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What are the four quality levels of wine in Italy?
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Vino da Tavola
IGT DOC DOCG |
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What is Vino da Tavola?
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The lowest level of quality; designation by color only, no grape variety or region.
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What does IGT mean?
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Indicazione Geografica Tipica
Vino da Tavola, designation by color, grape variety, or typology. Same as French Vin de Pays. |
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When was IGT established as a level of quality in Italy?
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1992
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What does DOC mean?
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Denominazione di Origine Controllata
Mapped and delimited individual production zones; defined varieties, alcohol levels, total acidity, and extracts; controls on yields; regulation of viticultural and wine-making practices. |
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When was DOC established as a quality level in Italy?
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1963
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What does DOCG mean?
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Denominazione di Origine Controllata Garantita
Quality wine by EU standards; designed to reward DOCs that would have tighter controls and guarantee wine's quality; wine must be bottled in vessel smaller than 5 liters. |
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When was DOCG established as a quality level in Italy?
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1963
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When does the aging period begin in Italy?
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January 1st the year after the harvest.
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What are the four ways of naming wines in Italy?
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Geographical names
Grape names Legendary names Proprietary names |
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If a wine in Italy is labeled according to geographical names, what is usually indicated?
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Usually the name of the town from which the wine comes. Examples:
Barbaresco Barolo Chianti Gavi Orvieto Soave Frascati Taurasi Torgiano |
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What are the two ways of naming Italian wines according to grape name?
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Grape name in combination with non-DOC geographical name (such as: Barbera del Piemonte, Chardonnay dell'Umbria, Nebbiolo del Piemonte, Pinot Grigio del Veneto, Trebbiano di Sicilia, Spanna del Piemonte - these wines are not DOC)
or Grape name in combination with DOC geographical names (such as: Barbera d'Asti, Fiano di Avellino, Greco di Tufo, Nebbiolo d'Alba, Pinot Grigio dell'Alto Adige, Trebbiano d'Abruzzo, Tocai Friulano Collio, Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi - these wines are DOC). |
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What is meant by Italian wines being named with legendary names?
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That is, wines whose names are based on folklore or tradition, such as:
Est! Est!! Est!!! (di Montefiascone), DOC Lacryma Christi (del Vesuvio), DOC Vino Nobile (di Montepulciano), DOCG (When combined with an approved area, the wine will qualify for DOC or DOCG.) |
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What is meant when an Italian wine is named with a proprietary name?
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That is, trademark names, ordinarily fantasy names, vineyard names or estate names, such as:
Tignanello (Antinori Winery) Ca' del Pazzo (Caparzo Estate) Ghiaie della Furba (Capezzana Estate) Sammarco (Castello dei Rampolla) Regaleali (Count Tasca) Rubesco (Lungarotti) San Giorgio (Lungarotti) Plinius (Mastroberardino) Nemo (Monsanto) Tinscvil (Monsanto) These wines cannot qualify for DOC since they are the property and trademark of one producer. There is a similar movement with special wines in California, such as Opus One and Dominus. |
