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When were the DOC laws introduced in Italy? Which was the first? |
1963
Vernaccia di San Gimignano |
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When was DOCG introduced? Awarded? Which were the first DOCGs?
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1963
1980 Brunello di Montalcino Barolo Vino Nobile di Montepulciano |
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What were the Goria laws? When were they introduced?
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Attempt to reform watered down DOCs
Added IGT which first appeared in 1994 1992 |
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What are PGI and PDO?
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Protected Geographical Indication (equivalent of IGT)
Protected Designation of Origin (equivalent of DOC/G) Recognized by the EU |
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When was the appellation system in Italy transferred to Brussels? What was the result?
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2011
Many DOCs applied to become DOCGs and, in effect, watering down the DOCG system |
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What are the regions of Northern Italy?
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Piedmont
Valle d'Aosta Lombardy Liguria Emilia-Romagna Trentino-Alto Adige Veneto Fruili-Venezia Giulia |
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What are the three provinces of Piedmont?
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Asti
Alessandria Cuneo |
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What are the soils of the Piedmont?
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Calcerous marl and sandstone
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What is the name for southern exposures in the Piedmontese dialect?
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Sori
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What are the trio of Piedmont red grapes?
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Nebbiolo
Dolcetto Barbera |
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What is the ripening order and major characteristics of the three Piedmont red grapes?
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Dolcetto - earliest with tannic, fruity, low acid wines
Barbera - high acid and low tannin Nebbiolo - late ripening, high acid and high tannin |
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What is the most planted grape in the Piedmont?
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Moscato Bianco (aka Muscat a Petits Grains)
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What are the white grapes of the Piedmont?
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Cortese
Arneis Erbaluce Favorita (Vermentino) |
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What are the DOCGs for whites in Piedmont?
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Asti
Moscato d'Asti Cortese di Gavi (frizzante, spumante, tranquillo) Roero (Roero Arnes and Roero Arneis Spumante) Erbaluce di Caluso Alta Langa (MT Sparkling) |
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What are the DOCGs for reds in Piedmont?
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Barberesco
Barbera d'Asti Barbera del Monferrato Superiore Barolo (Chinato as well) Brachetto (normale or spumante) Dolcetto di Dogliani Superiore Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore Gattinara Ghemme Roero Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba Ruche di Castagnole Monferatto |
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What are the DOCG Riservas for reds in the Piedmont?
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Barbaresco
Barolo Gattinara Ghemme |
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What are tortonian soils? Where are they found? What are their effects on the wine?
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Soils with a high proportion of calcerous marl. Often found in La Morra and Barolo. Makes for a softer style of wine.
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What are helvetian soils? Where are they found? What are their effects on the wine?
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Sandstone soils common in Monforte d'Alba and Serralunga d'Alba. Makes for a more structured wine.
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What were the ageing requirements for Barolo before 2010? After?
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Before - 3 years of ageing, at least 2 in oak or chestnut casks
Today - 38 months from Nov 1 of harvest year, only 18 months in oak |
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What are the ageing requirements for Barolo Riserva?
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Ageing 62 months prior to release including 18 in wood
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Who are winemakers considered to be traditionalists in Barolo?
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Giacomo Conterno
Bartolo Mascarello Guiseppe Rinaldi |
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Who are winemakers conisdered to be modernists in Barolo?
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Paolo Scavino
Luciano Sandrone Elio Altare |
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What are the three main villages of Barbaresco?
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Barbasco
Neive Treiso |
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What are the ageing requirements for Barbaresco?
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Min 26 months with at least 9 months in casks
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What are the ageing requirements for Barbaresco Riserva?
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Min 50 months from Nov 1 of harvest year with a minimum of 9 months in wood
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What are the main communes of Barolo?
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Barolo
La Morra Serralunga d'Alba Castiglione Falletto Monforte d'Alba |
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What are the main crus of the Barolo commune?
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Cannubi
Brunate (Shared with La Morra) Sarmassa |
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What are the main crus of the La Morra commune?
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Brunate (Shared with Barolo)
Cerequio Le Rocche |
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What are the main crus of the Serralunga d'Alba commune?
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Lazzarito
Cerretta |
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What are the main crus of the Castiglione Falletto commune?
