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What is the most planted grape in Piedmont?

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Barbera

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What is the most planted white grape in Piedmont?

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Moscato Bianco

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How many DOCGs in Piedmont? How many DOCs?

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17 DOCGs

42 DOCs

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What soil is found in Barolo and La Morra?

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Tortonian

Calcareous Marl

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What soil is found in Serralunga d’Alba, Castiglione Falletto and Monforte d’Alba?

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Helvetian/Serravallian sandstone

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What is the aging for Barolo? Riserva?

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Barolo: 38 mo from 11/1, 18 mo in oak or chestnut
Riserva: 62 mo from 11/1, 18 mo in oak or chestnut

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What is the aging for Barbaresco DOCG? Riserva?

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Barbaresco: 26 mo from 11/1, min 9 mo in wood (released 1/1 of 3rd yr)
Riserva: 50 mo from 11/1, 9 mo in wood (Released 1/1 of 5th yr)

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What is the aging of Gattinara DOCG?

Riserva?

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Gattinara: 35 mo from 11/1, 24 mo in wood
Riserva: 47 mo from 11/1, 36 mo in wood

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What is the aging of Ghemme DOCG? Riserva?

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Ghemme: 34 mo from 11/1, 18 mo in wood, 6 mo in btl
Riserva: 46 mo from 11/1, 24 mo in wood, 6 mo in btl

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What is the aging of Roero DOCG? Riserva?

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Roero: 20 mo from 11/1, 6 mo in wood (Released 7/1 2nd yr)
Riserva: 32 mo from 11/1, 6 mo in wood (7/1 3rd yr)

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What requires more Nebbiolo- Roero or Ghemme or Gattinara? What are the percentages?

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Roero: min 95% Neb
Gattinara: min 90% Neb
plus Vespolina and Bonarda di Gattinara
Ghemme: min 85% Neb
plus Vespolina and Uva Rara (Bonarda Novarese)
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What communes are entirely included in Barolo DOCG?

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Barolo
Castiglione Falletto
Serralunga d’Alba

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What communes are partially included in Barolo DOCG?

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Monforte d'Alba
La Morra
Grinzane-Cavour
Verduno
Cherasco
Novello
Diano d'Alba
Roddi
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Where is Rocche dell’Anunziata? Name a producer.

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La Morra
Paolo Scavino
Renato Ratti
F. Revello

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Where is Arborina? What producer is most associated with it?

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La Morra
Elio Altare
(Also made by Bovio and Mauro Veglio)

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Name 5 crus of La Morra

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La Serra
Rocche dell'Anunziata
Anunziata
Gattera
Arborina
Galina
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Name 3 vineyards shared by Barolo and La Morra

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Fossati
Cerequio
Brunate

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Where is Sarmassa? Name a producer

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Barolo

Marchesi di Barolo

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Name a producer of Cerequio

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Michele Chiarlo
Roberto Voerzio
Gaja’s Langhe Conteisa

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Where does the fruit for Gaja’s Langhe Conteisa come from?

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Cerequio

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Name some producers of Brunate.

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Ceretto
Marcarini
Voerzio
Giuseppe Rinaldi (starting in 2010, used to be in his Brunate-Le Coste)

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Where is Paiagallo? Name a producer

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Barolo
Fontanafredda “Vigneto La Villa”
Casa E. di Mirafiore

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Where is Le Coste? Name a producer

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Barolo
Giuseppe Rinaldi (part of Tre Tine as of 2010)
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What crus are in Giuseppe Rinaldi’s Tre Tine?

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Ravera (60%)
Le Coste (20%)
Cannubi San Lorenzo (20%)

