Northern Itay

Question 1

What area is home to the Nebbiolo grape

Answer 1

Langhe and monferrato hills

Question 2

What are some great producers of langhe and monferrato hills

Answer 2

Contourno
Sandrone
Monsante

Question 3

What is the make up of Nebbiolo?

Answer 3

A thin skinned high acid, high alcohol, high tannin wine (long maceration periods)

Question 4

What are the three major red grapes of Piemonte

Answer 4

Nebbiolo
Dolcetto
Barbera

Question 5

What are the major white grapes of Piemonte

Answer 5

Moscato bianco (Muscat a petite grains)
Cortese
Arniese
Favorita (vermentino) mostly produced for Asti

Question 6

How many DOC zones are in Piemonte

Answer 6

16 DOCG 40 DOC (most in Italy)

Question 7

What are the two most prestigious DOC’s in Piemonte

Answer 7

Barolo and barbaresco ( both from Nebbiolo grape)

Question 8

Barolo is produced in 11 communes but 5 communes represent 90% of DOCG land

Answer 8

1. La morra
2. Barolo
3. Serralunga d’Alba
4. Monteforte d’Alba
5. Castiglione Falleto

Question 9

What are the two soil types found in Barolo

Answer 9

Tortonian soil - calcareous marl

Serrvallian soil - sandstone

Question 10

What are the aging requirements for Barolo

Answer 10

38 months (18 months in oak) 
Reserva is 62 months

Question 11

What are the two schools of wine making involved with Barolo production

Answer 11

Traditionalist ( contorno, rinaldi)

Modernist. Short maceration barrique aging (Scavino, Sandrone, Gaja)

Question 12

What is barolo chinato

Answer 12

DOCG aromatized wine flavored with quinine

Question 13

What is a synonym for Nebbiolo?

Answer 13

Spanna

Question 14

What are some other Nebbiolo based red wines from Piemonte

Answer 14

Roero
Gatinara
Ghemme

Question 15

What are a couple of DOCGs for Barbera

Answer 15

Barbera d’Asti
Barbera del Monferatto
Nizza (100% Barbera)

Question 16

What are some DOCGs for the dolcetto grape?

Answer 16

Dogliani

Dolcetto di Ovada superiore

Question 17

What is important about gavi

Answer 17

First still white wine in Piedmont to be DOCG

Dry mineral tinge from cortese grape

Question 18

How many atmospheres in Asti

Answer 18

2 atmospheres

Question 19

What is the most important zone of Lombardy

Answer 19

Franciacorta

Question 20

What is so special about franciacorta?

Answer 20

• It’s the closest thing to champagne, highly regarded sparkling wine
• Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and 50% Pinot bianco
• aged for 18 months not released until 25 months after harvest
• Riserva ages for min. 5 years

Question 21

What is Lombardy’s most important zone for red wine?

Answer 21

Valtellina DOC
• chiavennasca grape aka Nebbiolo
• lighter in style
• superiore aged for 24 months DOCG

Question 22

What is trentino alto adige known for?

Answer 22

• varietal labeled wines

* Chardonnay, Miller thurgau, Pinot bianco, and Pinot grigio

Question 23

What are the three well regarded unique styles of red wine from veneto

Answer 23

Amarone della valpolicella
Recioto della valpolicella
Valpolicella ripasso

Question 24

What is the method used to make amarone

Answer 24

Appassimento (raisination)

Corvina grape blended with rondinella (also molinara, negara)

Question 25

What is bardolino DOC

Answer 25

Lighter style of valpolicella

Question 26

What is the principle most important white zone in veneto

Answer 26

Soave DOC (70% garganega, trebbiano di soave, chardonnay) Recioto de soave DOCG and superiore DOCG

Question 27

What are the three provinces that make up Piedmont Wine region

Answer 27

Asti, alessandria, cuneo