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Minimum % Garganega in Soave DOC/Soave Superiore DOCG; what other 2 grapes are permitted?

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  • Min 70% Garganega

- plus Trebbiano di Soave (Verdicchio) and Chardonnay

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What is the “picai” technique and in what region of Italy is it used?

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  • Veneto (Reciotto di Soave)

- Hanging grape bunches to dry for passito style wines

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What DOCG is shared between the Veneto and Friuli?

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Lison DOCG

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What is “Torcolato”?

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Passito style dessert wine from Vespaiolo under the Breganze DOC in the Veneto

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Min % Glera in Conegliano-Valdobbiadene DOCG

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Min 85%

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Colbertaldo, San Pietro di Barbozza and Ogliano are “frazioni” that can append their names onto what DOCG?

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Rive that can append their name to Conegliano-Valdobbiadene DOCG

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What is the grape of “Oltrepo Pavese Metódo Classico”? How long must it spend on the lees?

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  • Min 70% Pinot Noir

- 15 months for NV; 24 months vintage

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Rebo (from Trentino) is a crossing of what 2 grapes?

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Merlot x Teroldego

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What style of wine is “kretzer”?

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Rosé from Trentino-Alto Adige

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Trento DOC wines must spend how long on the lees for NV, Vintage and Riserva?

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  • NV: 15 months
  • Vintage: 24 months
  • Riserva: 36 months
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Name the largest producing area of DOCG wine in Italy

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Asti/Moscato d’Asti DOCG

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PG synonym in Valle d’Aosta?

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Malvoisie (same in Switzlerand)

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River in Valle d’Aosta?

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Dora Baltea

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Dolcetto synonym in Liguria?

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Ormeasco

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Grape in Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle DOC in Valle d’Aosta?

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100% Prié Blanc

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What DOC is at the southern tip of Valle d’Aosta?

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Carema DOC

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Which Valle d’Aosta DOC has the highest min % of Nebbiolo (or Picoutènerr)?

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Donnas (or Donnaz) - Min 85%

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Synonym of the Rossesedi Dolceacqua grape from Liguria in Provence, France?

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Tibouren

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What was the first DOCG in Veneto?

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Recioto di Soave DOCG

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Which DOCG requires 100% Garganega?

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Recioto di Gambellera DOCG

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Which region is adjacent to and used to be a part of Italy’s Collio and is now a part of Slovenia?

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Goriska Brda

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What is Kretzer, where would you find it and what grape(s) are allowed?

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  • rosé wine from Trentino DOC
  • grapes allowed are Enantio, Schiava, Lagrein, Teroldego.
  • Min 2 varieties; max 70% of any grape
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Bolzano is the capital city of this DOCG

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Trentino-Alto Adige

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Which DOCG lies at the northernmost point of Italy on the Austrian border?

