Trentino - Alto Adige

Question 1

Which two grape varieties account for more than 50% of the wine production in Trentino DOC?

Answer 1

Chardonnay & Pinot Grigio

Question 2

Gewürztraminer and Traminer originated in the Alto Adige town of Tramin/Termeno?
True or False

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Lago di Caldaro/Kalterersee is not a subzone of Alto Adige/Südtirol.
True or False?

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Which area of Trentino is most affected by Lake Garda?

Answer 4

Valle dei Laghi (The Valley of the Lakes)

Question 5

The majority of Trentino’s wine come under the IGT designation.
True or False?

Answer 5

False.

Question 6

The majority of Trentino’s vines are planted on valley floors.
True or False?

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Trentino’s wine industry is dominated by cooperatives.
True or False?

Answer 7

True

Question 8

White varieties account for the majority of Trentino’s vineyards.
True or False?

Answer 8

True

Question 9

What is the Ora del Garda?

Answer 9

A wind that, in winter, brings warmth from the waters of Lake Garda.

Question 10

In which area is the Nosiola grape mostly found?

Answer 10

Valle dei Laghi

Question 11

The climate of Alto Adige/Südtirol is best described as:

Answer 11

Continental

Question 12

The Alto Adige sub-zones of Meranese, Colli di Bolzano and Santa Maddalena all use the same primary grape variety. Which grape is that?

Answer 12

Schiava

Question 13

A farm or estate winery

Answer 13

Maso

Question 14

The Alto Adige term for the Schiava group of grape varieties

Answer 14

Vernatsch

Question 15

Wooden racks used for air-drying grapes

Answer 15

Aréle

Question 16

Which Alto Adige sub–zones produce sweet white wines using the passito process?

Answer 16

Val Venosta & Valle Isarco

Question 17

Are Kerner and Ruländer white or red grapes?

Answer 17

White

Question 18

Which is not a DOC in Trentino province?

Answer 18

Caldaro DOC

Question 19

How could the climate of the Central Valdadige (Adige Valley) best be described?

Answer 19

Semi-continental

Question 20

A small hamlet known for distinctive wines from Lagrein

Answer 20

Gries

Question 21

Rosatos made from Lagrein

Answer 21

Kretzer

Question 22

Refers to very dark wines made with Lagrein

Answer 22

Scuro/Dunkel

Question 23

Term used in Alto Adige for wines that have a minimum of 11.5% abv.

Answer 23

Scelto/Auslese

Question 24

The Marzemino grape is native to which area in Trentino-Alto Adige?

Answer 24

Vallagarina

Question 25

What is the grape used for Vino Santo produced in Trentino?

Answer 25

Nosiola

Question 26

What is the minimum lees aging for NV Trento DOC?

Answer 26

15 months

Question 27

The Istituto Agrario di San Michele (Fondazione Edmund Mach) is in what region?

Answer 27

Trentino

Question 28

What is the Ora del Garda?

Answer 28

A breeze that blows northward across Lake Garda

Question 29

Does Trentino produce more red or white wine?

Answer 29

White wine

Question 30

What grape is considered the "Prince of Trentino"?

Answer 30

Teroldego

Question 31

What Trentino grape was mentioned by Mozart in Don Giovanni?

Answer 31

Marzemino

Question 32

What is the most widely planted white grape in Trentino?

Answer 32

Pinot Grigio

Question 33

Müller Thurgau is a cross between what two grapes?

Answer 33

Riesling x Madeleine Royale

Question 34

The Trentino Vino Santo sub-zone covers what valley within Trentino?

Answer 34

Valle dei Laghi (Valley of the Lakes)

Question 35

What is the minimum percentage of Teroldego required in Teroldego Rotaliano DOC?

Answer 35

100%

Question 36

What kind of wine is produced in Trento DOC?

Answer 36

Traditional method sparkling wines

Question 37

Define "Maso".

Answer 37

Typical rural homestead in Trentino and Alto Adige.

Question 38

What is the minimum lees aging for vintage Trento DOC?

Answer 38

24 months

Question 39

Isera in Trentino is a specific sub-zone for what grape?

Answer 39

Marzemino

Question 40

What three regions are included in the Vigneti della Dolomiti IGT?

Answer 40

Trentino, Alto Adige, Veneto

Question 41

What is the most common vine training system in Trentino?

Answer 41

Pergola Trentina

Question 42

In what region of Italy is the Dolomites range located?

Answer 42

Trentino-Alto Adige

Question 43

Until WW2, Alto Adige belonged to what former dynasty?

Answer 43

The Austrian House of Habsburg

Question 44

What are the three main valleys of Alto Adige?

Answer 44

Venosta, Isarco, Adige

Question 45

The Isarco River is in what region?

Answer 45

Alto Adige

Question 46

Kerner is a cross between what two grapes?

Answer 46

Riesling x Schiava

Question 47

What is Italy's northernmost winegrowing area?

Answer 47

Valle Isarco

Question 48

Terlano/Terlaner is a sub-zone of what appellation?

Answer 48

Alto Adige / Südtirol

Question 49

What is the historic grape of Alto Adige DOC's sub-zone Santa Maddalena?

Answer 49

Schiava

Question 50

What is the most widely planted red grape in Alto Adige?

Answer 50

Schiava

Question 51

What is another name for Schiava?

Answer 51

Vernatsch

Question 52

What are the three main biotypes of Schiava?

Answer 52

Grossa, Grigia, Gentile

Question 53

What is Kretzer?

Answer 53

Name for rosato style in Alto Adige

Question 54

Gewürztraminer – long thought to have originated in Tramin/Termeno in Alto Adige – has now been identified as actually being a grape from northeast France. Which one of these is it?

Answer 54

Savagnin Rosé

Question 55

Where are Pinot Nero vines typically planted in Alto Adige?

Answer 55

On west-facing slopes

Question 56

What is the Rotaliano Plain?

Answer 56

A large, gravelly, sandy plain protected by mountain ranges, whose rock walls accumulate and radiate heat – this heat helps to ripen the grapes.

Question 57

Which Trentino DOC Sub-zone only produces wines made from Moscato Giallo?

Answer 57

Trentino Superiore Castel Beseno

Question 58

Which of these grape varieties is used to make Trentino Vino Santo?

Answer 58

Nosiola (85 - 100%)

Question 59

Which two varieties are not produced as Riserva wines in Alto Adige/Südtirol?

Answer 59

Schiava and Müller Thurgau