforms)
Barbera based, subzone of Barbera d’Asti

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Berbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG

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Sort of like d Beaujo crus, 14 mo. aging, 6 in cask

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Name 3 dolcetto DOCG

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Dogliani (famous for Luigi Einaudi 1948 president)
Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba (MGA option, 71 “sori” authorized)
Doleetto di Ovada Superiore

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Name 2 still white DOCG Piedmont

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Cortese di Gavi (tranquillo common, Spumante/frizzante available)
Erbaluce di Caluso

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Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG

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Made from high acid Erbaluce grape
South of Caremma
Tranquillo, spumante or passitto (latter is highly regarded)

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Alta DOCG

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Piedmont bubbles for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay)

Aged 30 Mo.

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name 2 alta producers

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Fontanafredda, Enrico Serafino

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What is favorita

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Vermentino syn N Italy

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Types of franciacorta

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franciacorta
f Saten
f Rose
f Millesimato
F Reserva
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franciacorta assemblage

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Pinot Nero
Chard
Max 50 Pino Bianco

Saten
no Nero

Rose
Min25 Nero
Max 50 Bianco
no chard

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franciacorta aging

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18 Mo. post tirage

25 Mo. total post harvest

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franciacorta Saten aging

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24 mo. post tirage

31 MO. post harvest

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franciacorta millesimato aging