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Trentino-Alto Adige

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"Sur lie" for Prosecco is called ______?
- Col Fondo | - made through either the ancestrale method or a secondary ferm in bottle, but without disgorgement
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Synonum of Blaüfrankisch in Friuli?
Franconia
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Most planted red grape in Friuli?
Merlot
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What is the grape in Ramandolo DOCG in Friuli?
100% Verduzzo Friuliano (Verduzzo Giallo)
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This is a subzone of the Conegliano-Valdobbiadene DOCG located at the foot of the Cesen Mountain, considered the "grand cru" of the DOCG
Cartizze
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What were the first 3 areas to be classified as a DOCG?
1985 - Brunendo di Montalcino, Barolo and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
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Largest producing area of DOCG wine in Italy
Asti/Moscato di Asti DOCG
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Still wines from Franciacorta may be released as....?
Curtefranca (formerly Terre di Franciacorta) DOC or Sebino IGT
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Grapes and % of each permitted in Franciacorta DOCG
* Franciacorta - chardonnay, pinot nero - max 50% pinot bianco, max 10% erbamat * Franciacorta Satèn - chardonnay + - max 50% Pinot bianco ``` *Franciacorta Rosé min 35% pinot nero max 65% chardonnay max 50% pinot Bianco max 10% erbamat ```
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Largest producer in Franciacorta
Ca'del Bosco
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Which DOCG would you most likely find wine bottled in the futura 500mL bottle, similar shape to Inniskillin?
Moscato di Scanzo DOCG - sweet red passito wine
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T or F? Oltrepó Pavese Metódo Classico is DOCG and Oltrepó Pavese is DOC
True!
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Min aging on Franciacorta levels? Min lees aging (not starting until Feb 1 after harvest)
- NV: total min 25 mos (min 18m lees) - Saten/Saten Rosé: total min 31 mos (min 24m lees) - Vintage/Millesimato: total 37 mos (min 30m lees) - Riserva: total min 67 mos (min 60m lees)
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Which region has an earlier bud break and harvest? Langhe or Valtellina?
- Both for Valtellina! - Bud break in Valtellina is 2 weeks earlier than in the Langhe but harvest is also 2 weeks later (intense summer heat virus shut down in July; harvest can run until mid-November)
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Name the only 2 Italian regions that do not have an IGT category
Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta
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2nd longest river in Italy after the Po
Adige River
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5 seas surrounding Italy
* Clockwise - Ligurian: NW nearest to Florence and France - Adriatic: NE nearest to Croatia - Ionian: SE: nearest to Sicily - Tyrrhenian: SE nearest to Naples; E of Sardinia * *Technically, all just the Mediterranean Sea, but specific basins go by different names
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4 countries Italy borders
France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia
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South of Lake Iseo is which DOCG
Franciacorta DOCG
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1st white DOC in 1966
- Vernaccia di San Gimignano (Tuscany) - Min 85% vernaccia, max 15% non-aromatic grapes (chard...) - south of Firenze, within the Chianti zone - Producers: Panizzi, Falchini
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1st white DOCG in 1987
- First DOCG and first white DOCG!!! - Albana di Romagna (Emilia-Romagna) - 100% Albana; sparkling, dry, semi-sweet, sweet (passito) - SE of Bologna
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2nd most planted red grape in Italy
Montepulciano
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What river forms the Valtellina valley?
Adda river
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First dry red passito DOCG
Sforsato di Valtellina/Valtellina Sfursat (2003)
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Subzones of Valtellina (5)
- Maroggia (smallest-2002) - Sassella (best, some vyds are 100+ yo) - Grumello (highest, more clay) - Inferno (hottest, rockiest part of the valley) - Valgella (most productive, easternmost) * **Stagafassli (not a subzone and cannot be labeled as such) for wine bottled in the bordering Swiss valley
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T or F? Franciacorta Satèn may only be Brut made with white grapes only
- True! - Franciacorta may be released in wide range of final sweetness levels, the scale is similar to Champagne (Saten may only be brut)
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Min grapes % for Franciacorta Vintage and Reserve; both can be Satèn and Rose
85%
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Grapes for Oltrepò Pavese Metódo Classico DOCG
*Oltrepò Pavese Metódo Classico DOCG and Rosé min 70% pinot nero + max 30% chard, pinot bianco-grigio *Oltrepò Pavese Metódo Classico Pinot Nero and Rosé min 85% pinot nero + max 15% chard, pinot bianco-grigio NV: Min 15 m on the lees from Jan 1 Vintage: 24 m on the lees from Jan 1
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Subzones for Oltrepò Pavese DOC
- Buttafuoco (fiery spark) | - Sangue di Giuda (Judas blood)
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Min % Chiavennasca in Valtellina DOC/Valtellina Superiore DOCG?
