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What are the different levels of Italian wine law?
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DOCG
DOC IGT |
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What does DOCG wine law stipulate?
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All wine must meet DOC requirements as well as bottled in the region of production and subject to ministry of Agriculture tasting.
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What does classico mean on a wine label
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It's a recognition that the wine has been made from the 'original' 'better' part of the appellation.
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What does riserva mean on a wine label?
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It implies better quality, with higher alcohol and longer aging.
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What does passito mean?
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The process of taking healthy grapes (red or white) and laying them out to dry in the sun. This can produce sweet wines or concentrate the alcohol and produce dry and full bodied wines (amarone)
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What does Piemonte literally mean?
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'Foot of the mountains'
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What are the main grape varieties grown in Piemonte?
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Nebbiolo, Barbera, Arneis, Cortese
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Is Nebbiolo an early or late ripening grape
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Late
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Is Nebbiolo a thick or thin skinned gape
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Thin
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What is the minimum aging requirements for Barolo DOCG
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3 years total with at least 18 months in oak, riservas must be for 5 years
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What is the flavour profile of nebbiolo
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Red fruit, rose, liquorice, hay, high alcohol, tannin and acidity.
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What is Barolos Nebbiolo neighbour?
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Barbaresco
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What region overlaps Barolo and barbaresco and can often represent good value Nebbiolo?
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Langhe DOC
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Where is the region Roero DOCG and what grape variety is used there?
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Piemonte and Nebbiolo
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Whats the flavour profile or Barbera?
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Sour cherry and savoury notes with high acidity and low tannin
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What grape variety is used in Gavi DOCG
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Cortese
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Whats the flavour profile of Cortese
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Light fruity with a whiff of candied fruit, ideal with seafood.
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What grape variety is used in Roero Arneis DOCG
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Arneis
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Whats the flavour profile of Arneis
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Peach and apricot flavours, crisp and floral.
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What grape variety does piemonte use for its sparkling wine?
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Moscato
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What is italys most northernly region
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Trentino- Alto Adige
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What two DOC regions are found in Fruili - venezia giulia, and what wine do they predominately produce
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Grave del fruili DOC - Light bordeaux blends
Collio DOC - Red and white, high acid and alcohol |
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What region is italys largest wine producing?
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Veneto
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What are Veneto two best known exports?
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Valpolicella and soave
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Describe the soil in Valpolicella?
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Limestone and granite slopes
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What is the prinical grape variety used in Valpolicella?
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Corvina
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What is the flavour characteristics of corvina?
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Herby, sappy note overlayed with black fruit.
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What cheese is ideal with Recioto della valpolicella DOCG?
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Blue cheese
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Descibe the ripasso technique?
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Adding unpressed skins from the amarone to a basic valpolicella.
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What is Bardolino Chiaretto DOC?
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It's home one one of italys finest rose
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What grape variety is used in Soave?
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Garganega
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What is the flavour profile of Soave DOC?
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Floral notes of camomile and iris with surprising acidity.
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What is Tuscanys prominent grape variety?
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Sangiovese
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Which produces ' better' examples of Chianti
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Chianti DOCG or Chianti Classico DOCG
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How long do Brunello di Montalcin DOCG have to be aged for?
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Min 5 years(Longest in italy)
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Why can super tuscans 'exist' and use other international varieties?
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Because they are situated outside the DOC regulations and are classified as vino da tavola
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What is the only white wine DOCG in Tuscany?
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Vernaccia di san grimignano
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What grape variety is synonymous with the region of Marche?
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Verdicchio
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Whats the key region in Lazio?
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Frascati DOC
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What is the key grape of Frascati?
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Malvasia
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What DOC's are in Abruzzo and Molise
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Montelpulchiano d'abbruzzo and trebbiano d'abruzzo.
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What wine is crowed 'Barolo of the south'? and whats the main grape variety grown here?
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Taurasi DOCG and aglianco
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What is the min aging for Taurasi DOCG?
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3 years
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Whats is Taurasi flavour profile?
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blackberry and black cherry and overty floral, goes well with new oak
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What is the clasification of sicily? and what does this mean to the region
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IGT sicilla, the region can experiment with bringing international varieties to the region.
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