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30 Mo. Post tirage

37 mo. post harvest

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franciacorta riserva aging

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60 mo. post tirage

67 mo. post harvest

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Lake north of franciacorta

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Lago d’Iseo

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owner of Ca’ del Bosco

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Maurizo Zanella

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Who is Maurizo Zanelle

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Owner of Ca’ del Bosco

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Where is lake Iseo

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North of franciacorta

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When was franciacorta DOCG established
1995
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Pressure laws franciacorta
Saten: less than 5 atmospheres
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Pressure laws franciacorta
Saten must be less than 5 atmospheres
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franciacorta Saten laws
Brut only (here means 0-20 gI ) max 5 atmospheres Chard and max 50 Bianco 24 months lees 31 total
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Millesimato meaning franciacorta
Vintage 85% from vintage 30 tirage 37 total
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Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico beets
``` DOCG Tradish sparkling South side of Lombardy 70% Pinot Nero base 85% varietal Pinot Nero ```
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Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico beets
``` DOCG Tradish sparkling South side of Lombardy 70% Pinot Nero base 85% varietal Pinot Nero Shorter aging ```
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Aging Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico
NV: 15 months lees | Vintage; 24 lees
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What is Chiavennasca
Nebbiolo Syn Valtellina, Lombardy
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Valtellina beets
``` on border of Switzerland Rosso DOC Superiore DOCG Both 90% Chiavennasca 10 other shit Superiore has 2 year aging, 12mo. wood ```
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What is Stagafassli
Valtellina Superiore from Switzerland
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Sforzato di Valtellina beets
DOCG Lombardy 90 % Chiavennasca dried to increase
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Sforzato di Valtellina beets
``` DOCG Lombardy 90 % Chiavennasca dried to increase alcohol percentage min 14% ```
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DOCG of Lombardy
franciacorta Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico Valtellina Superiore Scanzo, Moscato di Scanzo
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Scanzo beets
Lombardy DOCG | Red moscato di Scanzo Passito
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Pigato is?
Vermentino syn Liguria
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Vermentino syn. Liguria
Vermentino
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Where is Cinque Terre
DOC in Liguria
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Colli di Luni beets
``` Ligurian DOC Vermentino performs best Bianco 30 vermentino Rosso 50 sangio Can also be labeled Vermentino and Albarola ```
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Cinque Terre beets
Liguria DOC 40 Bosco 40 Albarola /Vermentino Can be done Bianco or Passito
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What is sciacchetra
Passito bianco | Cinque terre
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Name for Passito bianco in cinque terre
Sciacchetra
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Main grape of Cinque terre
Bosco plus Albarola and Vermentino
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1st white wine DOCG
Romagna Albana
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Syn Grechetto
Pignoletto | Emilio Romagna
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Pignoletto is
Grechetto syn Emilia Romagna became appellation so only producers from there use it
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What is Riunite
Banfi Lambrusco brand that catapulted Lambrusco in 70s
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What did Goria's law do
established IGT
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What is PGI level in Italy
IGT
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Most recent DOCG
Nizza 100% Barbera Monferrato hills
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what did Mario Schiopetto do?
Introduced modern style to Friuli (stainless temp control)
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Ronchi di Cialla beets
Sub of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit 100% Picolit (basic is 85% Picolit) traditionally sweet style but only requirement is 16% final Alcohol
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Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit
DOCG Min 85% Picolit max 15% excluding Gewurtz Sweet style but MO requirement given
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2 top dry DOC Friuli
Collio Goriziano | Colli Orientali del Friuli
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Which Friuli DOC starts as CoIli/CoIlio
Colli Orientali | Collio Goriziano
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flysh of Cormons is?
Soils of Colli Orientali | Marl and Sandstone
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2 main sweet DOCG Friuli
Ramandolo | Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit
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Name a Monopole in Friuli
Cialla subzone of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit
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What is Goriska Brda?
Slovenian half of Collio
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Name 3 native reds of Friuli
Refosco Schioppettino Pignolo
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DOCG of Veneto
``` XSoave XAmarone della Valpolicella XColli Asolani XBardolino Superiore XColli Euganei Fior d'Arancio XColli di Conegliano XConegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco XFriularo di Bagnoli XMontello Rosso XMalanotte del Piave XRecioto della Valpolicella XRecioto di Gambellara XRecioto di Soave XSoave Superiore ```
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Levels of Amarone
Regular Classico Valpantena Riserva
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Amarone grape allowances
45-95 Corvina (corvinone may sub 50) 5-30 Rondinella max 25 other red (no more than 10 each) of that max 15 non aromatic, max 10 native Italian
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Min Alc. Amarone
14 post drying
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Sugar allowances Amarone
12gl 2 sets for; post 14% and post 16% additional.10 per point post 14 additional .15 per point post 16
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yields aging Amarone
No more than 65% of yield can be Amarone | rest is Valpolicella or Ripasso
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largest producer of wine, Italy
Veneto
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Name common Valpolicella grapes other than Corvina
Rondinella (5-30 of Valpolicella blends, super vigorous high yielder) Molinara Negara Oseleta
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Corvina beets
Corvina Veronese has fruity Sour cherry appeal that deepens into dark and dirty goodness Corvinone (up to 50% of Corvina Valpolicella portion) is genetically distinct but is still well suited to drying
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Name of area where Amarone grapes are dried, and length
3 months in "fruttai"
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Valpolicella Classico areas
``` Fumane Negrar Marano Sant'Ambrogio San Pietro in Cariano ```
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2 Valpolicella Valleys Mentioned in Guild Guide
Valpantene (official subzone) | IIlasi
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Subzone of Valpolicella
Valpantene, Valley in middle of region
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where are Valpolicella classical areas focused
near Lake Garda
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Difference between Amarone and Recioto Valpolicella
Recioto dried extra month
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Name 5 Barolo vineyards
``` Brieco fiasco Monprivato 3 Bussias 4 Cannubis Cerequio ```
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Name 5 Barbaresco vineyards
``` Serraboela Asili Rabaja Martinenga Curra ```
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Friuli DOCGs
Ramandolo Colli Orientali Friuli PicoIit and picolit-Cialla (passito) Lison Rosazzo
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Emila Romagna DOCGs
Albana di Romagna | Colli Bolognesi Pignoletto
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Lombardia DOCGs
``` franciacorta Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico sforzato/Sfurzat di valtellina valtellina superior Scanzo or Moscato di Scanzo ```

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