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Bricco Rocche
Monprivato Villero Bricco Fiasco |
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What are the main crus of the Monforte d'Alba commune?
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Bussia
Ginestra Santo Stefano |
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What are the main crus of the Barbaresco commune?
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Asili
Roncagliette Marinega Rabaja |
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What are the main crus of the Neive commune?
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Serraboella
Gallina Basarin |
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What are the main crus of the Treiso commune?
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Pajore
Bricco di Treiso |
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What is Roero DOCG?
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NW bank of Tanaro River, opposite Barolo and Barbaresco
Reds - min 95% Nebbiolo Whites- Arneis |
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What is Gattinara DOCG?
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Spanna (Nebbiolo) based reds from the Sesia river
Sometimes blended with Vespolina, Bonarda, and Bonarda di Gattinara |
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What is Ghemme DOCG?
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Spanna (Nebbiolo) based reds from the Sesia river
Sometimes blended with Vespolina, Bonarda and Uva Rara (Bonarda Novarese) |
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What is Barbera d'Asti DOCG?
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DOCG from Asti and Alessandria in Piemonte
Min 85% Barbera |
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What is Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG?
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DOCG for red from Asti and Alessandria in Piemonte
Min 85% Barbera |
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What is Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG?
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DOCG for red from Asti in Piemonte
Min 90% Ruche grape |
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What are the DOCGs for Dolcetto in the Piedmont?
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Dogliani
Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba |
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Does Dolcetto di Dogliani and Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba have to be superiore to be DOCG?
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No, only Dolcetto di Ovada has to be superiore to be DOCG
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What are the minimum ageing requirements for Dolcetto superiore?
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One year
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What is special about Diano d'Alba DOCG?
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Can have menzioni geografiche agguntive on the label
77 sori are classified with superior exposures |
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What is special about Dogliani and Luigi Einaudi?
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Second president of Italian Republic and originally a winemaker
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What is Gavi DOCG? Where is it located? What are the styles?
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Can either be Cortese di Gavi or Gavi di Gavi
Located in the extreme southern portion of the Alessandria province Can be tranquillo, spumante or frizzante |
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What is Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG? Where is it located? What are the styles?
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White wines from high acid, herbal Erbaluce
South of Carema Still, spumante or passito |
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What is Asti DOCG?
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Asti/Moscato d'Asti
Fully sparkling from Moscato Bianco Charmat at 2 atmospheres |
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What is Alta Langa DOCG? What are the ageing requirements? How fast was the rise of the DOCG?
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MT Sparkling from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
Normale - 30 months Riserva - 3 yrs Experimental plantings in 1994, DOC 2002, DOCG 2010 |
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What is Brachetto d'Acqui DOCG?
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Sweet sparkling reds from Brachetto
Some dry and still versions but extremely rare |
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What is the river in the Valle d'Aosta DOC?
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Dora Baltea
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What are the DOCGs of Lombardy?
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Franciacorta
Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico Sforzato di Valellina Valellina Superiore |
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What is Franciacorta DOCG?
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MT wines from Chardonnay, Pinot Nero and Pinot Bianco (50%) max
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What is Franciacorta Saten?
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Only white grape Franciacortia, must be bottled at less than 5 atmospheres
Must be brut |
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What is Franciacorta Rose?
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Minimum 25% from Pinot Nero
Blending rather than saignee |
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What is Franciacorta Millesimato? How long is it aged? How does it differ from its champagne equivalent?
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Vintage Franciacortia
37 months (although in practice, much longer) Only 85% needs to be from stated year |
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What is Franciacorta Riserva?
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Aged on lees min 5 years and released after 67 months
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What is Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG?
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MT from Pinot Nero (min 70%)
If min 85% PN can be labeled Pinot Nero or Pinot Nero Rose |
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How long must NV Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG age? Vintage?
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15 months on lees for NV
2 yrs for vintage |
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What is Valtellina Superiore DOCG? What is the style of wine produced there? How long is it aged?
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Located in Lombardy, Northernmost outpost for Nebbiolo (Chiavennasca)
Lighter, angular style of red 24 months (12 in cask) |
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What is Sforzato di Valtellina DOCG?
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DOCG for red wine in Sondrio in Lombardy
Recioto wine from Nebbiolo Dry, aged two years, min 14% alcohol |
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What is Moscato di Scanzo DOCG? Where is it? How long is it aged? How is it bottled?