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What cru is shared between Barolo and Novello? | Name a producer.
Ravera Elvio Cogno (Vigna Elena and Bricco Pernice) Part of G. Rinaldi's Tre Tine
26
Name all the Cannubis
``` Cannubi Cannubi Muschatel Cannubi San Lorenzo Cannubi Valletta Cannubi Boschis ```
27
What cru is shared by Barolo and Monforte d'Alba? Where is most of it?
Bussia, mostly in Monforte d'Alba | 292 ha in Monforte, 7 in Barolo
28
Name three vineyards within Bussia
``` Dardi Cicala Romirasco Colonello Gabutti Sottana Soprana Pianpolvere Visette Arnulfo Munie ```
29
Where is Ginestra? Name a producer
Monforte d'Alba Domenico Clerico (Ciabot Mentin and Pajana) Elio Grasso Conterno Fantino
30
Where is Bricco Boschis? Name a producer.
Castiglione Falletto | Cavallotto
31
Where is Monprivato? Name a producer.
Castiglione Falletto | Giuseppe Mascarello
32
Where is Fiasco? Name a producer.
Castiglione Falletto Paolo Scavino Azelia
33
Where is Villero? Name a producer.
``` Castiglione Falletto Cordero di Montezemolo (Vigna Enrico VI) Giuseppe Mascarello Brovia Giacosa until 1996 ```
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Where is Bricco Rocche? Name a producer
Castiglione Falletto Ceretto has an estate here Brovia
35
Name a cru shared by Castiglione and Monforte d'Alba.
Rocche di Castiglione
36
Name a cru shared by Serralunga d'Alba and Diano d'Alba
Sorano
37
Where is Cerretta? Name a producer
Serralunga d'Alba Giacomo Conterno Elio Altare Azelia
38
Where is Gabutti? Name a producer
Serralunga d'Alba Ceretto (Grignore) Cappellano (Otin Fiorin Pie France and Otin Fiorin Pie Rupestris)
39
Where does Cappellano source its' fruit from?
Gabutti in Serralunga d'Alba
40
Where is Vignarionda? Name a producer.
Serralunga d'Alba Massolino Oddero Luigi Pira
41
What is Bruno Giacosa's Monopole? Where is it?
Falletto Serralunga d'Alba 9 ha
42
What is Giacomo Conterno's Monopole? Where is it?
Francia Serralunga d'Alba 16 ha
43
What are Giacomo Conterno's holdings?
Francia Arione Ceretta He also owns Nervi in Gattinara
44
Name a cru in Novello
Cerviano-Merli (Sandrone) Ravera Sottocastello di Novello
45
Name a cru in Verduno
Monvigliero (Burlotto) | Massara
46
Name a cru in Roddi
Bricco Ambrogio (Scavino)
47
Name a cru in Diano d'Alba
La Vigna
48
Name a cru in Grinzane Cavour
Garretti (la Spinetta "Campè")
49
Name a cru in Cherasco
Mantoetto
50
What was the inaugural vintage of Monfortino? | Cascina Francia?
1920 | 1978
51
Name 5 crus in Castiglione Falletto.
``` Bricco Rocche Bussia Lazzarito Villero Monprivato Fiasc Pira ```
52
Name 5 crus in Serralunga d'Alba
``` Falletto Francia Cerretta Arione Gabutti Serra Marenca-Rivette Fontafredda Vigna Rionda ```
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Name 5 crus in Monforte d'Alba
``` Bussia Ginestra Mosconi Santo Stefano Perno Bricco San Pietro ```
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Name 5 crus in La Morra
``` Arborina Brunate Cerequio Gattera La Serra Rocche dell'Anunziata Fossati ```
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Name 5 crus of Barolo
``` Cannubi Bricco delle Viole Sarmassa San Lorenzo Liste Brunate Ravera ```
56
Where is Sarmassa? Name a producer
Barolo | Marchesi di Barolo
57
What is the largest cru in Barolo? Where is it?
Bricco San Pietro Monforte d'Alba 380 ha
58
What is the largest cru of Barbaresco? Size? Vignas?
Ovello; 78 ha Canova Casot Loreto
59
What are the communes of Barbaresco DOCG?
Barbaresco Neive Treiso San Rocco Senodelvio
60
Where is Montestefano? Name a producer
Barbaresco | Produttori del Barbaresco
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Where is Cole? Name a producer
Barbaresco | Moccagatta
62
Where is Secondine? Name a producer
Barbaresco | Gaja (Sori San Lorenzo)
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Where is Paje? Name a producer
Barbaresco Roagna Produttori
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What is the smallest cru in Barbaresco? What size? Name a prodcuer
