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What is the minimum amount of Glera required for a Prosecco DOC?

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Min 85% minimum

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What is usually the secondary blending partner in the wines of Valpolicella and Bardolino?

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Rondinella

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What native grape variety derives its name from the Italian word for ‘mill’?

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Molinara

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What DOCG is a Bianco blend made principally from Manzoni Bianco, Pinot Bianco and Chardonnay?

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Colli di Conegliano DOCG

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What is the only official subzone of Conegliano Valdobbiadene and is considered to be the highest quality?

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Cartizze

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What Veneto DOC produces a tannic, high acid red from Raboso?

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Raboso del Piave DOC

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What sparkling wine DOCG surrounds the town of Asolo and has a slightly warmer and damper climate than Conegliano Valdobbiadene?

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Asolo - Prosecco DOCG

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What Soave DOCG is often ignored by producers in favour of a lower DOC labelling even if they are allowed to use the former?

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Soave Superiore DOCG

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What Veneto region is overlooked by a 10th Century castle?

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Soave

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What addition to Amarone Della Valpolicella is considered controversial?

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The role of Nobel rot - some producers limit it others see it as essential

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What grape variety gets its name from the Italian word for ‘angry’?

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Raboso Piave

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What 3 regions have the most DOCs and DOCGs? In order of most first

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1 Piemonte
2 Toscana
3 Veneto

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What is an unofficial sub-zone of Valpolicella that cannot be used on the label?

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Valpolicella Orientale

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What are the traditional racks on which grapes are dried in Vapolicella called?

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Arele or Graticci

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Custoza DOC is generally a blend of four grapes?

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Trebbiano Toscana, Garganaga, Tai, Cortese

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What grape is used to make Colli Euganei Fior d’Arancio DOCG?

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Moscato Giallo

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What two villages does the Soave Classico sub-zone lie between?

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Soave and Monteforte d’Alpone

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Which Sicilian grape variety is Garganega identical to?

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Grecanico Dorato

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What DOC gained recognition thanks to the efforts of producer, Maculan?

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Breganze DOC

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What interregional DOCG (Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia) produces grapes from the Tai grape?

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Lison DOCG

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What is the principle grape of Prosecco?

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Glera

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What is the primary white grape variety of western Veneto?

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Garganega

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What Veneto DOC covers more than 60,000 acres?

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Prosecco DOC

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What blend of grapes can make up Soave?

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Garganega (min 70%)
Trebbiano di Soave and/or chardonnay (max 30%)
Top quality Soave tends to be 100% garganega