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DOCG in Bergamo, west of Franciacorta in Lombardy
Sweet passito red from Moscato Aged a min of 2 years Bottled in sleek and slender futura |
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What is the best known DOC in Liguria? What is the grape?
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Cinque Terre DOC
Bosco |
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What are the DOCGs of Emilia-Romagna?
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Albana di Romagna
Colli Bolognesi Classico Pignoletto |
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What is Albana di Romagna DOCG? What makes it famous? What is its most promising style?
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DOCG for wide range of styles in Corli-Cesena, Ravenna and Bologna in Emilia-Romagna
Covers wide range of possible styles from Albana grape First white DOCG, promoted in 1987 Passito |
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What is Colli Bolognesi Classico Pignoletto DOCG?
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DOCG for whites from Modena and Bologna in Emilia Romagna
Tart dry wines from min 95% Pignoletto |
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What is the most famous wine of Emilia-Romagna?
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Lambrusco
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What are the four DOCs for Lambrusco in Emilia Romagna? for Lombardy?
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Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro
Lambrusco di Sorbara Lambrusco Reggiano Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce Lambrusco Montovano |
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What are the red grapes typically found in the Trentino-Alto Adige?
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Schiava
Lagrein Teroldego Marzemino |
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What is different about the labeling for the Trentino-Alto Adige?
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Much varietal labeling
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How much of the production in the Trentino-Alto Adige is DOC? How much is done by cooperatives?
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75% for both
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What are the white DOCGs of the Veneto?
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Recioto di Soave
Soave Superiore Recioto di Gambellara Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Asolo Prosecco Colli Euganei Fior d'Arancio Lison |
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What are the red/white DOCGs for the Veneto?
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Colli di Conegliano DOCG
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What are the red DOCGs for the Veneto?
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Bardolino Superiore
Amarone della Valpolicella Recioto della Valpolicella Piave Malanotte Friularo di Bagnoli Montello Rosso |
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What is Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG? What are the grapes?
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Passito wine made from Corvina (45-95), Rondinella, and no more than 15% total of Molinara, Negrara and Oseleta
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What are the requirements for Valpolicella DOCG Superiore?
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Higher minimum alcohol and minimum of one year of aging
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What are the lofts where the appassimento process takes place called?
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Fruttai
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How is Recioto della Valpolicella different from Amarone?
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Typically dried for four months while Amarone only 3
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What are the ageing requirements for Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG? Riserva?
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2 years from the Jan 1 after harvest
4 years from Nov 1 of harvest year |
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Can producers use new oak in Amarone? Name some producers?
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Yes
Dal Forno Allegrini Botti used by Giuseppe Quintarelli |
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Can Recioto della Valpolicella be spumante?
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Yes
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What are additional labels that can be attached to Amarone and Recioto?
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Classico or Valpantena if they originate in those areas
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What are the alcohol requirements for Valpolicella Ripasso DOC? Superiore?
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12.5%
13% |
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What is Bardolino Superiore DOCG? Where is it? What are the ageing requirements? What is the name of the rose form?
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Red wine from Corvina and Rondinella
Between Lake Garda and Valpolicella Classico 1 year of aging prior to release and an additional 1% alcohol Bardolino Chairetto |
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What is Recioto di Soave DOCG? How is it made? Can it be spumante?
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Wines made mostly from dried Garganega, botrytis is encouraged, barrel fermented
Yes, there is a spumante form |
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What is Soave Superiore DOCG? What is the blend? How is Superiore different from Soave? How is it aged? What are the riserva criteria? Spumante?
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DOCG around the area of Soave 70% Garganega, plus Trebbiano di Soave, Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco
Covers wine from specified sub-regions (Classico or Colli Scaligeri) Min one year (min 3 months bottle aging) 2 years for riserva Only for Soave DOC and Recioto di Soave DOCG, not for Superiore |
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What is Recioto di Gambellara DOCG?
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DOCG for whites in Vicenza in Veneto
Sweet still and sparkling wines from passito Garganega |
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What are the DOCGs for Prosecco?
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Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG
Asolo Prosecco DOCG (Formerly known as Prosecco Montello e Colli Asolani) |
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What is the most noteworthy cru Prosecco? How big is it? How is it labeled? What is its style?
