Q.1
Barolo is sometimes referred to as the "King of Italian Wine", which region is it from?
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Piedmont
Sicily
Veneto
Tuscany
Q.2
Prosecco was traditionally used as the name for both the grape variety and the sparkling wine, since 2009 what has the grape's name changed to?
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Glera
Valdobbiadene
Spumante
Cortese
Q.3
On the hilltop town of Montalcino you will find wine being made called:
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Vino di Nobile
Brunello
Chiellini
Barolo
Q.4
Which famous Italian sparkling wine from Lombardy is made using the Champagne method?
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Lambrusco
Prosecco
Franciacorta
Cava
Q.5
What is Biferno?
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A grape used in the Campanian red Taurasi
A sweet red made from dried grapes in the Vento
A cru in the Barolo region
A DOC in the Italian region of Molise
Q.6
Primitivo is one of the dominant red grapes in the Pulgia region, what is it known as in USA?
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Zinfandel
Petite Sirah
Shiraz
Trump
Q.7
What is the Collio?
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The Consorzio that oversees DOC production of Etna wines
A zone in Friuli capable of making the best quality Pinot Grigio and other white wines
A disease that ravaged Valpolicella vineyards in the 1990s'
A white grape used in the production of Soave and is blended with Garganega
Q.8
Italy is home to over a thousand native grape varieties but what is Chiavennasca more commonly known as?
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Negroamaro
Sangiovese
Nebbiolo
Aglianico
Q.9
The great red wines of Amarone della Valpolicella get their distinctive style from:
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The use of Slavonian oak to age the wine for at least 48 months
Grown in a DOC zone to the east of Padua
Being made from 100% Corvina, compared to the blend of Corvina, Rondinella, and Corvinone used in Valpolicella
The use of dried grapes fermented to a dry wine
Q.10
Which animal is on the crest of Chianti Classico?
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Golden goose
Black rooster
Red boar
White horse