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Where is Valle d'Aosta?
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Northwest Italy. One DOC: Valle d'Aosta which makes red, white and rose.
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What are the appellations of Piedmont?
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Asti DOCG
Barbaresco DOCG Barolo DOCG Barbera (DOC - appended to district) Brachetto/Brachetto d'Acqui DOCG Dolcetto di Dogliani Superiore DOCG Gavi DOCG Gattinara DOCG Ghemme DOCG Roero DOCG |
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What is another name for Uva Rara, and what appellations use it?
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Bonarda
Gattinara and Ghemme |
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Facts on Asti
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Piedmont
DOCG Sparkling - Spumante, Moscato d'Asti and reds. Moscato Bianco |
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Barbaresco
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Piedmont
DOCG Nebbiolo Ages two years, one in wood. After 4 years it can be called Riserva. |
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Barolo
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Piedmont
DOCG Nebbiolo Aged minimum 2 years in wood plus one year in bottle. After four years it is Riserva. |
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Barolo Chinato
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Piedmont
Fortified, aromatized wine with flavor of quinine (bark of the chinchona tree) from Barolo |
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Barbera
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Piedmont
DOCs - according to the town of production (e.g. Barbera d'Alba, Barbera del Monferrato, etc) Called Superiore after 3 yrs in wood if over 13 %abv |
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Brachetto
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Brachetto or Brachetto d'Acqui
Piedmont DOCG Sweet sparkling red from Brachetto grape. Strawberry & Muscat flavor. Still, dry wines also produced from Brachetto grape. |
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Dolcetto di Dogliani Superiore
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Piedmont
DOCG Aged one year, light red from Dolcetto varietal. |
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Gavi
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Piedmont
DOCG Cortese grape Still, Frizzante or Sparkling dry white Crisp, depth of flavor, called Gavi di Gavi if from Gavi commune. |
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Gattinara
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Piedmont
DOCG Dry Red Nebbiolo, with some Uva Rara Lighter, less strong than Barolo. Aged 3 years before sale, two in wood. 3rd year of wood makes it Riserva. |
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Ghemme
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Piedmont
DOCG Dry red from minimum 75% Nebbiolo, the rest is Vespolina and Bonarda. Aged 3 years in wood and one in bottle. |
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Roero
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Piedmont
DOCG Red, white and Sparkling wines. White and Sparkle from Arneis, the red from Nebbiolo |
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Franciacorta
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Lombardy
Franciacorta DOCG Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco and Pinot Nero. (Some Blanc de Blanc from Chardonnay alone) Metodo tradizionale production. Nonvintage: 25 months of age min, 18 of them in bottle (after 2nd fermentation). Vintage: 37 months old, 30 of them in bottle after 2nd fermentation. |
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What are the appellations of Lombardy?
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Franciacorta DOCG
Terre di Franciacorta DOC Valtellina DOC Valtellina Superiore DOCG Sforzato (or Sfursat) di Valtellina Oltrepo Pavese DOCG |
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What/Where is Valtellina?
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Along River Adda in Lombardy.
Made from min 90% Nebbiolo, Subregions of Inferno, Grumello, Sassella and Valgella. |
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What/Where is Sforzato di Valtellina?
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Along river Adda in Lombardy. DOCG
Made from semi-dried grapes, produce a DRY wine of 14.5 percent (similar to Amarone). |
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Trentino - Alto-Adige
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Northeast Italy, on border with Austria, lots of German still spoken.
French varietals along with Schiava (light reds) which makes Santa Maddalena the most famous red. If varietal listed on label, it must constitute 95%. Terlano DOC makes 8 wines, mostly French varietals. |
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Veneto
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Northeast Italy.
Bardolino DOC, Bardolino Superiore DOCG, Bardolino Classico Superiore DOCG Gambellara DOC Pinot Grigio DOC Prosecco DOC Soave DOC Soave Superiore DOCG Recioto di Soave DOCG Tocolato Breganze DOC Valpolicella DOC Amarone della Valpolicella DOC Recioto della Valpolicella DOC |
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Bardolino
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Veneto
DOC or DOCG (if Superiore or Classico Superiore) Corvina, Molinara, Rondinella and Negrara. Red and Rose wines made, Still or Sparkling. |
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Gambellara
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Veneto, DOC
Dry white from min 80% Garganega w some Trebbiano. Semi-Sweet and very sweet wines also made, along with some sparkling. |
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Pinot Grigio
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Veneto
DOC Pinot Grigio must be at least 85% of blend, varies from dry to sweet. |
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Prosecco
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Veneto, DOC
Made from Prosecco. Dry white, still Frizzante or Spumante. (Charmat method) |
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Soave
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DOC or Soave Superiore DOCG
Dry white. Blend of Garganega, Chardonnay and Trebbiano. Superiore has aged at least 6 months and 11.5% abv Classico come from a smaller, better sub-area. |
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Recioto di Soave
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Veneto DOCG
14%abv, Sweet dessert wine made from Passito grapes. Can be Botrytized. |
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Torcolato Beganze
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Veneto, DOC
Passito grapes: 85% Vespaiolo 10% Tocai 5% Garganega. Sweet dessert wine, aged in OAK. |
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Valpollicella DOC
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Veneto DOC
Light red from Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara. Most plentiful Italian Red. Superiore after 1 year of age if 12% abv. Valpollicella Classico is the delimited subarea in Alpine foothills - much better quality. |
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Amarone della Valpollicella
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Veneto
DOC Min 14%abv Passito grapes - Corvina & Rondinella Highly alcoholic, dry wine, burnt character. Amarone means 'bitter' |
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Recioto della Valpolicella
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Veneto, DOC
Sweeter grapes dried for shorter period than Amarone, producing a wine that is semi-sweet. Ripasso method of adding standard Valpolicella to lees of a recioto fermentation produces a wine with more flavor and alcohol. |
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Fruili-Venezia Giulia
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Region on extreme northeast of Italy, Slovenian border.
