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What geographic features cradle Piemonte?

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  • The Apennines
  • The Alps
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This major river runs through Piemonte.

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The Po River

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What is the main soil of Piemonte?

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Calcareous marl and sandstone with different percentages of clay and sand.

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What is the climate of Piemonte?

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Continental

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The Alps create what in Piemonte?

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A rain shadow effect

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Where is hail worrisome in Piemonte?

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The Langhe

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What are the main red grapes of Piemonte?

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Nebbiolo

Barbera

Dolcetto

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What is the most planted red grape of Piemonte?

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Barbera

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List some other red grapes of Piemonte.

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Brachetto

Grignolino

Ruche

Croatina

Vespolina

Freisa

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What is Piemonte’s most planted white grape?

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Moscato Bianco (Muscat a Petit Grains)

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List some other white grapes of Piemonte.

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Cortese

Arneis

Erbaluce

Favorita (Vermentino)

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How many DOCG/DOC in Piemonte?

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19 DOCG

42 DOC

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In what province are Barolo and Barbaresco located?

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Cuneo Province

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What is the main river of Barolo and Barbaresco?

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Tanaro River

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List the 11 communes of Barolo.

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Entirely included in DOCG:

Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, Serralunga d’Alba

Partially included in DOCG: Monforte d’Alba, La Morra, Diano d’Alba, Novello, Verduno, Grinzane Cavour, Cherasco, Roddi

From North and around to the SE:

Verduno

Roddi

Grinzano Cavour

Diano d’ Alba

Castiglione Falleto

Serralunga d’ Alba

Monforte d’ Alba

Novello

Barolo

La Morra

Cherasco

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What communes of production of Barolo are located completely within the DOCG?

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Barolo

Castiglione Falleto

Serralunga d’ Alba

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What are the two soil types of Barolo? What are their differences?

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Tortonian Age Soil

  • higher proportion of calcareous marl which results in a softer style.
  • blue gray marls

Serravallian Age (Helvetian)

  • sandstone soil that produces more structured wines.
  • limestone and compacted sands
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List the soil types of each commune.

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La Morra - Tortonian Age (calcareous marl)

Barolo - Tortonian (calcareous marl)

Monforte d’ Alba - Serravallian (sandstone)

Serralunga d’ Alba - Serravalian (sandstone)

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List the aging requirements for Barolo Normale vs Riserva.

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Normale: 38 months from Nov 1 of harvest year, 18 months in wood

Riserva: 62 months from Nov 1 of harvest year, 18 months in wood

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What are the communes of production for Barbaresco?

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Barbaresco

Neive

Treiso

San Rocco Senodelvio (part of Alba)

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List the aging requirements for Barbaresco Normale vs Riserva.

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Normale: 26 months from Nov 1 following harvest, minimum 9 months in oak, may be released Jan 1 of third year following harvest

Riserva: 50 months from Nov 1 following harvest, minimum 9 months in oak, may be released Jan 1 of fifth year following harvest

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List the DOCG of Piemonte

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Gattinara

Ghemme

Erbaluce di Caluso

Barbera del Monferrato Superiore

Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato

Barbera d’ Asti

Nizza

Roero

Barbaresco

Dolcetto di Diano d’ Alba

Barolo

Dogliani

Asti/Moscato d’ Asti

Brachetto d’ Aqui

Gavi di Gavi

Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore

Alta Langa

Terre Alfieri - elevated in 2020

Canelli - elevated in 2023

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What is Barolo Chinato?

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an aromatized wine flavored with quinine

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What is the most important producer of Barolo Chinato?

