Wset Level 2-- Italy

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Term for the historic core of many DOC regions...usually the best sites, producing the best wines.

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Classico

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Indicates that a DOC wine has been aged in barrel and bottle for a certain minimum period, set in law

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Riserva

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The most famous wines from Piemonte (northwest Italy) are

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Barolo DOCG & Barbaresco DOCG

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Barolo & Barbaresco are made from which grape?

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Nebbiolo

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Describe the fruit,floral/earthy, and vegetal/animal notes of the Nebbiolo grape

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Fruit: red
Floral/earthy: strawberry, rose, tar
vegetal/animal: mushroom, meat/leather

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Describe Nebbiolo's body, tannin, alcohol, acidity

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Body: full
Tannin: High
Alcohol:High
Acidity:High

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In northeast Italy, the main region for red wines is

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Valpolicella (Classico) DOC

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What is the main grape in a Valpolicella blend?

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Corvina

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Describe Valpolicella's flavor profile

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generally light bodied, color, flavor and tannins, medium or high acidity, red fruit (sour cherry) Better wines (often from Classico subregion) will show concentrated flavor that hints at cooked fruits (baked plum, dried cherries)

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What is central Italy's most important classic red?

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Chianti, in Tuscany.

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Which grape dominates Chianti blends?

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Sangiovese

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This medium bodied red is high in tannin and acid, with red (sour cherry, red plum) fruit and DUSTY, EARTHY NOTES

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Chianti

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Name two better Chianti subregions

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Chianti Classico DOCG and Chianti Ruffina DOCG

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These Piemonte wines have light tannins, high acidity and red fruit flavors (sour cherry): these wines are generally unoaked, but some have toast & vanilla flavors from a period in oak

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Barbera

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_______ is a region in east-central Italy.

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Abruzzo

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Describe Montepulciano d'Abruzzo

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Deeply colored/medium acidity & tannins, red fruit (plum,cherry), SOMETIMES WITH HINTS OF BITTER COFFEE.

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Is Montepulciano a region, or a grape?

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Montepulciano is a grape variety.

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Name three important Southern Italy grape varieties

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Primitivo (in Puglia)
Negroamaro (in Puglia)
Aglianico (In Campania and Basilicata)

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Primitivo is the same variety as

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Zinfandel

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Profile Southern Italy wines

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deeply colored, intensely flavored red wines with high acidity and tannin. Bitter flavors (Coffee,dark chocolate) accompany red/black/dried fruit notes (cherry, blackberry,plum

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The best Pinot Grigio (Pinot Gris) wines come from these three regions in Northeast Italy...

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Trentino, Veneto, Friuli

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Flavor/descriptors for Italian Pinot Grigio

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dry/medium or light body/high acidity/unoaked/delicate citrus & green fruit flavors (green apple, lemon).

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Pinot Bianco (Pinot Blanc) wines are grown in the Northeast and are similar in style to an unoaked _________.

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Chardonnay

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Flavor/descriptors for Verdicchio

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HIGH ACID, medium bodied, crisp dry whites with lemon, herb (fennel) and bitter almond flavors.

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Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC is near Italy's ______coast.

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East

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The three most important Italian whites in terms of volume are _____,_____ and ______.

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Soave, Frascati and Orvieto

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For cheaper versions of Orvieto, Fracati and Soave, which grape supplies the bulk of what is used here?

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Trebbiano

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Flavor/descriptors for Soave/Frascati/Orvieto?

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Dry, light-bodied, medium acidity, fairly neutral flavor (some lemon)

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In addition to Trebbiano, high-quality Soave may also include the local grape______.

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Garganega

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In addition to Trebbiano, high-quality Frascati may also include the local grape ________.

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Malvasia.

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In addition to Trebbiano, high-quality Orvieto may also include the local grape ________.

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Grechetto

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True or false: good quality Soave and Orvieto is crisp and refreshing.

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True

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True or false: good quality Frascati is less full-bodied.

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False.