Q.1
Barolo is sometimes referred to as the "King of Italian Wine", which region is it from?
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Sicily
Piedmont
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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Spumante
Glera
Valdobbiadene
Cortese
Q.3
On the hilltop town of Montalcino you will find wine being made called:
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Vino di Nobile
Brunello
Barolo
Chiellini
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 sweet red made from dried grapes in the Vento
A cru in the Barolo region
A grape used in the Campanian red Taurasi
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
Petite Sirah
Zinfandel
Shiraz
Q.7
What is the Collio?
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A disease that ravaged Valpolicella vineyards in the 1990s'
The Consorzio that oversees DOC production of Etna wines
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
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
Aglianico
Nebbiolo
Sangiovese
Q.9
The great red wines of Amarone della Valpolicella get their distinctive style from:
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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 Slavonian oak to age the wine for at least 48 months
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
Red boar
White horse
Black rooster