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Climate

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Mediterranean

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what’s the oldest appellation in Tuscany ?

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Chianti

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How many appellations does Tuscany encompass ?

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58

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Tuscany can be divided in two main sections name them

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the hills of central Tuscany
-chianti , Montepulciano ,San Geminiano
The Tyrennian coast
-Candia and Luca
-Elba
-Marema
-Bolgheri

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Sangiovese grows better in altitudes around ….

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820 m
also needs a touch of limestone

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What is a” super tuscan”

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is a term used to described red blends with no strictly native grape or made
was also used to name wines produces only using 100% Sangiovese

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Name the two most famous super tuscan

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Tignanello and Sassicaia

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What was the original recipe for chianti Classico ?

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Sangiovese ,Canaiolo ,Trebbiano and Malvasia

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Arsonica grape ..

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is originally from Sicily were is know as Inzolia

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What it means Sangiovese in latin ?

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the blood of Jupiter

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DOCG

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Brunello di Montalcino
Carminano
Morellino di Scanzo
Chianti
Chianti classico
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
Elba Aleatico Passito /Aleatico Passito dell’ Alba
Montecucco-Sangiovese
Suvereto
Val di Cornia Rosso

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Mention the only DOCG made using white grapes

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Vernaccia di San Gimignano

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Mention the most important DOC’s

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Bolgheri
Bolgheri Sassicaia
Rosso di Montalcino
Rosso di Montepulciano
Vin Santo di Chianti
Maremma
Vin Santo di Chianti Classico
Vin Santo Carmignano

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What is the most famous IGT?

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Toscana “Tignanello”

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What was the name of the man who created the first Chianti recipe that still remains as the name of a winery

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Barone Bettino Ricasoli

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Chianti docg most contain not less than ….

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70 % sangiovese
75% in the Colli Sensi
and 80% in the Chianti classico

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When was the area of chianti classico demarcated by Cosimo III de Medici ?

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1716

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What is the Consorsium of Chianti Classico and when was funded ?

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Is an organization focus on the quality protection of the wine
-Funded in 1924 under the Black Rooster symbol

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When Chianti classico became a DOCG?

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1984

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Name the 8 sub-regions in which Chianti is divided

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-Chainti Classico
-Chianti Rufina
-colli senesi
-Colli Florentini
-Colli Arentini
-Colli Pisane
-Montalbano
-Montespertoli

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What’s an UGA ?

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is a new limitation approved in 2021
that divides Chianti Classico into smaller more terroir oriented areas

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How is the soil around Chianti Classico area ?

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Galestro and Albarezzi soils

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Since when white grapes are not allowed in the Chianti Classico blend ?

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2006

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Name the 3 levels of quality in which Chianti Classico in produced ?

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Classico
Riserva
Gran Selezione