both 90%
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Name 2 indigenous grapes in Valtellina that are genetically linked to Nebbiolo
Rossola, Pignola, Brugnola
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DOCG requires the highest min abv in Piedmont
- Sforzato di Valtellina/Valtellina Sfursat - min 14% - first dry red passito to gain DOCG - precedes Amarone DOCG by 7 yrs
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Describe the raisinating process and chemical changes in grapes
- raisinating process reduces acidity; hence grapes are picked earlier - Tartaric acid will drop significantly, but the other acids will stay the same - increases glycerin levels, resulting in a smoother, more viscous wine, with a more pronounced palate weight
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This river rises in Liguria and flows through Piedmont
Bormida
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Grape in Rossese di Dolceacqua (Dolceacqua) DOC
min 95% rosesse (tibouren)
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Nebbiolo synonym throughout Italy
- Carema: Picotèner - Ghemme and Gattinara: Spanna - Spanna: Alto Piemonte (Vercelli-Novara region) - Val d'Ossola: Prünent - Valle d'Aosta: Picotèner or Picotendro - Valtellina + Lombardy: Chiavennasca
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2 rivers in Alto Adige that meet in Bolzano, the capital
Adige, Isarco/Eisack
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Crossing and synonym for Muller-Thurgau
- aka Rivaner | - Riesling x Madeleine Royale
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Goldenmuscateller synonym
Moscato giallo
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Pinot grigio synonym
Rulander
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Pinot bianco synonym
Weissburgunder
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Largest, southernmost and warmest winegrowing region in Alto Adige; warmed by Lake Garda
Bassa Atesina
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Most volume in prouduction: Prosecco DOC, Asti DOCG, Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG
- Prosecco DOC (2.648 million hl) - Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG (629,200 hl) - Asti DOCG (626,800 hl) * Veneto produces more wine than any other region in Italy
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What is another name for Collio Goriziano DOC?
Collio
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Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG and Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG grapes, styles, min alc % and aging
* both 45-95% corvina, 5-30% rondinella, max 25% other allowed grapes - Amarone (+Classico, Valpantena, Superiore) - Min alc: 14% - 2yr/4yr Riserva - Recioto (+Classico, Spumante, Valpantana, Valpantana Spumante) - Min alc: 12% for Recioto - no aging requirement
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What is the max % of a producer's total maximum yield that can be used to produce Amarone; the remainder is used for what wine?
- Max 65% | - remainder may be used for Valpolicella DOC or Valpolicella Ripasso DOC
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Appassimento process: grapes are dried for average ___ months in special lofts called ___ before fermentation, concentrating sugar & extract. Straw mats are called ___.
- 4-6m - Fruttai - Graticci
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Amarone Classico Zone villages
Fumane, Negrar San Ambrogio.....Marano, San Pietro in Cariano
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Valpolicella DOC, Valpolicella DOC Ripasso grapes, styles, min alc % and aging
* both 45-95% corvina, 5-30% rondinella, max 25% other allowed grapes * both make Ripasso (+Classico, Valpantena, Superiore) DOC: 11/12% (Superiore) DOC Ripasso: 12.5/13% (Superiore)
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From West to East of Valpolicella regions
Valpolicella Classico -> Valpantana-> Valpolicella
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Valpolicella DOC cohabits with these other DOCs (2)
Soave DOC and Soave Classico DOC
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Synonym of Friulano in Veneto
Tai Bianco (aka Sauvignonasse, or Sauvignon Vert)
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This natural barrier protects Colli Orientali from the harsh north winds
Julian Alps in Slovenia to the NE
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Friuli appellation that surrounds Primorska, Slovenia
Collio/Collio Gorizano
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Which has a cooler climate? Collio or Colli Orientali
- Colli Orientali, more continental than Collio | - Collio closer to the tempering influence of the Adriatic
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Grape in Ramandolo DOCG in Friuli
100% Verduzzo Friulano (Verduzzo Giallo)
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Red grape in Carso
Terrano
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River marks the border between Colli Orientali del Friuli to the West, and Collio Goriziano (Collio) to the East
Judrio river
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Lago di Caldaro designation can also be named this
Kalterersee
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Alto Adige Valle Isarco designation can also be named this
- Südtirol Eisacktaler | - both names must be followed by a designation of variety or location
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Crossing for Kerner
Riesling x Trollinger (schiava)
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Crossing for Madeline Royale
PN x Trollinger

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