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Cartizze
106 ha Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze Fully sparkling and dry )17-35 g/L) |
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What are the vintage requirements for Prosecco?
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85% of a stated year's harvest
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What is Colli Euganei Fior d'Arancio DOCG?
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Still, sparkling and passito wines from Moscato Giallo near Padua
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What is Piave Malanotte/Malanotte del Piave DOCG? Is it apassimento?
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Still reds from near Verona and Treviso based on Raboso Piave
15-30% of grapes must be apassimento |
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What is Lison DOCG?
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DOCG shared between Veneto and Fruili
Whites based on Tai (Fruilano) |
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Montello Rosso/Montello DOCG? What is the blend?
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Still reds from near Treviso
40-70% Cab, 30-60% Merlot, Cab Franc and/or Carmenere, 15% other |
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What is Friularo di Bagnoli DOCG?
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Reds, VT or passito from Padova in the Veneto
Made from Raboso Piave |
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What is Colli di Conegliano DOCG?
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DOCG for reds, whites and passito from Treviso in Veneto
Many different white and red grapes allowed |
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What are the DOCGs of Friuli-Venezia Giulia?
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Ramandolo
Colli Orientali del Friuli-Picolit Lison (shared with Veneto) Rosazzo |
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What is Ramandolo DOCG?
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DOCG for white wine from Udine in Fruili
Passito wine from Verduzzo Friulano |
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What is Colli Orientali del Friuli-Picolit DOCG?
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DOCG for white from Udine in Friuli
Passito wines from Picolit |
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What is Rosazzo DOCG?
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DOCG for whites in Udine in Fruili
Whites from a min 50% Friulano (Tai), 20-30 Sauvignon, 20-30 Pinot Bianco/Chard, also other varieties |
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When was legislation introduced delimiting Chianti?
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1716
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What is the name of the traditional Chianti bottle?
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Fiasco
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What are the allowed grapes of Chianti?
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Sangiovese
Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Colorino Canaiolo Nero |
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What are the red Tuscan DOCGs?
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Brunello di Montalcino
Carmignano Chianti Chianti Classico Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Morellino di Scansano Montecucco Sangiovese Suvereto Rosso della Val di Cornia Elba Aleatico Passito |
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What are the white Tuscan DOCGs?
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Vernaccia di San Gimignano
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What are the Chianti DOCG subzones?
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Classico
Rufina Colli Fiorentini Motespertoli Colli Aretini Colline Pisane Colli Senesi Montalbano |
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What is the general recipe for Chianti?
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70-100% Sangiovese (Senesi min 75%)
Max 15% Cabernet grapes |
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What are the white grapes that were formerly blended into Chianti Classico?
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Trebbiano Toscano
Malvasia |
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What is Governo? How is it indicated on labels?
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Traditional practice of initiating MLF by refermenting the juice of dried grapes
Governo all'uso Toscano |
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When may Chianti Normale be released?
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March 1 following harvest
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Which sub-zones of Chianti require additional ageing for their normale?
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Rufina
Montespertoli Colli Fiorentini |
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How long must a Chianti Riserva be aged?
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Two years
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What are the requirements for Chianti Superiore?
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An additional half degree of alcohol and lowered vineyard yields
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When was Chianti Classico upgraded to DOCG?
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1984
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Who delimited the original Chianti Classico zone?
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Grand Duke Cosimo III de Medici
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What are the four villages of Chianti Classico?
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Radda
Gaiole Castellina Greve |
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What are the soils of Chianti Classico
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Galestro - soft, friable marl-like
Alberese - sandstone |
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What is the minimum level of Sangiovese required for Chianti Classico?
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80%
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What is the minimum level of alcohol for Chianti DOCG vs Chianti Classico DOCG?
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11.5% vs 12%
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What are the ageing requirements for Chianti Classico DOCG? Riserva? What are the alcohol requirements for Riserva?
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1 year
2 years, 12.5% |
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Who isolated the first Brunello clone and when? When was the first riserva released?
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Clemente Santi of Tenuta Greppo's Biondi-Santi in 1865
1888 |
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What are the ageing requirements for Brunello? Riserva? When is it released?
