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Name the 5 most important regions in Northern Italy
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Piedmont
Beneto Emilia-Romagna Trentino-Alto Adige Lombardy |
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What are the two most important wines in Piedmont?
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Barolo and Barbaresco
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What is the most widely planted grape in Piedmont?
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Barbera
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What are the primary white grape varieties in Piedmont? (4)
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Cortese
Arneis Chardonnay Moscato |
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What are the primary red grape varieties in Piedmont? (4)
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Nebbiolo
Barbera Colcetto Brachetto |
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Which DOCG is Arneis and Nebbiolo in?
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Roero
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What Region is Barbaresco in?
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piedmont
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What region is Barolo in?
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Piedmont
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What region is Gattinara in?
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Piedmont
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What region is Barchetto d'Acqui in?
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Piedmont
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What region is Asti in?
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Piedmont
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What region is Moscato d'Asti in?
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Piedmont
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what region is Dolcetto di Dogliani Superiore in?
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Piedmont
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What region is Dolcetto Diano d'Alba in?
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Piedmont
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What region is Barbera d'Asti in?
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Piedmont
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What region is Barbera del Monferrao Superiore in?
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Piedmont
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What region is Gavi in?
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Piedmont
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What region is Roero in?
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Piedmont
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What are the wines from Barolo made with?
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100% Nebbiolo
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What are the growing characteristics of Nebbiolo?
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Late ripening requiring long and dry seasons
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Barbaresco wine is...
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100% nebbiolo
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Barbaresco Normale means..
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two years aged
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Barbaresco Riserva means...
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four years aged
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What is the capital of Lombardy?
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Milan
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What are the primary white grapes of Lombardy? (4)
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Chardonnay
Pinot Grigio Pinot Bianco Lugana (Trebbiano) |
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What are the primary red grapes of Lombardy? (2)
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Nebbiolo (Chiavennasca)
Pinot Nero |
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What region is is Valtellina in?
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Lombardy
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What region is Franciacorta in?
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Lombardy
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What region is Lugana di San Benedetto (DOC) in?
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Lombady
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What region is Oltrepo Pavese in?
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Lombardy
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What wine is produced in Valtellina?
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Nebbiolo based reds
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What wine is produced in Franciacorta?
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Quality Metodo Classico Sparkling wines
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What wine is produced in Lugana di SAan Benedetto DOC?
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Whites from a clone of Trebbiano called Laguna
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What wine is produced in Oltrepo Pavese?
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Classico & Rose
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What is the northernmost region in Italy?
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Trentino-Alto Adige
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What type of geology and terrior is in Trentino-Alto Adige?
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Steep Alpine Valleys
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How much of wine produced in Trentino-Alto Adige is DOC?
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55%
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What region is Valle d'Isarco in?
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Trentino-Alto Adige
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What region is Santa Maddalena in?
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Trentino-Allto Adige
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What region is is Trentino in?
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Trentino-Alto Adige
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What region is Trento in?
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Trentino Alto Adige
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What are the primary white grapes in Trentino-Alto Adige? (6)
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Pinot Grigio
Chardonnay Pinot Bianco Sauvignon Blanc Traminer Tocai |
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What are the primary red grapes in Tentino-Alto Adige? (6)
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Merlot
Cab Franc Pinot Nero Teroldego Lagrein Schiava |
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What is the 4th larges production area in Northern Italy?
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Veneto
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What are the principal cities in Veneto?
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Venice and Verona
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What are the primary white grapes in Veneto? (4)
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Pinot Grigio
Glera (Prosecco) Trebbiano Garganega |
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What are the primary red grapes in Veneto? (6)
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Corvin
Corvinone Rondinella Molinara Cab Franc Merlot |
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What region is Recioto della Valpolicella Amarone in?
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Veneto
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What region is Recioto della Valpolicella in?
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Veneto
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What region is Bardolino Superiore in?
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Veneto
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What region is Recioto di Gambellara in?
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Veneto
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What region is Prosecco di Conegliano in?
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Veneto
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What region is Presecco di Valdobiadenne in?
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Veneto
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What region isProsecco dei Colli Asolani in?
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Veneto
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What region is Soave Superiore in?
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Veneto
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What region is Soave Superiore Classico in?
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Veneto
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What region is Recioto di Soave in?
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veneto
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What is the appassimento process?
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Grapes are harvested and dried for several weeks in special rooms
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What is the appassimento process used to produce?
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Passito, recioto and Amarone wines
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What are Recioto wines and where are they from?
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sweet wines made from passito grapes in Veneto
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What 3 grapes are used in Amarone?
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Corvina
Rondinella Molinara |
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What is the alcohol content in wines from Amarone?
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14-16%
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4What are the 4 grapes used in Valpolicella?
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Corvina
Rondinella Molinara Negrara |
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What are the 3 types of Valpolicella?
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Valpolicella
Recioto della Valpolicells (Amarone) Valpolicella Ripasso |
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What does Ripasso mean in english?
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Re-passed
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What is ripasso? Where is it used?
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A traditional wine making technique in Veneto. Young Valpolicella is put into tanks or barrels with lees or dried fruit from previous Amarone fermentation.
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What does ripasso accomplish?
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Creates a secondary fermentation. It increases alcohol content and gives the wine an Amarone character
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What 3 DOCG's are known for Prosecco?
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Conegliano
Valdobiaddene Colli Asolani |
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What is Soave made from?
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Garganega..some Trebbiano
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Where is Friuli Venezia Giulia, geographically?
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Northeast corner of Italy next to Austria and Slovenia
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What is the most planted grape in Friuli Venezia Giulia?
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Merlot
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What region is Fiurli Venezia Giulia in?
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Veneto
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What region is is Prosecco and Soave in?
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Veneto
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What region is Amarone in?
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Veneto
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What region is Valpolicella in?
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Veneto
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Name the 4 appellations in Friuli Venezi Giulia
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Grave del Friuli
Colli Orientali Collio Isonzo |
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Name the two DOCG's in Friuli Venezi Giulia
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Ramandolo (Verduzzo)
Picolit and Picolit-Gialla |
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What style of wines are made in Ramandolo (Verduzzo) and Picolit (Gialla)?
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Sweet wines
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What are the primary white varietals in Friuli Venezi Giulia? (5)
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Pinot Grigio
Binot Bianco Sauvignon Blanc Chardonnay Tocai Friulano |
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What are the primary red varietals in Friuli Venezi Giulia? (3)
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Merlot
Refosco (Mondeuse) Cab Sauv |
