Veneto

Question 1

DOC shared between Veneto and Friuli

Answer 1

Lison (DOCG)
Lison-Pramaggiore
Prosecco

Question 2

How is Valpolicella Ripasso made

When was the DOC established

Answer 2

Wine made with the remaining must from the production of Recioto della Valpolicella and/or Amarone della Valpolicella

A wine “re-passed” over and re-fermented with the unpressed skins of grapes previously fermented for Amarone or Recioto

2010

Question 3

Which mountain shelters the Classico zone of Valpolicella

Due to the proximity of which lake, which subzone has the warmest temperature, and which has the coolest

Answer 3

The Lessini Mountains in the north create a warmer microclimate

Lake Garda

Sant’Ambrogio is the warmest
Negrar is the coolest

Question 4

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG:
Main grape
Aging requirement for Normale & Riserva
Established year

Answer 4

Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella

Rosso: Min. 2 years from January 1 of the year following the harvest
Riserva: Min. 4 years from November 1 of the harvest year

Established 2010

Question 5

The best vintage of Amarone della Valpolicella from 2000 to 2025

Answer 5

04
06
10
-
15
16
-
21

Question 6

Can Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG produces spumante wines

Answer 6

Yes

Wine styles:
Recioto della Valpolicella
Recioto della Valpolicella Classico
Recioto della Valpolicella Spumante
Recioto della Valpolicella Valpantena
Recioto della Valpolicella Valpantena Spumante

Question 7

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG minimum alcohol and maximum residual sugar requirement

Answer 7

Min. Alcohol: 14%

Max. Residual Sugar: 9 g/L

For every 0.10% of alcohol exceeding 14%, an additional 0.10 g/l of residual sugar is allowed

For every 0.10% of alcohol exceeding 16%, an additional 0.15 g/l of residual sugar is allowed

Question 8

Classico Zones and Subzones of Valpolicella

Answer 8

Classico Zone:
Fumane
Negrar
Marano
Sant’Ambrogio
San Pietro in Cariano

Subzones: Valpantena

Question 9

Recioto della Valpolicella min. alcohol

Residual sugar

The vinification may not be started before which date

Answer 9

Minimum Alcohol: 12%

Residual sugar: approx. 50 g/l residual sugar

Additional Requirements:
Grapes may not be vinified before December 1 of the harvest year

(But in practice, the drying period typically lasts between 100 and 120 days, during which time the grapes can lose between 40% and 50% of their original weight before they are pressed)

Question 10

Name any non-aromatic grape that may not exceed a total 15% of the blend in Valpolicella

Answer 10

Molinara
Negrara
Oseleta

Question 11

For both Recioto della Valpolicella and Amarone, the grapes are set to dry in a room for several months before fermentation, concentrating the sugars and flavors

The room is known as what

The grapes may be dried in this room

Answer 11

Fruttaio

The grapes may be on:
Traditional bamboo racks
Stacked in wooden crates
Hung from the ceiling

All of which permit airflow and ventilation for drying

Question 12

Four denominations of Amarone della Valpolicella

Aging requirement of normale and riserva

Grapes may not be vinified before when

Answer 12

Amarone della Valpolicella
Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Amarone della Valpolicella Valpantena
Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva

Min. 2 years from January 1 of the year following the harvest

Riserva: min. 4 years from November 1 of the harvest year

(No barrel aging is specified)

Before 12/1 - same as Recioto

Question 13

Name any traditionalist and modernist Valpolicella producers

What is the difference in winemaking

Answer 13

Traditionalist:
Giuseppe Quintarelli
- aging the wine in large, neutral Slavonian botti

Modernist:
Dal Forno, Allegrini
- Utilizing new barriques to add spice and density to the wines

Question 14

What is appassimento process

The special lofts is known as what

Answer 14

Grapes are dried for over three months in special lofts (fruttai) before fermentation, effectively concentrating sugar and extract

