Q.1
Barolo is sometimes referred to as the "King of Italian Wine", which region is it from?
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Tuscany
Sicily
Veneto
Piedmont
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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Cortese
Glera
Valdobbiadene
Spumante
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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Franciacorta
Lambrusco
Cava
Prosecco
Q.5
What is Biferno?
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A cru in the Barolo region
A grape used in the Campanian red Taurasi
A sweet red made from dried grapes in the Vento
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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Trump
Shiraz
Petite Sirah
Zinfandel
Q.7
What is the Collio?
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A white grape used in the production of Soave and is blended with Garganega
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'
Q.8
Italy is home to over a thousand native grape varieties but what is Chiavennasca more commonly known as?
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Sangiovese
Aglianico
Negroamaro
Nebbiolo
Q.9
The great red wines of Amarone della Valpolicella get their distinctive style from:
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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
The use of dried grapes fermented to a dry wine
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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White horse
Black rooster
Red boar
Golden goose