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What is the aging time for a Chianti classico ?
1 year and 12% alcohol
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how much a Chianti C has to age for being considered Riserva ?
Around 2 years with a 12.5% ABV
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When was created the Gran Selezione ?
2014
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what the diciplinare for a Gran Selezione Chianti C?
More than 2 years and half 13% abv the grapes are form a single vineyard
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Chianti Classico has ......municipalities
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Name some of the best Chianti Classico producers
-Antinori -Castello di Alma -Fontodi -Azienda Agricola Queraciabella -Badia a Coltibuono -Barone Ricasoli Castello di Brolio -Castello di Volpaia -Felsina - II Molino di Grace -Rocca di Castagnoli
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What's the name of a winery once belong to Michelangelo ?
Nittardi
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What it means Brunello ?
the nice dark one
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How many hectares cover the DOCG Brunello di Montalcino ?
2100h in comparison with the 15 400h in the Chianti zone
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With vineyards that climb up to
500-550 meters above the sea level
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Describe the soil in Montalcino
more limestone in the soil than Chianti with strips of clay ,schist ,volcanic soil and galestro
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The best vineyards are planted ....
facing south and southwest
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Mention the name for Sangiovese in this area ...
Cardisco Brunello Morellino Prugnolo Gentile
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two mens were deeply involved in the creation of this wine they were
Clemente Santi and Ferrusio Biondi-Santi
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When Brunello acquired its DOCG?
1980
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Diciplinare
100% sangiovese 12.5% ABV 4 years aging for "Normale" 5 years for "Riserva " of which 2 most be in oak
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What was the name given by the press in 2008 to a scandal related with the use of unregulated grapes in the production of brunello ?
"Brunellopoli"
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What are some of the notes present in this wine the is young ?
cherry dried cranberry strawberry blackberry licorice Expresso
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Notes exhibit while it gets old ?
candied cherry dried fig Anise Haselnut Leather Chocolate Dried roses
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Rosso di Montalcino DOCG is a ....
dry , fruty wine release easier than brunello
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Rosso di Montalcino was once knew as .....
Vermiglio
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its made of ....
100% sangiovese
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aging ...
1 year
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Mention 4 producers of Rosso di Montalcino DOC
Argiano Case Base di Gianfranco Conti Costanti Poggio Antico
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Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG ...
Primary made of sangiovese 70% (know in the area as Prugnolo Gentile), Canaiolo 10-20% and local varieties
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Aging
2 year 4 for Riserva
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Mention. 3 producers
-Avignonesi -Poliziano -Poderi Boscarelli
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Carmignano DOCG ...
is a red blend made of 50 % sangiovese at least ,Canaiolo nero and Cabernet S/ Cabernet Franc
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Carmignano was inside what DOCG ?
Chianti Classico
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Morellino di Scansano ....
-Is a dry red wine made of 85 % Sangiovese ( locally know as Morellino) - Not aging required _ 2 years for riserva al least on vin oak
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Producers
-Fattoria Le Pupille -Podere 414 -Terre di Talamo -Fattoria dei Barbi
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Is the only white wine in the region with a DOCG
Vernaccia di San Gimignano
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Vernaccia di San Gimignano is a
white ,full body ,dry, high acidity wine with a bitter after taste
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Vernaccia di San Gimignano is made of ..
85% Venaccia 15% of other non-aromatic local grapes
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its mentioned in ...
Dantes Divine Comedy in 1276
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Aging
riserva 11 months 8 in oak or stainless steel ,3 in the bottle prior release
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Producers
Montenidoli Tenuta Fattoria Poggio Panizzi II Cipressino
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Elba Aleatico Passito DOCG is a
sweet red wine ,made from dried aleatico grape
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Aleatico grapes grown in ...
Elba (just off the Tuscan coast )
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Elba is notorious for ....
Being the place were Napoleon was exiled
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is a DOCG since
2011
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Monteccuco Sangiovese is a ...
red wine ,made of 90% sangiovese
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is described as
dry ,quite fresh ,tannic and persistent
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Aging
-16 months (12 IN OAK) -Riserva :30 months (24 in oak)
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Survereto is ...
a red blend
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Is common to find in the label ....
the name of the grape who represent the 85% of the blend Survereto Sangiovese Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon
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DOCG in
2011 alongside with the "Val di Cornia Rosso "
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Prior to 2011 in the label you'll find ....
Suvereto next to Val di Cornia
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Aging
19 months Riserva 26 months( 6 in bottle)
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ABV
12,4 % 13% riserva
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Bolgheri Sassicaia is a red wine made of ...
Cabernet Sauvignon and 15 % Cabernet Franc
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Where is produced ?
In the vineyards of Tenuta di San Guido
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when appers Sassicaia first label
1968
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What was the name of the men who created it
Mario Incisa della Rocchetta
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Name the oders wine produced in this estate
-Guidalberto (60% Cabernet and 40% Merlot ) -Le Difese (100% Cabernet Franc )
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Sassicaia barriques
225L
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Nicolo. Incisa della Rocchetta is ...
the current president of the winery
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What Sassicaia means ?
the place of many stones
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the Cabernet Sauvignon planted in Bolgheri by Mario Incisa ....
was brought from Chateau Lafite in France in 1950
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Aging
2 years 18 in oak
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Abv
12.5%
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Trebbiano and Malvasia are 2 grapes present in ....
Vin Santo di Chianti DOC
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What means Vin Santo ?
holy wine
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what are the 2 styles of this wine
"amable "-swett and "secco" dry
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The wine ages in barrels traditionally made of
Chestnut wood
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Aging
3 years minimun some producers leave the wine age 3 time more
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What the name of the most famous Toscana IGT ?
Tignanello
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where is produce Tignanello ?
Tenuta de Tignanello in the heart of Chianti Classico
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Tignanello estate is next to another famous estate ...
Sassicaia
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when was Tignanello first released ?
1973
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producer
Marchesi Antinori
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when was Cabernet added to the mix?
1975
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Ornellaia is a ....... DOC
Bolgheri
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Particulary know for producing ....
one of Italy's most expensive and famous wines
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during the harvest the grapes are ....
hand-picked
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the vinification takes place in ....
separated stainless steels tanks one for each vineyard block
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Aging
18 months in oak
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What is Le Serre Nuove dell' Ornellaia ?
is the 2nd wine produced in the state using the grapes which don't make the cut for top wine usually has more Merlot
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Poggio alla Gazze dell' Ornellaia is a
white wine produce using Sauvignon Blanc
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Name other wines produced in this estate
-Le Volte dell' Ornellaia (based Merlot ) -Ornus dell' Ornellaia (a late harvest wine made with Petit Manseng
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What the name of the wine who represents the highest quality alongside Bolgheri Sassicaia ?
Bolgheri Superiore
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A wine produced most using Merlot ,or/and 5% Cabernet Franc ,that is owned by The Frescobaldi family and was released in 1984?
Masseto
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Produced by ...
Tenuta dell' Ornallaia
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The wines were initially produced ....
n old farmhouse although in 2019 a newly designed, underground winery
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Aging
1 year in french oak barriques and then another year after bleanding
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Average price of. ...
950 $

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