Rabaja-Bas in Barbaresco 2 ha Castello di Verduno
65
Where is Muncagata? Name a producer.
Barbaresco | Moccagatta (Bric Balin is this + Cars)
66
Where is Asili? Name a producer.
``` Barbaresco Ceretto Bruno Giacosa Michele Chiarlo Produttori ```
67
What is Marchesi di Gresy's monopole?
Martinenga in Barbaresco
68
What are the subzones of Martinenga? Who owns it?
Gaiun Camp Gros monopole of Marchesi di Gresy in Barbaresco
69
Where are Gaja's vineyards of Sori Tildin and Costa Russi?
Roncagliette in Barbaresco
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Where is Rabaja? Name a producer
Barbaresco Castello di Verduno Bruno Rocca Produttori
71
Where is Roncagliette? Name a producer
Barbaresco | Gaja's vineayrds of Sori Tildin and Costa Russi are here
72
Where is Rio Sordo? Name a producer?
Barbaresco | Produttori
73
Where is Albesani? Name a producer
Neive Bruno Giacosa (Santo Stefano) Castello di Neive
74
Where is Gallina? Name a producer
Neive La Spinetta Oddero
75
Where is Basarin? Name a producer
Neive | Moccagatta
76
Where is Serraboella? Name a producer
Neive Paitin (Sori Paitin) Vietti (Masseria)
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Where is Pajore? Name a producer
Treiso | Mostly owned by Gaja, though he doesn't use the name on his labels
78
Where is the Giacosa cru? Name a producer
Treiso | Gaja owns much of this, planted to chardonnay
79
Where is Bricco di Treiso? Name a producer
Treiso | Pio Cesare
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Name 5 crus of Barbaresco
``` Paje Pora Asili Martinenga Montefico Montestefano Muncagata Rabaja Rio Sordo Roncagliette Secondine ```
81
Name 5 crus of Neive
``` Albesani Basarin Curra Cotta Gallina Santo Stefano Serraboella ```
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Name 5 crus of Treiso
``` Bernardot Bricco di Treiso Pajore Rombone Valgrande ```
83
Name 5 crus bottled by Produttori del Barbaresco
``` Ovello Montefico Montestefano Paje Muncagota Asili Pora Rabaja Rio Sordo ```
84
What were the top Barolo vintages 2010-present?
2010 2013 2016 2018?
85
What were the least successful vintages of Barolo 2010-present?
2012 (ish) 2014 worst- wet and cold, low yields, diluted 2017?
86
What were the top Barolo vintages 2000-2009?
``` 2001 2004 2006 2007 2008 ```
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What were the least successful | Barolo vintages 2000-2009?
2002-hail, rot, unripe 2003-heatwave 2005-just ok 2009-drought led to shutdown. Irregular quality
88
What were the best Barolo vintages of the 1990s?
1990 1996 1999
89
What were the least successful Barolo vintages of the 1990s?
1991 1992 1994 All diluted, light
90
What were the best Barolo vintages of the 1980s?
1982 1985 1989
91
What were the best Barolo vintages before 1980?
``` 1955 1958 1964 1967 1970 1971 1978 ```
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What are the subzones of Asti DOCG?
Canelli Strevi Santa Vittoria d'Alba
93
What are the alcohol ranges for Asti DOCG?
Asti: 6-9.5% Asti "Metodo Classico" 6-8% Moscato d'Asti: 4.5-6.5% Moscato d'Asti VT: 11%
94
What is the fermentation method used for Asti DOCG Asti?
Martinotti Method
95
What is charmat known as in Prosecco?
Martinotti Method | Named after Frederico Martinotti, who all but patented the tank method
96
What are the styles of Alta Langa DOCG?
``` ALL VINTAGE DATED Spumante Spumante Riserva Spumante Rosato Spumante Rosato Riserva ```
97
What is the aging for Alta Langa DOCG?
Spumante: 9 mo lees. Total production must exceed 30 months Riserva: 9 mo lees. Total production process must exceed 36 months
98
What Barolo commune is famous for Nascetta?
Novello
99
What clone of Nebbiolo is used in G Mascarello's Ca d'Morissio?
Michet
100
Which of Cappellano's Barolos is rarer? What is special about it?
Pie Franco- half the production of Rupestris, 100% Michet | more than 2x the price

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