L3 S9.2 Quiz

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L3 S9.2 Quiz

On the wines of northern Italy

Northern Italy's vineyards are located in the foothills of the ________and on the extensive plain of the river Po. Overall, the area has a ________climate with dry & short summers. The high mountains form a barrier against the rain-bearing clouds coming from the west. Rivers and ________provide moderating influences inland. Coastal areas receive more ________. *

1 point

Apennines, moderate, ocean, sun

Carpathian mountains, warm, lakes, heat

Alps, moderate, lakes, rainfalls

Dinaric Alps, hot, lakes, irrigation

Caucasus mountains, cool, lakes, tourists

What is a traditional trellising system where the vine is trained high with the fruit hanging down below a horizontal canopy of leaves to protect grapes from sunburn and allow air to circulate, drying grapes quickly after the rain? *

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Head-trained, replacement cane-pruned VSP

Cordon-trained, spur-pruned VSP

Head-trained, spur-pruned bush vines

Pergola

Geneva Double Curtain

Which of the following about Nebbiolo is FALSE? *

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It's an important black grape in Piemonte

It is highly pigmented and give deep-colored wines

It is high in tannins and acidity

It ripens slowly and develops scents of sour cherries, herbs and sometimes dry flowers

The wines from nebbiolo are full-bodied and can age in the bottle

Which black grape, widely planted in Asti is late ripening with medium to deep color, low to medium tannins and high acidity, giving wines with red cherries, plum and sometimes black pepper aromas? *

1 point

Cortese

Moscato

Dolcetto

Barbera

Which black grape, ripening before Nebbiolo and Barbera is often planted on the cooler sites of Alba to produce deep-purple wines with medium to high tannins, medium acidity and scents of plum, cherries and dried herbs? *

1 point

Moscato

Dolcetto

Teroldego

Corvina

About Cortese. Which of the following is FALSE? *

1 point

It is a white grape making the wines of the Gavi DOCG

Its vines are grown on the southern hills of Piemonte

Its wines are pale, light-bodied with high acidity

It produces wines with pronounced aromas and flavors of citrus, green apples, pear and blossom

Most Cortese-based wines are sweet and sparkling

Which of the following are TRUE of Barolo (Check all that apply) *

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The Barolo DOCG spans over the steep south-facing hills of several villages at an altitude of 300 to 500 m

Barolo DOCG is made of Nebbiolo only

Barolo wines may come from different villages, a single village or even a single vineyard

Barolo DOCG must mature for 3 years before market release, of which 18 months must be in oak

Modern styles of Barolo are smoother with riper tannins due to improvement in viticulture and winemaking

Barolo tend to benefit from bottle ageing to soften tannins and develop tertiary aromas of truffles, tar and leather

Required

Which of the following is the "other" region of Nebbiolo making similar wines to Barolo DOCG with shorter maturation requirements? *

1 point

Barbaresco DOCG

Gavi DOCG

Dolcetto d'Alba DOCG

Barbera d'Asti DOCG

Amarone della Valpolicella

Which of the following are incorrectly matched? *

1 point

Garganega AND Soave

Pinot Grigio AND Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Corvina AND Valpolicella

Merlot AND Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Trentino DOC AND Charonnay & Pinot Grigio

Primitivo AND Alto Adige DOC

Which of the following have cooling effects to slow the ripening process of vineyards of Veneto (and therefore developing fruit flavors while retaining acidity)? *

1 point

Altitude, exposing the vineyards on the foothills to a large diurnal range due to descending cold winds from the mountains.

Breezes from Lake Garda cooling vineyards of the western side of Veneto.

The naturally cold limestone/ clay/ volcanic soils of Soave and Valpolicella

All of the above

None of the above

Which of the following is Italy's most northerly wine region producing aromatic white wines and some light-bodied reds? *

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Alto Adige DOC

Trentino DOC

Friuli Grave DOC

Colli Orientalli DOC

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG

Which of the following is TRUE about the "Passito Method"? (Check all that apply) *

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The grapes are picked early and dried in-doors until the winter

Typical of Veneto, it is used to increase structure and flavor concentration

Passito wines include Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG, which are dry or off-dry, full bodied, with high alcohol, medium to high tannins

Passito wines include Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG, which is sweet with intense red fruit flavors, high alcohol, full body and medium to high tannins

Red passito wines are based on Corvina grapes

Required

Valpolicella Ripasso DOC are medium to full-bodied with medium to high tannins and flavors of stewed red cherries and plum due to an enrichment of unpressed skins of Amarone wines during the winemaking process. *

1 point

TRUE

FALSE

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