wine

Question 1

Chimney Rock’s top wine

Answer 1

Tomahawk - single vineyard wine

Question 2

Chimney Rock - the estate features _____ _______ style architecure

Answer 2

South African

Question 3

Famous Roman wine, said to be made with falanghina grapes

Answer 3

Falernian

Question 4

ancient grape, favored by Roman poets & said to be used in the famous Roman wine Falernian

Answer 4

Falanghina

Question 5

falanghina is of ____ origin

Answer 5

greek

Question 6

Villa Matilde’s falanghina is grown on _____ soil

Answer 6

volcanic

Question 7

unoaked Chard btg

Answer 7

Nozzole “Le Bruniche”

Question 8

Nozzole “le Bruniche” - where is the estate? soils? lees aging?

Answer 8

the Nozzole estate is located in the heart of the CC region - the chardonnay vines are planted on limestone and marl soils - 3 mo of lees contact give the wine a subtle toastiness

Question 9

our “white Super Tuscan” btg

Answer 9

Tenuta del Cabreo “La Pietra”

Question 10

why is Tenuta del Cabreo “La Pietra” considered a white Super Tuscan?

Answer 10

La Pietra was one of the first Italian white wines aged in small french oak

Question 11

good alternative btg wine to PG

Answer 11

Feudo Maccari “Olli” - Grillo

Question 12

Medici “Concerto” Lambrusco - name some selling points

Answer 12

130 yr old, 5th gen family winery
organic vneyard
pairs well with pork

Question 13

Tenuta Nozzole CC Riserva is made with __% sangiovese

Answer 13

100%

Question 14

tenuta Nozzole CC Riserva is a traditional, classic CC from the ______ family, who has been making wine since the ____s. this farm in particular dates all the way back to the ____s

Answer 14

folonari; 1700s; 1300s

Question 15

San Silvestro winery is located in ______

Answer 15

Novello; heart of the Barolo district

Question 16

Insoglio del Cinghiale - blend composition

Answer 16

Syrah primarily (about half) - merlot, cab sauv, cab franc

Question 17

Ornellaia’s “Le Volte” composition

Answer 17

cab sauv + merlot blend

Question 18

Le Volte is aged in ….., to preserve the fruit qualities

Answer 18

used oak + concrete

Question 19

Where is the Ornellaia estate located?

Answer 19

extends between Bolgheri and the coast

Question 20

Crognolo blend composition

Answer 20

Mostly sangiovese (about 90%) with a splash of merlot

Question 21

Antinori’s “Il Bruciato” composition

Answer 21

cab sauv, merlot, syrah - this is a value wine from the renowned Antinori family

Question 22

Amaro Lucano

Answer 22

created in 1894 - in Basilicata - in the backroom of a bakery - blend of 30+ herbs
flavor: fruit forward, lots of dried fruit, herbaceous finish

Question 23

what % of Ornellaia does sangiovese contribute?

Answer 23

zero. zero zero zero 0%

Question 24

Ornellaia composiiton

Answer 24

cab sauv + merlot, with small amounts of cab franc and petit verdot

Question 25

Chimney Rock winery is found in...

Answer 25

Stag's Leap

Question 26

Dominus is a _____-style blend

Answer 26

Bordeaux

Question 27

Dominus is owned and operated by Christian Moueix, of the same family that owns Chateau _____ in _______

Answer 27

petrus; pomerol

Question 28

Antica by Antinori

Answer 28

a wine estate in Napa Valley - owned and operated by the Antinori family - located at the base of Atlas Peak

Question 29

Crognolo is the 3rd wine of....

Answer 29

Tenuta Sette Ponti

Question 30

history behind name "Crognolo" name

Answer 30

named after a wild plant that grows all over the Tenuta Sette Ponti estate - the "cornus" plant

Question 31

our sangiovese based ST btg

Answer 31

Crognolo

Question 32

Oreno is made by

Answer 32

Tenuta Sette Ponti - their flagship wine

Question 33

Oreno - history of name

Answer 33

named after a small river that cuts thru the Tenuta Sette Ponti estate

Question 34

Oreno composition

Answer 34

Merlot, Cab Sauv, Petit Verdot

Question 35

"Bordeaux blend with a Tuscan touch"

Answer 35

Tenuta Sette Ponti's Oreno

Question 36

Why is Tenuta Sette Ponti's estate so well situated for Bordeaux blends?