Colli Orientali del Friuli DOC (white, red, rose) Collio Goriziano. (white, red, rose) Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit DOCG (dessert from Picolit grape) Ramandolo DOCG (dessert from Passito Verduzzo Friulano grapes) |
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Emilia Romagna
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Top calf of "boot" known more for quantity than quality.
Lambrusco DOC (sparkle, mostly red or rose, sweet or dry) Albana di Romagna DOCG (First white to receive DOCG status) Made from Albana grape, from dry through sweet. Dessert wine from botrytized grapes is also produced. A DOC sweet sparkler is also made. |
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Tuscany
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Knee of the "boot" - six DOCG's, and 34 DOCs. Also the location of the Super Tuscans.
Chianti DOCG Chianti Classigo DOCG Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Vin Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG Bolgheri DOC Sant Antimo DOC |
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Goria Law
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1992 - Introduced the IGT (Indicazioni Geografiche Tipiche) category which enabled SuperTuscans.
The Goria law also allowed for wines to be declassified into a less stringent regulation of the same district (e.g. a DOCG wine could become downgraded to DOC, or a smaller zone could be downgraded to a larger zone, etc.) |
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Chianti
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Tuscany
DOC Best known Italian red. min 12.5 percent abv. Minimum 75% Sangiovese max 10%: Canaiolo Nero, Cabernet Sauvignon, Trebbiano Toscano and Malvasia del Chianti. Seven subdistricts. Cannot be released til March 1 of the year following the harvest. Riserva: aged 26 months from Jan 1 following harvest and 12% alcohol. |
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What are the 7 subdistricts of Chianti?
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Chianti Colli Aretini
Chianti Colli Fiorentini Chianti Colli Senesi Chianti Colline Pisane Chianti Montalbano Chianti Montespertoli Chianti Rufina |
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Chianti Classico DOCG
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Tuscany.
Special area in the middle of the Chianti region. Min 12.5% abv Min 75% Sangiovese. Law now allows 100% sangiovese. Up to 15% of nonlocal varieties allowed now: usually Cab Sauv or Merlot or Syrah. Max 10% of Canaiolo Nero. Trebbiano and Malvasia no longer allowed. |
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Governo process
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Governo all'uso del Chianti
Refermentation of racked wine with 5-10% of must from dried grapes (dried on wicker frames called Cannicci or Castelli). Usually done before the end of the year after harvest - can be done again in March or April (rigoverno) Starts malolactic fermentation, increaces glycerol content. (Makes wine rounder, more refreshing, slight prickle.) |
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Brunello di Montalcino
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Tuscany DOCG
Made from Brunello grape (Sangiovese clone). Min 12.5% abv Must be aged 5 years, two in wood, before release. Riserva aged for six years. |
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Vin Nobile di Montepulciano
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Tuscany, DOCG
First DOCG awarded. Dry red, similar to Chianti or Brunello. Blend of Prugnolo Gentile (Sangiovese clone) Cannaiolo, Mammolo, Trebbiano and Malvasia (Trebbiano and Malvasia optional). Required two years in wood, riserva after three. |
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Bolgheri
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DOC introduced in 1994 to bring in Sassicaia. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc permitted.
Sassicaia first single estate given its own subappellation. |
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Sant Antimo
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Tuscany DOC - Montalcino district
Attempt to bring other SuperTuscans into appellation system. |
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Carmignano
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Tuscany DOCG
Sangiovese, Canaiolo Nero, Cabernet Sauvignon |
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Vernaccia di San Gimignano
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Tuscany DOCG
Vernaccia and up to 10 percent Chardonnay. |
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Morellino di Scansano
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Tuscany DOCG. Brunello-style wine from 100% Sangiovese.
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What are the DOCs of Umbria?
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Umbria - center bullseye of Italy
Orvieto DOC Torgiano DOC Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG |
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Orvieto
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Umbia - DOC
Traditionally a sweet or off-dry wine in a pulcianella. Drier and more crisp recently. Min 50% Trebbiano with Malvasia, Verdelho, Grechetto and Druppegio. |
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Torgiano
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Umbria DOC
Red (12% abv) and white (11%abv). More red than white, red is similar to Chianti. When aged 3 years the red can be sold as Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG. The white is similar to Orvieto, but dry. |
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Sagrantino di Montefalco
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Umbria, DOCG
Dry red from Sagrantino grape. Sweet style also made from passito grapes. Must be matured for 2.5 years. |
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Lazio
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Middle of shin on the "boot". Rome is in Lazio.
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Sicily
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Italy's largest region.
Quality improving dramatically, let by Planeta brand. Wines with "Q" on the label meet official quality standards (also applies to foods). Cerasuaolo de Vittoria DOCG. |
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Sardinia
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Vermentino di Gallura DOCG
Cannonau di Sardegna DOC |
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Vermentino di Gallura
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Sardinia, DOCG
At least 95% white Vermentino grape. After 14% becomes Superiore |
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Cannonau di Sardegna
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Sardinia DOC
Cannonau is only found in Sardinia - thought to be related to grenache. Wines can vary from a darker rose to dark red. Riserva has matured for min three years in wood. |
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Consorzi
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Voluntary organizations of producers , often dating to the 30's, that protect quality and help market the wine.
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Baron Bettino Ricasoli
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Came up with the original blend and percentages for the Chianti region.
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What year were the DOC laws instated in Italy?
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1963
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Give two examples of Chianti Consorzi
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Consorzio Chianti Classico - symbol of black cockerel on neck label
Consorzio Vino Chianti - symbol of pink cherub on neck label |