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What is the Vini Vulcanici
The Volcanic Wines Association
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What is the traditional vine training system of Soave?
Pergola Veronese
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What sweet passito wine is made from 100% Vespaiola?
Torcalato
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What are the hills around Valpolicella made up of and what is the soil referred to as?
Decomposed basalt referred locally to as Toari
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What DOCG covers the same area as Piave DOC but produces a wine from a minimum of 70% Raboso Piave and a max of 30% Raboso Veronese with between 15-30% of grapes being air dried.
Piave Malanotte (del Piave) DOCG
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Which style of Valpolicella is made by passing the wine through the vinacce?
Valpolicella Ripasso DOC
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What grape was excluded from the mandatory Valpolicella blend in 2003?
Molinara
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In which appellation is the Oseleta grape of growing importance?
Valpolicella
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What does the term ‘rive’ mean in the local dialect around Conegliano Valdobbiadene?
Vineyards on steep slopes
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What vine training system is used in Prosecco on the steepest slopes?
Guyot
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What label designation do sparkling versions of Conegliano Valdobbiadene usually carry?
Superiore
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What grape is often confused with Glera?
Glera Lunga (formerly Prosecco Lunga)
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What are the well ventilated hillside lofts called where grapes are dried?
Fruttai
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Out of Raboso Piave and Raboso Veronese which is the lesser quality grape?
Raboso Veronese
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Who is the birth of modern Prosecco attributed to?
Antonio Carpenè
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What was Italy’s first delimited wine zone (before the introduction of the DOC system)?
Soave
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When Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon are bottled as a blend what are they labelled as?
Cabernet
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What is the grape Friulano in Veneto?
Tai
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Which grape variety gets its name from the Italian for ‘wasp’?
Vespaiola
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What is the traditional name for the process of air-drying grapes by handing them from roof rafters?
Picai
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What is Trebbiano do Soave genetically identical to?
Verdicchio
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What percentage of Veneto’s vineyards are on the plain?
60%
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Where does the name Corvinone come from?
The large berry size of the grapes: big Corvina
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Where might the name of Valpolicella come from?
Valley of the Many Cellars
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What are the two sub-zones of Colli di Cognegliano and what type of wines do they make?
Refrontolo - red wine made from air dried marzemino grapes (passito version considered a speciality) Torchiato di Fregona- rare white passito made from Glera, Boshcera and Verdiso that must have a minimum of 150 days of appassimento. Torchiato comes from the ancient practice of using a traditional press or torchio to press the grapes
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What is the primary grape of Valpolicella and Bardolino?
Corvina (Corvina Veronese)
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What grape varieties make up Bardolino?
Corvina Veronese (35-80%) Rondinella (10-40%) Molinara (0-15%) Auxiliary grapes can make up to 20%
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What is the most prestigious wine of Valpolicella?
Amarone dell a Valpolicella
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What is the minimum alcohol level of Amarone?
14% abv
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What 3 regions have the most DOCGs? Put them in order
1) Piemonte 2) Veneto 3) Toscana
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What would you likely label a Rosé made on the eastern edge of Lake Garda?
Bardolino Chiaretto DOC
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What Soave sub-zone is outside of the Classico area but is considered high quality than regular Soave DOC?
Colli Scaligeri DOC
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What grape is native to the Monti Lessini area?
Durella
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What Veneto DOCG is a Rosso blend made from Marzemino, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc?
Colli di Conegliano Rosso DOCG
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What 3 regions have the most DOCs? Put them in order
1) Piemonte 2) Toscana 3) Veneto
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How many ‘rives’ are there in Conegliano Valdobbiadene?
43 (e.g. Rive di Cobertaldo)
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What grape varieties are used in Valpolicella?
Corvina Veronese 45-95% Corvione (up to 50%) Rondinella (5-30%) Auxiliary grapes up to 25%
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What is the grape make up of Conegliano Valdobbiadene?
At least 85% Glera Remaining 15% can be local varieties. Most wines are 100% Glera
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Rondinella is an offspring of what grape?
Corvina
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What would you call a wine from the eastern edge of Lake Garda that had undergone a minimum of 85% semi-carbonic maceration and is bottled and released very early?
Bardolino Novello DOC
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Name a white sweet passito wine made from Garganega (not from Soave)
Recioto di Gambellara DOCG
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What is the percentage of Rondinella allowed in the official blend of Valpolicella?
5-30%
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What grape represents Italy’s most successful cross variety? And what might it be a cross of?
Manzoni Bianco (maybe Riesling and Chardonnay)
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When Prosecco was elevated to a DOA why was Glera chosen as the name of the grape?
Glera is a Friulian synonym for the Prosecco grape
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What inter-regional DOC covers Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia and Trentino and focussed on varietal production of Pinot Grigio?
Delle Venezie DOC
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Where does the term ‘Torcalato’ come from?
The name for binding grape clusters together using twine
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What are the 2 official sub-zones of Valpolicella?
Valpolicella Classico and Valpantena
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What Veneto DOC is known for its high quality Bordeaux blends and varietals?
Breganze DOC
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What are the grape varieties used in Custoza DOC (Bianco do Custoza DOC)?
Trebbiano Toscana (10-45%) Garganega (20-40%) Tai (locally called Trebbianello) (5-30%) Cortese (locally called Bianca Fernanda) (0-30%)
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Where does the word ‘recioto’ come from?
The ‘ear’ referring to the selection of only the berries from the lateral sides of the bunch
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What training system was traditionally used in Valpolicella and what is more often used now?
Pergola Veronese Doppia (double pergola Veronese) also called Tendone. Now growers are opting for the Pergoletta Veronese and the Pergola Trentina instead.
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What are the stone walls supporting terraces in Valpolicella called?
Marogne
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What river separates Bardolino from Valpolicella?
Adige
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Which producer championed the Ripasso method in the 1960s?
Masi
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Name one point of difference between Recioto di Soave and Soave Superiore in regards to what grapes are allowed?
Recioto di Soave does not allow Chardonnay
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Tai Rosso is identical to which other grape variety?
Cannanou
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What DOCG is considered the historic heartland of Prosecco?
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG
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What is the most common vine training system used in Conegliano Valdobbiadene used on the gentle slopes?
Sylvoz
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Which Italian region produces the most wine in all of Italy?
Veneto
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Which Veneto appellation abuts olive groves along the shore of Lake Garda?
Bardolino
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What defines a “Novello” wine?
A wine made via carbonic maceration released shortly after bottling.
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What are the primary grapes allowed in Recioto Della Valpolicella?
Corvina Veronese, Corvinone, Rondinella
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What river defines the Ripasso technique?
Pouring new wine over the unpressed skins and lees of Amarone or Ripasso
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What is the primary grape of the Soave Superiore DOCG?
Garganega
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Which Veneto winegrowing area is not known for having volcanic soils?
Piave
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What does “rive” refer to in the Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superior DOCG?
Vineyards planted on steep slopes in specific villages
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Which Veneto appellation was created specifically for the Tai grape variety?
Lison DOCG
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Which Veneto appellation is particularly known for Bordeaux blends?
Breganze DOC
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Recioto di Gambellara DOCG is based on...
...100% Garganega
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Colli Scaligeri is a sub-zone of...
Soave DOC
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The wines of Prosecco DOC made from grapes solely within the province of Treviso can be labelled what?
Prosecco Treviso DOC

IWS - Unit 1 - Northern Italy (14 decks)

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