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Cappellano

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What is the minimum percentage of Nebbiolo in Roero?
95%
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What are the soils of Roero?
Sandy
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What is the river that flows through Gattinara and Ghemme?
The Sesia River
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In Gattinara and Ghemme, nebbiolo is also known as this.
Spanna
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What are the main grapes of Ghemme?
Minimum 85% Spanna (Nebbiolo), Combined maximum 15% Vespolina and Uva Rara (Bonarda Novarese)
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What are the main grapes of Gattinara?
Minimum 90% Spanna (Nebbiolo) Maximum 10% in total of Bonarda di Gattinara and Vespolina (Vespolina cannot exceed 4%)
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What is minimum aging for Barbera d' Asti Normale vs Riserva?
Normale: 4 months from Nov 1 of harvest year Riserva: 14 months from November 1 of the harvest year, min 6 months in oak
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What is the aging requirement of Barbera del Monferrato Superiore?
14 months, 6 months in cask
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What is the main grape of Nizza DOCG?
100% Barbera
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These DOCG's in Piemonte are Dolcetto.
Diano d' Alba Dogliani Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore
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This DOCG in Piemonte must be superiore to qualify for DOCG status.
Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore DOCG Barbera de Monferrato Superiore DOCG
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What is the first still white wine in Piemonte to be promoted to DOCG status?
Gavi di Gavi 1998
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What is the largest producer of DOCG wine in Italy?
Asti DOCG
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What is the minimum atmospheres of pressure of Asti DOCG?
2 atmospheres of pressure
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What are the grapes of the Alta Langa DOCG?
Min. 90% combined Pinot Noir and/or Chardonnay Max. 10% other non-aromatic varieties suitable for cultivation in Piemonte
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True or False: Alta Langa DOCG are not allowed to be vintage dated.
False - they must be vintage dated.
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What are the aging requirements of Alta Langa DOCG normale and riserva?
Spumante: Min 9 months on lees (per EU law for classical method wines) and total production process must not be less than 30 months Spumante Riserva: Min 9 months on lees (per EU law for classical method wines) and total production process must not be less than 36 months
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Who makes the bottling Barolo Vigna Cappella? What cru and commune?
Rocche di Manzoni Perno in Monforte d'Alba
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Who makes the bottling Ciabot Mentin? Commune? Cru?
Domenico Clerico Ginestra Monforte d'Alba
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Who makes the bottling Pajana? Commune? Cru?
Domenico Clerico Ginestra Monforte d'Alba
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Who makes the bottling Barolo Gavarini Vigna Chiniera? Where?
Elio Grasso Monforte d'Alba
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Who makes the bottling Casa Mate? Cru and commune?
Elio Grasso Ginestra Monforte d' Alba
47
Which of the following of Elio Grasso's bottlings is aged in French Barrique? Gavarini Chiniera Casa Mate Runcot
Runcot
48
What is special about Clerico's Barolo 'Percristina'? What vineyard and village do the grapes come from?
Made for his daughter who died in a tragic accident. Only released in the best vintages. Aged for 3 years barrique, constant tastings to select the best barriques, then assembling in barrel. 2 years in barrel (25 hL), 5+ years in bottle. Mosconi - Monforte d'Alba
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Who makes this bottling? In what cru and commune are these vines located?
Rocche dei Manzoni Located in the vineyard Mosconi in Monforte d' Alba.
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Grapes of Boca DOC
70% - 90% Nebbiolo 10% - 30% Vespolina and/or Uva Rara (Bonarda Novarese)
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Uva Rara is also known as what?
Bonarda Novarese
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Grapes of Bramaterra DOC
50% - 80% Nebbiolo Maximum 30% Croatina Maximum 20% Uva Rara (Bonarda Novarese) and/or Vespolina
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Grapes of Coste Della Sesia
* Bianco * 100% Erbaluce * Rosso/Rosato * minimum 50% Nebbiolo * maximum 50% other non-aromatic red grapes suitable for cultivation in Piemonte * Varietal wine * minimum 85% of the stated varietal (Nebbiolo, Croatina, Vespolina) * maximum 15% other non-aromatic grapes of the same color
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Grape of Caremma DOC
85%-100% Nebbiolo max 15% other red grapes authorized in Piemonte
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Grapes of Lessona DOC