Question 15

Who produced the first Valpolicella Ripasso with which wine

Answer 15

Masi launched its Campofiorin wine in 1967 and was the first to include the word ripasso on the label

Question 16

Style and grapes of Bardolino Superiore DOCG

Aging requirement

Answer 16

Red

Corvina Veronese
Corvinone
Rondinella
Molinara

Min. one year

Question 17

Name the three Cru of Bardolino DOC

Answer 17

La Rocca
Montebaldo
Sommacampagna

Question 18

Four denominations of Soave DOC

What are the main grapes, and state the blending %

Answer 18

Soave
Soave Colli Scaligeri
Soave Classico
Soave Spumante

min. 70% Garganega,
max. 30% combined Trebbiano di Soave and Chardonnay

Question 19

Subzones of Soave DOC

Answer 19

Colli Scaligeri
- hillsides outside the Classico zone

Classico
- Communes of Soave and Monteforte d’Alpone

Question 20

Classico zone of Soave Superiore DOCG

Answer 20

Soave

Monteforte d’Alpone

Question 21

Recioto di Soave main grapes

Alcohol requirement

RS requirement

Answer 21

Minimum 70% Garganega
Maximum 30% Trebbiano di Soave
(no Chardonnay)

Grapes must be dried to min. 14% potential

min. Residual Sugar: 70 g/l
- Soave has a higher min. residual sugar

Question 22

Wine style and grape of Gambellara DOC of Veneto

Answer 22

Bianco
Vin Santo
Spumante

Garganega

Question 23

Main grape of Recioto di Gambellara DOCG of Veneto

Answer 23

100% Garganega

Question 24

Main grape Prosecco and Prosecco Rosé

When was the DOC established

Answer 24

Prosecco: min. 85% Glera

Prosecco Rosé: Glera & 10%-15% Pinot Nero

Established in 2009

Question 25

What are the main white and red grapes of Berganze DOC What is the grape of Torcolato, residual sugar requirement, and name the key producer Notable producer and residual sugar requirement of the sweet wine

Answer 25

White: Tai Bianco Red: Merlot Vespaiolo Min. 35 g/L Maculan

Question 26

What are two DOCG zones are in place for Prosecco - Name the subzone if there is any What are the established year

Answer 26

Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG - Subzone: Cartizze Asolo Prosecco (Asolo) DOCG Both established in 2009

Question 27

Which three appellation became DOCG in 2010 in Veneto What are their main grapes

Answer 27

Colli Euganei Fior d'Arancio - Moscato Giallo Piave Malanotte - Raboso Piave (red grape) Lison - Tai Bianco

Question 28

Which DOC in Veneto utilizes Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Carmenère

Answer 28

Montello Asolo DOC

Question 29

Who first introduced a dry appassimento-method and produced Amarone wine

Answer 29

Bertani in 1958

Question 30

DOC shared between Veneto, Trentino, Friuli What is the only main grape of this DOC

Answer 30

Delle Venezie Pinot Grigio

Question 31

DOC shared between Veneto and Trentino

Answer 31

Valdadige Valdadige Terradeiforti (Answer is in the question - VT)

Question 32

Wine style of grape of Lison

Answer 32

Bianco Tai Bianco

Question 33

Main grapes of Custoza DOC

Answer 33

Cortese Friulano Garganega Trebbiano Toscano

Question 34

Corvina and Garganega are typically trained in what system

Answer 34

Pergola Veronese

Question 35

Who produces Calvarino

Answer 35

Pieropan Pieropan released one of the first single-vineyard Soave wines, Calvarino, in 1971, and it helped restore the reputation of Soave as a region capable of serious, ageworthy wines

Question 36

Which two DOCs focus on the white Durella grape in Veneto

Answer 36

Lessini Durello DOC Monti Lessini (Note that Durella is the grape variety and Durello is the wine)

