Val d’Aosta

Question 1

List 3 subregions of the Valle d’Aosta

Answer 1

Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle
Enfer d’Arviere
Torette
Nuse
Chambave
Arnand Montjovet
Donnas (shared with Piedmont)

Question 2

What is the grape of Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle DOC?

Answer 2

Must be 100% Prié Blanc

Question 3

What grape must Nuse bianco DOC be made of?

Answer 3

100% Malvoisie (Pinot Grigio)

Question 4

What grapes must Chambave Bianco DOC be made of?

Answer 4

Moscato Bianco

Question 5

What subregion of the Val d’Aosta is shared with Piedmont?

Answer 5

Donnas

Question 6

What vine training system is commonly used in the Val d’Aosta to preserve heat?

Answer 6

Low pergola training called the topia system

Question 7

What is that climate of the Val d’Aosta?

Answer 7

Alpine. Rain shadow from the Alps keeps the region dry. Large diurnal shift and significant luminosity

Question 8

What is flétri in the Val de Aosta?

Answer 8

Passito style wines

Question 9

What is the most planted red variety in the Val d’Aosta? Where does it thrive?

Answer 9

Petite Rouge
Enfer d’Arviere and Torette

Question 10

What subregions of the Val d’Aosta primarily grow Nebbiolo?

Answer 10

Arnand-Montjovet
Donnas

Question 11

What river are the winemaking regions of the Val d’Aosta situated around?

Answer 11

Dora Baltea

Question 12

What is the local name for Nebbiolo in the Val d’Aosta?

Answer 12

Picoutener