Tuscany

Question 1

This bottle is known as what

Answer 1

Fiasco

Question 2

Who released the first commercial vintage of Sassicaia in which year

Answer 2

Marquis Mario Rocchetta in 1968

The first super-Tuscan

Question 3

First vintage of below super-Tuscan wines:

Sassicaia
Antinori - Tignanello
Antinori - Solaia
Ornellaia
Masseto
Antinori - Guado al Tasso

Answer 3

Sassicaia - 1968
Antinori - Tignanello:1971
Antinori - Solaia: 1978
Ornellaia: 1985
Masseto: 1986
Antinori - Guado al Tasso: 1990

Question 4

What are Italy’s most planted white and red variety

Answer 4

Trebbiano Toscano

Sangiovese

Question 5

Crossing of Sangiovese

Answer 5

Ciliegiolo
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Calabrese di Montenuovo

Question 6

Name any three synonyms of Sangiovese

Answer 6

Brunello
Prugnolo Gentile
Montepulciano
Morellino
Nielluccio

Question 7

Sangiovese is the principal red grape in Which seven DOCG in Tuscany

Answer 7

Chianti
Chianti Classico
Carmignano
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
Morellino di Scansano
Montecucco Sangiovese

Question 8

What did Chianti become DOCG

When did Chianti Classico separate from Chianti DOCG

Answer 8

1984

Separated from Chianti DOCG in 1996

Question 9

Which subzone of Chianti DOCG was added later in which year

Answer 9

Montespertoli added in 1997

Question 10

Chianti Rufina overlaps with the which DOC

The only two producers in this DOC

Answer 10

Pomino DOC is entirely in Rufina of Chianti

Frescobaldi & Fattoria Selvapiana

Question 11

Who is credited with defining the classic blend of Chianti in which year

Answer 11

Baron Bettino Ricasoli in 1872

Question 12

Chianti and Chianti Colli Senesi grape requirement

Answer 12

Chianti: Min. 70% Sangiovese

Chianti Colli Senesi: Min. 75% Sangiovese

Question 13

What is Governo all’uso Toscano

Answer 13

A wine that gone thru re-fermentation with the juice of dried grapes, to strengthen the wine and initiate malolactic fermentation

Question 14

Min. alcohol of Chianti and Chianti Classico, Riserva, Gran Selezione

Answer 14

Chianti: 11.5%

Chianti Classico: 12%
- Riserva: 12.5%
- Gran Selezione: 13%

Question 15

Chianti Classico grape requirement

Gran Selezione new requirement
- When will be the first vintage with this requirement

Answer 15

Min. 80% Sangiovese

Gran Selezione with min. 90% Sangiovese since 2021
- 2027 will be the 1st vintage of this requirement

Question 16

Who was the first producer to isolate the Brunello clone and bottle it alone in 1865, then release the Brunello Riserva in 1888

Answer 16

Clemente Santi of Tenuta Greppo’s Biondi-Santi

Question 17

Soil of Brunello di Montalcino DOCG

Answer 17

Clay and marine sediments at lower elevation

Galestro at higher elevation

Question 18

Which area of Chainti is overlapping Brunello di Montalcino

Answer 18

Colli Senesi

Question 19

Important communes of Brunello di Montalcino

Answer 19

Sant Angelo in Colle
Castelnuovo Abate
Torrenieri

Question 20

Which DOC provides Montalcino producers an outlet for “Super-Tuscan” wines

What is the DOC for white and sweet wines in Montalcino, and what is the grape

Answer 20

Sant’Antimo DOC

Moscadello di Montalcino DOC
- Moscato Bianco

Question 21

Grape of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG

Synonym

Answer 21

Minimum 70% Sangiovese

known locally as Prugnolo Gentile (Clone)

Question 22

Aging requirement of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG normale & riserva

What are the alternatives

Answer 22

Vino Nobile di Montepulciano:
Min. 2 years aging from 1/1 of the year following the harvest, with the following options:
- 24 months in wood
- min. 18 months in wood plus 6 months in an alternative container
- min. 12 months in wood and a min. 6 months in bottle, with the remainder in an alternative container

Riserva:
Min. 3 years aging, including at least 6 months in bottle, from 1/1 of the year following the harvest

Question 23

Grape of Morellino di Scansano DOCG

Answer 23

Minimum 85% Sangiovese

Locally known as Morellino

Question 24

Main grape of Suvereto DOCG

Answer 24

Cabernet Sauvignon and/or Merlot

Plus a max. 15% other red grapes suitable for cultivation in Toscana

Question 25

What are the grape of these Le Macchiole wines: - Paleo - Messorio - Scrio

Answer 25

Paleo: 100% Cabernet Franc Messorio: 100% Merlot Scrio: 100% Syrah

Question 26

Who are three of the first 100% Sangiovese Super-Tuscan wines, released as vino da tavola before Chianti regulations permitted pure varietal bottlings

Answer 26

San Felice's Vigorello (now Cab-based, but 100% Sangiovese when first released) Montevertine’s Le Pergole Torte Isole e Olena’s Cepparello

Question 27

Commune of Bolgheri DOC

Answer 27

Castagneto Carducci

Question 28

Bolgheri DOC established in which year for white, rosato, red When did Bolgheri Sassicaia become a subzone of Bolgheri, and when did it seperate

Answer 28

Bolgheri DOC: 1983 for white and rosato 1994 for red wines Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC: 1994 became a subzone 2013 became an independent DOC

Question 29

The only white DOCG in Tuscany

Answer 29

Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG

Question 30

Wine style and grape of Elba Aleatico Passito DOCG

Answer 30

Red Passito Aleatico The only dessert wine to reach DOCG status

Question 31

Vin Santo del Chianti DOC two styles and its grapes Vin Santo are traditionally aged in what kind of barrel and what is the size

Answer 31

Vin Santo - min. 70% Trebbiano Toscano and/or Malvasia Bianca Lunga Occhio di Pernice - min. 50% Sangiovese Caratelli barrel made with chestnut wood, can be 50 - 225L, but 50L is the most common

Question 32

Name the grapes of Rosso della Val di Cornia DOCG

Answer 32

Min. 40% Sangiovese Max. 60% combined Merlot & Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 33

Which low-altitude territory is overlapping Chianti subzone - Montalbano What is the grape

Answer 33

Carmignano DOC Min. 50% Sangiovese

Question 34

What are the subzones of Chianti DOCG These are created in which year, and which one was added latter in which year

Answer 34

Chianti zone were established in 1932: Classico, Rùfina, Colli Fiorentini, Colli Senesi, Colline Pisane, Colli Aretini, Montalbano Montespertoli was added in 1997

Question 35

Name the communes of Chianti Classico DOCG Categorize between Siena and Firenze

Answer 35

Firenze: Greve, San Casciano Val di Pesa, Barberino Tavarnelle Siena: Castellina, Radda, Gaiole, Castelnuovo Berardenga, Poggibonsi