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Cask for two years min and additional four months in bottle, six months for riserva
May not be released until Jan 1 after 5th yr following harvest, 6th for riserva |
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What is soil like in Montalcino?
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Varied with galestro in higher altitiude vineyards
Clay is predominant is the warmer southern areas |
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What are the fraziones of Brunello?
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Sant Angelo in Colle
Castelnuovo Abate Torrenieri |
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What are the ageing requirements for Rosso di Montalcino DOC?
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1 year prior to release
Cask ageing is not required |
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What is the encepagement for Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG?
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min 70% Sangiovese (Prugnolo Gentile)
Max of 30% other Tuscan varieties, no more than 5% white |
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What are the ageing requirements for Vino Nobile di Montepulciano? Riserva?
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2 years (can do 18 in wood plus 6 months in alternative container or 12 months in wood and 6 in bottle and 6 in alternative container)
3 years including at least 6 months in bottle |
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What is Morellino di Scansano DOCG? When was it awarded?
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Southern Maremma DOCG awarded in 2006
Min 85% Sang |
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What is Carmignano DOCG? What is the blend?
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Low altitude territory which overlaps Chianti Montalbano
Min 50% sang, 10-20% cab or cab franc required |
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What is Rosso dell Val di Corina DOCG? When was it elevated?
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Min 40% Sand
Max 60% Merlot and Cab Max 20% other red grapes (Except Aleatico) 2011 |
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What are the ageing requirements for Chianti DOCG for Normale, Riserva and Superiore? Alcohol?
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Normale - 11.5% March 1 year after harvest
Riserva - 12% 2 years from Jan 1 of year following harvest Superiore - 12% Sept 1 after harvest |
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What are the ageing and alcohol requirements for Chianti Classico DOCG? Riserva?
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Normale - 12%, Oct 1 after harvest
Riserva - 12.5%, 24 months from Jan 1 after harvest including 3 months in bottle |
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What is Suvereto DOCG?
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DOCG for reds in Livorno from Cabs/Merlot plus a max 15% other red Tuscan grapes
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What were the two wines that started the VdT revolt?
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1968 Sassacaia
1971 Tignanello |
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What is Elba Aleatico Passito DOCG?
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DOCG for passito dessert wines from Aleatico, though to be a red skinned mutation of Muscat Blanc a Petit Grans
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What is Vernaccia di San Gimignano?
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White wine produced from Vernaccia di San Gimignano in Siena province
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What is vin santo? What are the grapes authorized?
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Passito dessert wine from Tuscany made from Trebbiano and Malvasia typically, Grechetto is allowed
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What is Occhio di Pernice?
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Version of Vin Santo with a min 50% Sangiovese
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What are the barrels used for Vin Santo?
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Caratelli from chestnut is traditional (allows rapid oxidization)
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How long does ageing last for Vin Santo?
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3-8 years
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Can Vin Santo be Liquoroso?
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Yes
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What are the DOCGs of Umbria?
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Sagrantino di Montefalco
Torgiano Rosso Riserva |
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What is the most famous wine of Umbria?
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Orvieto
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What is the encepagement of Orvieto?
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Min 40% Grechetto
20-40% Trebbiano Toscano or Procanico |
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What is Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG? What are the ageing requirements? What is unusual about this DOCG?
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DOCG in Perugia (Umbria) from 100% Sagrantino - very high in alcohol and tannin
Aged min 30 months including 12 in wood Used to be strictly a passito area - DOCG allows both styles |
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What is Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG? What are the ageing requirements?
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DOCG produced from 70-100% Sangiovese from Perugia (Umbria)
3 years with at least 6 months in bottle |
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What are the DOCGs of the Marches?
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Vernaccia di Serrapetrona
Conero Rosso Riserva Offida Castelli di Jesi Riserva Verdicchio Riserva Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva |
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What is Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva DOCG?
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DOCG for Verdicchio in the Marches
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What is Castelli di Jesi Riserva Verdicchio Riserva DOCG?
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DOCG for Verdicchio in the Marches
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What are the characteristics of Verdicchio?
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Green tinged with distinctive lemony, stony character and bitter almond tang
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What is Carmignano DOCG?
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DOCG from Prato in Toscano with a minimum 50% Sangiovese plus 10-20 Cab Franc/Sav, 20% Canaiolo Nero, and 10% other white and 10% other red
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What is Montecucco Sangiovese DOCG?