* Rosso/Rosso Riserva * minimum 85% Nebbiolo * maximum 15% Vespolina and/or Uva Rara
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Grapes of Sizzano DOC
* Rosso/Rosso Riserva * 50% - 70% Nebbiolo * 30% - 50% Vespolina and/or Uva rara (Bonarda novarese) * Maximum 10% other non-aromatic red grapes suitable for cultivation in Piemonte
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Grapes of Colline Novaresi
* Bianco: 100% Erbaluce * Rosso/Rosato/Novello * minimum 50% Nebbiolo * maximum 50% other non-aromatic red grapes suitable for cultivation in Piemonte * Varietal wine * minimum 85% of the stated varietal (Nebbiolo, Uva Rara, Barbera, Vespolina, Croatina) * maximum 15% other non-aromatic grapes of the same color
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Name some traditional producers of Barolo. (9)
Giacomo Conterno Guiseppe Mascarello Bartolo Mascarello Guiseppe Rinaldi Roagna Fratelli Brovia Cappellano Giacomo Borgogno Bruno Giacosa (Barbaresco)
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What is cappello sommerso?
Where the cap of seeds and skins is held within the fermenting wine instead of punched down
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Name some modernist producers of Barolo and Barbaresco.
Luciano Sandrone (in between) Prunotto Ceretto Paolo Scavino Domenico Clerico Elio Altare Gaja
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What are the grapes of Fara DOC?
Nebbiolo Vespolina Uva Rara (Bonarda Novarese)
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What are the three eras of the geological formation of Barolo?
Tortonian (12-7 million years ago) Serravalion (14-11 million years ago) Langhein (16-14 million years ago) Note: Serravalion and Langhein are part of the Heveltian period.
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What is special about Marcarini's Dolcetto Boschi di Berri?
Planted on pre-phylloxera vines.
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Who owns the oldest Dolcetto vines in Italy?
Marcarini (150 years old).
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What are the three separate bottlings of Aldo Conterno's Bussia? Where are the parcels for these bottlings located?
Vigna Cicala Vigna Romirasco Vigna Colonello -comes from the Soprana vineyard within the Bussia cru.
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What is Aldo Conterno's Granbussia?
In the best years, he produces a selection from within each of three parcels and calls it Granbussia.
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What is the legal maximum elevation for Barbaresco?
500 meters
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What are the appellations of Alto Piemonte? (11)
(NE to SW)ish Colline Novaresi Boca Ghemme Sizzano Fara Coste della Sesia Gattinara Bramaterra Lessona Carema Erbaluce di Caluso
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What appellations in Alto Piemonte allow Croatina?
Bramaterra Coste Della Sesia Colline Novaresi
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What village is Bussia located in? Producer?
Barolo Monforte d'Alba -Aldo Conterno
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What village is Monprivato located in?
Castiglione Falleto
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What village is Cannubi/Cannubi Boschis located in? Producer?
Barolo - Paolo Scavino - E Pira
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Who makes Monfortino?
G. Conterno (monopole)
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What vineyard and village does G. Contero's Monfortino come from?
* 1920-1974: A blend of sites * 1978-2014: 100% Francia * 2015-Onward: A Blend of Francia, Ceretta, and Arione * Serralunga d'Alba * Francia = monopole
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Who makes Monprivato?
G. Mascarello (monopole)
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What top vineyard site is shared between Barolo and Monforte d' Alba?
Bussia
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What is Bruno Giacosa's monopole in Barolo? In what commune is it located?
Falletto Located in Serralunga d' Alba
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What vineyard site did G. Conterno buy in 2015? Where is it located? Who sold it to him? Who was making wine from here in the 1970s?
Arione Located in Serralunga d'Alba Gigi Rossi sold it to G. Conterno Bruno Giacosa produced a Barolo from this site in the 1970's.
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Aging requirements of Ghemme? Riserva?
* Ghemme: minimum 34 months, including a minimum 18 months in wood and 6 months in bottle from November 1 of the harvest year * Ghemme Riserva: minimum 46 months, including a minimum 24 months in wood and 6 months in bottle from November 1 of the harvest year
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Aging requirements of Gattinara?
* Gattinara: minimum 35 months, including 24 months in wood, from November 1 of the harvest year * Gattinara Riserva: 47 months, including 36 months in wood, from November 1 of the harvest year
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Where is Roncaglie in Barolo? What are the two subzones?
La Morra - Roncaglie Soprano - Roncaglie Sottano
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Where is Rocche dell' Annunziata located? Important producers?
La Morra Paolo Scavino Lorenzo Accomasso