Question 37

Which two DOCGs have Raboso Piave as the main grape

Answer 37

Piave Malanotte DOCG Bagnoli Friularo DOCG

Question 38

Wine style and grape of Friularo di Bagnoli DOCG

Answer 38

Rosso Rosso Passito Vendemmia Tardiva (dry) Raboso Piave

Question 39

Wine style and grape of Colli Euganei Fior d'Arancio DOCG

Answer 39

Tranquillo (Secco / Dolce) Spumante Passito Moscato Giallo

Question 40

Main grapes of Montello Rosso DOCG

Answer 40

CS, CF, Merlot, Carmenère 40-70% Cabernet Sauvignon 30-60% combined Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and/or Carmenère

Question 41

Main white and red grapes of the Montello Asolo DOC What is the subzone and style allowed for this subzone

Answer 41

White: Chardonnay Red: Cabernet Sauvignon Venegazzù - Rosso with Cabernet Sauvignon (Think Montello Rosso DOCG with Chardonnay)

Question 42

Name two 'Super Venetians' What appellation are they labeling with

Answer 42

Giuseppe Quintarelli - Alzero Maculan - Palazzotto Veneto IGT

Question 43

Name the white and red grapes of Colli di Conegliano DOCG

Answer 43

Bianco: Min. 30% Manzoni Bianco Min. 30% combined Chardonnay, and/or Pinot Bianco Rosso: Min. 10% Cabernet Sauvignon Min. 10% Cabernet Franc Min. 10% Marzemino 10-40% Merlot

Question 44

Grape of Prosecco DOC for Bianco and Rosé State the blending percentage

Answer 44

Minimum 85% Glera maximum 15%: Verdiso Bianchetta Trevigiana Perera Glera Lunga Chardonnay Pinot Bianco Pinot Grigio Pinot Nero (vinified as a white wine) Prosecco Rosé: Glera 10%-15% Pinot Nero

Question 45

What are these terms for Prosecco: - Rifermentazione in bottiglia - Sur Lieviti - Col Fondo

Answer 45

Rifermentazione in bottiglia: - second fermentation occurred in the bottle Sui Lieviti or Col Fondo are made in a style similar to a pét-nat The difference is Sui Lieviti is spumante, and Col Fondo is Frizzante

Question 46

What is the grape of Asolo DOCG State the blending percentage

Answer 46

Min. 85% Glera (Prosecco) Max. 15% combined Verdiso, Bianchetta Trevigiana, Perera, Glera Lunga Max. 15% combined Pinot Nero (vinified as a white wine), Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio (for Spumante wines only)

Question 47

What is the grape of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG; State the blending percentage What is the only subzone What is 'Rive'

Answer 47

Min. 85% Glera (Prosecco) Max. 15% combined Verdiso, Bianchetta Trevigiana, Perera, Glera Lunga Max. 15% combined Pinot Nero (vinified as a white wine), Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio (for Spumante wines only) (Same as Asolo) Subzone: Cartizze Rive: - a "frazione" or collection of vineyards - Wines must indicate a vintage and list one of 43 specific fraziones on the label

Question 48

Can all Prosecco-related DOC(G) produce still white wines

Answer 48

Yes Prosecco, Asolo, Conegliano Valdebbiadene all allowed Bianco (tranquillo) production with different min. alcohol requirement

Question 49

Min. Alcohol for below Prosecco spumante: Prosecco DOC: Asolo DOCG: Conegliano Valdebbiadene DOCG:

Answer 49

Prosecco DOC: 9% Asolo DOCG: - Spumante Superiore: 11% (Don't be confused with Bianco tranquillo style with 10.5% abv) Conegliano Valdebbiadene DOCG: - Spumante Superiore: 11% (Don't be confused with Bianco tranquillo style with 10.5% abv)

Question 50

Soil of Conegliano Valdebbiadene DOCG

Answer 50

Soil types in the Conegliano area are primarily clay and limestone, with a mix of alluvial and glacial deposits The soils of Valdobbiadene consist of moraines, sandstone, and clay

Question 51

Who owns the largest share of Cartizze

Answer 51

Bisol