VENETO

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Capital

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Venice/ Venezia

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soil

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volcanic and clay

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Climate

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varied quite hot and humid near the river in the summer while the mountains slope remains cooler and breezer

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in terms of culture and wine style represents the transition between

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the alpine Germano- slavic in the north and the Roman lands in the south

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Famous for it wine style called ….

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appasimento

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white grapes

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-Glera (formerly know as “proceco grape”)
-garganega
-Moscato Giallo

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Red grapes

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-corvina
-rodinella
-mollinara
-Raboso Piave (often called Friularo
-Enatio

Question 8

Vapolicella DOC

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Is a light ,fresh ,fruity ,rede wine

Question 9

What’s the name of the wine produced by macerating the leftover grapes from Amarone and Recioto with Vapolicella wine ?

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Vapolicella Ripasso

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Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG

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Is a red wine ,made of Corvina ,Corvinone and Molinara

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Amarone is produced using …..

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appasimineto style

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When was discover ?

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1936 when a forgotten barrel of Recioto continued to ferment to dryness was founded in the Villa Novare (Villa Mosconi Bertani)

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Amarone comes from the word ….

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Amaro “ which means bitter

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When papers the first label of Amarone …..

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1939

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Labels prior to 2006 …..

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will have not tags in the neck but will say DOC in the label or a black label

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Labels from 2006 -2009 ….

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will be blue and DOC

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When Amarone acquired the DOCG status ?

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2010

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Recioto della Valpolicella …..

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-Is an intensely flavored, sweet red wine made from dried (passito) grapes

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Grapes

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Corvina (45-95%), Rondinella (5-30%), Corvinone (up to 50% maximum to replace Corvina), Oseleta and Negrara.

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Aging

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2 years

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Recioto has two higher quality expressions name them

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-Valpantena :exclusively from vineyards within the Valpantena viticultural zone.
-Classico : the terroir and yields: the superior drainage, sunnier aspect and tighter production restrictions enjoyed by the classico vineyards lead to riper, healthier grapes with more complex tannic and phenolic profiles.

Question 22

Recioto has an …

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spumante form

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Valpolicella Classico may claim the additional mention “superiore “

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11 % minimum final alcohol level
aged for 1 year prior to commercial release.

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Bardolino area produces DOC and DOCG wines mainly characterized for being …

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light red wines and sparkling wines

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When Bardolino became a DOCG ...

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2001

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were is Bardolino produced ?

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the eastern shores of Lake Garda.

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Bardolino DOCG is made using the same grapes of ....

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Vapolicella but the result is totally different

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To became a DOCG .....

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the wine must reach a minimum of 12 % abv (against 10.5 %in DOC) -and must be aged for at least 1 year before release.

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Bardolino classico limits are ....

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defined according to the geology and topography of the area rather then by communes names

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The classico zone identified for Bardolino applies to all Bardolino wines, including

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-Bardolino Chiaretto DOC ( rose) -a youthful-styled Bardolino Novello DOC - Bardolino Superiore DOCG.

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Soave is a production zone that produces ...

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white wines

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Soave is a DOC since ....

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1968

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Produced using ...

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70% Garganega grapes also may contain Trebbiano di Soave e/o Chardonnay and Pinot Blanco

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This wine was very popular in the .....

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70s and the 80s was widely exported to the US

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Soave is also produces in ....

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Spumante version

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Soave DOC is described as ...

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refreshing with notes of limes

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Soave DOCG is ..

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Soave Superiore

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Soave Superiore is a DOCG since ...

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2001

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Soave Superiore DOCG is produced using ...

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70% Graganega and 30% Trebbiano

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Recioto di Soave DOCG is a ..

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sweet wine with honey color

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Is made of ...

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70 % Garganega and up to 30 % Trebbiano di Soave (Verdicchio) grapes.

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the grape are ...

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dried

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There are also ........versions although they are rarely seen

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Spumante

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Prosecco is a ...

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white wine

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Prosecco is made using ..

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Glera

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Prosecco is produced in 2 main styles name them

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Spumante and frizzante although a tranquilo version is also produced

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what's de difference between them ?

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Frizzante -is 1/ 1.5 bars of pressure and -mostly produced in stainless steel tanks -they are semi-sparkling Spumante -is 3 bars of pressure or more - 6 in the case of the champagne

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where Prosecco DOC can be produced?

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A large area between Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia

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When was Prosecco first produced ?

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1868 by Carpene Malvolti

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What method id used to produced Prosecco?

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Charmat /Martinotti

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On what levels of sweetness in produced ?

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brut (driest one) Extra/dry /Secco dry(sweet) demi-sec (sweetes )

Question 52

Only 1 Prosecco has the DOCG denomination what its name ?

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Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco

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Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco has a higher quality version called superiore inside this denomination are other name them

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*Superiore River it made from specific communes or vineyards the grapes most be hand harvest and the year of the harvest most appear in the label *Superiore di Cartizze is a micro- region of 265 acres just outside of Valdobiadene considered one of the finest terroir of Prosecco

Question 54

how was Glera know until 2009 ....

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Prosecco grape

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Name the most important white varieties ?

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Glera Branchetta Perera Verdiso Garganega Vespaiola Serpina Trebbianello Durello

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Name the most important red grapes ?

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Corvina rondinella Molinara Corvinone Raboso Tai Rosso Enatio