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Where is Arborina? Important producer?
La Morra Elio Altare
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Most important cru of Verduno? Important producer?
**Monvigliero** **G.B. Burlotto**
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Where is Bricco Rocche? Producer?
Castiglione Falletto -Ceretto
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Where is **Prapò? Producer?**
Serralunga d'Alba Ceretto Ettore Germano
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Where is Lazzarito? Producer?
Serralunga d'Alba - Ettore Germano - Fontanafredda
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Important vineyards of Bussia?
Sottana Rocche Soprana Dardi Pianpolvere Visette Arnulfo Munie
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Where is Villero? Producer?
Castiglione Falletto - Bruno Giacosa - Brovia - Vietti
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Brunate is shared between which two communes? Producers?
La Morra and Barolo - majority falls in La Morra - Macarini - Rinaldi - Ceretto
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Where is Perno? Name two vineyards here? Producers?
Monforte d'Alba Santo Stefano di Perno Ceretta -Giuseppe Mascarello
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This cru in Castiglione Falletto is known for its loose, rocky soils and is almost entirely planted to Nebbiolo. Name a producer.
Pira Roagna
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Where is the Fiasco cru? What producer and bottling made this cru famous?
Castiglione Falletto -Paolo Scavino 'Bric dël Fiasc"
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**Where is Serradenari? Producer that produced one vintage from here.**
La Morra - the highest cru in La Morra -it supplied grapes for Bruno Giacosa’s *Barolo* *Croera* (only produced in 2004).
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Where is Arborina? Producer?
La Morra -Elio Altare
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Where is **Cerequio?**
La Morra Barolo
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Where is Sarmassa?
Barolo
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Where is San Lorenzo? Producer?
Barolo -This site supplies grapes for Bartolo Mascarello's Barolo
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Where is Ravera? Producer?
Shared between Barolo and Novello -Elvio Cogno Vigna Elena
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Where is Bricco delle Viole? Producer?
Barolo -Vajra
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List the other crus that are “part” of Cannubi. Commune?
N to S In Barolo Cannubi Boschis - Lucien Sandrone Cannubi Valletta Cannubi San Lorenzo Cannubi Muscatel
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Where is Ginestra? Producer?
Monforte d'Alba -Elio Grasso
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Where is Bricco Boschis? Producer?
Castiglione Falletto -Cavallotto
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Where is Rocche di Castiglione? Producer?
Castiglione Falletto Monforte d'Alba -Brovia
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Where is Cerretta? Producer?
Serralunga d'Alba - Elio Altare - Giacomo Conterno
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Commune of **Roncagliette? Producer?**
Barbaresco -Gaja
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The vineyards of Sori Tildin and Costa Russi are located in which cru? Commune?
Roncagliette Barbaresco
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Commune of Ovello? Producer?
Barbaresco - Produttori del Barbaresco - largest cru in Barbaresco
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Montefico? Producer?
Barbaresco -Produttori del Barbaresco
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Montestefano? Producer?
Barbaresco -Produttori del Barbaresco
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Pajè? Producer?
Barbareco -Produttori del Barbaresco
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What is the smallest cru in Barbaresco? Producer?
Rabaja-Bas -Castello di Verduno
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Where is Muncagata? Producer?
Barbaresco - Moccagotta - Produttori del Barbaresco
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Where are Pora and Asili? Producer?
Barbareco -Produttori del Barbaresco
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Where is Rabajà? Producer?
Barbaresco - Castello di Verduno - Produttori del Barbaresco
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Rio Sordo? Producer?
Barbaresco -Produttori del Barbaresco
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Roncaglie? Producer?
Barbareso -Poderi Colla
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Basarin? Commune? Producer?
Neive -Moccagatta
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**Albesani? Commune? Producer?**
Neive -Bruno Giacosa
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What famous subzone is located in Albesani?
Santo Stefano
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Where is Gaja's San Lorenzo vineyard located? Cru? Commune?
**Secondine** **-Barbaresco**
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Gaja plants a lot of Chardonnay in which cru? Commune?
**Giacosa** **-Treiso**

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