Answer 36

the estate has areas of clay - where they plant their merlot- and areas of gravel reminiscent of left bank Bordeaux - where they plant their cab sauv

Question 37

best recent vintage for Piedmont

Answer 37

2016

Question 38

Michele Chiarlo "cerequio" selling points

Answer 38

key-are-low chair-ih-kwee-oh produced only in excellent vintages, in small quantities cerequio is considered one of the top crus of Barolo

Question 39

considered a top 3 cru of Barolo - we have available, made by Michele Chiarlo

Answer 39

Cerequio

Question 40

Gaja

Answer 40

"guy-uh" renowned historical Italian winery

Question 41

Pian delle Vigne - Brunello di Montalcino is made by the ______ family

Answer 41

Antinori

Question 42

tell me a litle about Pian delle Vigne - BdM

Answer 42

Estate is located just SW of the town of Montalcino - this estate is owned by the renowned Antinori family - high quality, accessible Brunello di Montalcio

Question 43

Prunotto Barolo - tell me about it

Answer 43

the estate is owned by Antinori family - wine is a blend of grapes sourced from multiple crus - the "classic way" - not super high quality, push away from this one

Question 44

Girlan "Trattman" Riserva

Answer 44

Pinot Noir from Alto Adige - PN is a well kept secret in AA -

Question 45

A nice Italian Pinot Noir

Answer 45

Girlan "Trattman" Riserva Pinot Noir - these grapes (90%) are sourced from the Mazzon - a limestone plateau - this plot of land was once an underwater corral reef - the Italian "Cot d'Or"

Question 46

Firriato "Harmonium"

Answer 46

Nero d'Avola - this wine is a blend of 3 different crus - each with different soil types - hence, "Harmonium" Nero d'Avola means "Black of Avola" - compare to Syrah fear-ee-aw-toe

Question 47

Tenuta di Nozzole Gran Selezione selling points

Answer 47

made of grapes of the best vineyards on the Nozzole estate located in the town of Greve - "gray-vay" this is a limited production wine, approved by a rigorous tasting panel

Question 48

Tenuta di Nozzole Gran Selezione is __% Sangiovese

Answer 48

100%

Question 49

Vignamaggio

Answer 49

"veen-yo mah-joe" cab franc - rich, intense fruit character - COMPLEX, with some peppery herbaciousness in the finish - and SMOOTH this wine is made with old vines, once forgotten about - rediscovered in the 1990s - aged in French barrique

Question 50

this is a smooth and complex cab franc - made from vines once forgotten about on the estate and rediscovered in the 1990s

Answer 50

Vignamaggio

Question 51

Tenuta di Valgiano Lucchese

Answer 51

organic + biodynamic blend of old vine sangiovese, merlot, and syrah Lucca is west of Florence, somewhat near to the coast

Question 52

Rec a bottle of Merlot

Answer 52

Campo al Mare "Baia al Vento" this is Merlot sourced from vineyards planted on clay soil a fruity, jammy Merlot from the Folonari family

Question 53

Campo al Mare "Baia al Vento"

Answer 53

fruity, jammy Merlot from the Folonari family

Question 54

Nickel & Nickel CS

Answer 54

single vineyard cab sauv; heavy on red fruit; under same ownership umbrella as Far Niente and Bella Union

Question 55

La Fiorita Riserva - Brunello di Montalcino

Answer 55

this is a single vineyard Brunello di Montalcino with xtended aging - dense and flavorful

Question 56

La fiorita "fiore di No"

Answer 56

grapes selected from 3 dif parcels - only made in xceptional vintages

Question 57

la fiorita "fiore di No" vs their riserva

Answer 57

"fiore di No" is made from grapes selected from 3 dif parcels - their riserva is a single vineyard wine w/ xtended aging -

Question 58

Pio Cesare - Barolo

Answer 58

old school winery - makes Barolo in the OG style, that is marrying multiple crus "pee-oh chay-zar-ee"