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DOCG from Grosseto in Toscana with a min 90% Sangiovese
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What is Suvereto DOCG?
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DOCG from Livorno in Toscana with Reds from Cab Sav and or Merlot
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What is Rosso della Val di Cornia DOCG?
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DOCG from Livorno and Pisa in Toscana with min 40% Sang, Max 60% Merlot and Cab and max 20% other red grapes (mins Aleatico)
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What is Conero Rosso Riserva DOCG?
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DOCG in Ancona in Marche with a min 85% Montepulciano and max 15% Sang
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What is Offida DOCG?
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DOCG from Ascoli Piceno and Fermo in the Marche
Whites from Pecorino and Passerina Reds from min 85% Montepulciano |
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What are the DOCGs of Abruzzo?
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Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane
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What is Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane DOCG?
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DOCG from Teramo in Abruzzo requiring wines min 90% Montepulciano and max 10% Sangiovese
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What are the DOCGs of Lazio?
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Cesane del Piglio
Frasci Superiore Cannellino di Frascati |
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What is Frascati Superiore DOCG? What is its alcohol requirement?
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DOCG from Roma in Lazio for white wines with a min 70% from Malvasia Bianca di Candia and/or Malvasia del Lazio
13% |
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What is Cannellino di Frascati DOCG?
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DOCG for late harvest whites from Roma in Lazio
min 70% from Malvasia Bianca di Candia and/or Malvasia del Lazio |
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What is Cesanese del Piglio DOCG?
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DOCG for reds in Frosinone in Lazio
Min 90% Cesanese di Affile and/or Cesanese comune |
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What are the DOCGs of Molise?
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None
The most prominent DOC is Biferno which does reds and rosatos from Montepulciano and Aglianico and whites from Trebbiano |
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What are the DOCGs of Campania
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Taurasi
Fiano di Avellino Greco di Tufo Aglianico del Taburno |
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What is Taurasi DOCG?
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DOCG for reds from Avellino in Campania
Min 85% Aglianico |
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What is Aglianico del Taburno DOCG?
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DOCG for reds from Benevento in Campania
Min 85% Aglianico |
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What is Greco di Tufo DOCG?
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DOCG for whites from Avellino in Campania
Min 85% Greco, max 15% Coda di Volpe |
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What is Fiano di Avellino DOCG?
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DOCG for whites in Avellino in Campania
Min 85% Fiano, Max 15% Trebbiano Toscana, Coda di Volpe and Greco |
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What are the DOCGs of Apulia?
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Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale
Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva Castel del Monte Bombino Nero |
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What is Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG?
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DOCG for sweet wine from Brindisi and Taranto in Puglia
100% Primitivo and the grapes may be dried |
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What is Castel del Monte Bombino Nero DOCG?
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DOCG for rosato from Barletta-Andria-Trani in Puglia
Min 90% Bombino Nero |
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What is Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva DOCG?
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DOCG for reds from Barletta-Andria-Trani in Puglia
Min 90% Nero di Troia |
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What is Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva DOCG?
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DOCG for reds from Barletta-Andria-Trani in Puglia
Min 65% Nero di Troia |
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What are the DOCGs for Basilicata?
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Aglianico del Vulture Superiore
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What is Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG?
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Still reds from Potenza in Basilicata
100% Aglianico |
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What are the DOCGs of Calabria?
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None
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What are the DOCGs of Sicily?
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Cerasuolo di Vittoria
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What is Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG?
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DOCG for red wine in Ragusa, Caltanissetta and Catania in Sicilia
50-70% Nero d'Avola (Calabrese 30-50% Frappato |
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What is the most famous wine of Sicily?
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Marsala
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When was Marsala DOC created?
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1969
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What is the most planted grape in Sicily?
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Catarratto
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What are the grapes used in Marsala Oro/Ambra? Rubino?
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Grillo, Ansonica (Inzolia), Catarratto, Damaschino
Perricone, Calabrese (Nero d'Avola) and Nerello Mascalese |
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What are the DOCGs of Sardinia?
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Vermentino di Gallura
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What is Vermentino di Gallura?
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DOCG in Sassari and Nuoro in Sardegna
Whites from 95% Vermentino |
