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