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Exam

• Monday 7th January
• Theory Paper 1900 1 hr 50 mcq
• Bring Pencil rubber
• Room 1/08

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Objectives
Italy

• To identify the wine-producing regions of Italy
  and the grape varieties used
• To describe the style of wines made from the
  regions of Italy
• To understand the common labelling terms found in
  Italy

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Factors affecting the Style, Quality Price of a
Wine

1. Grape variety
2. Environment
3. Grape growing
4. Winemaking maturation

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Italy Black Grape Varieties and Red Wines
R. Adige

• Nebbiolo
• Barbera
• Sangiovese
• Montepulciano
• Primitivo
• (Zinfandel)
• Other red wines
• Valpolicella

Veneto
L.Garda
46N
Milan
R. Po
Valpolicella
Turin
Verona
Venice
R. Po
Piemonte
Barolo Barberesco Barbera dAlba
R. Arno
44N
Chianti
Florence
A D R I A T I C S E A
Tuscany
R. Tiber
Montepulciano dAbruzzo
Abruzzo
Rome
42N
Puglia
Naples
T Y R R H E N I A N S E A
40N
Palermo
38N
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Sicilia
Marsala
0 100 200 Km
0 50 100 Miles
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Italy White Grape Varieties and White Wines

• Pinot Grigio
• Verdicchio
• Other white wines
• Orvieto
• Frascati
• Soave

R. Adige
Veneto
L.Garda
Soave
46N
Milan
R. Po
Turin
Verona
Venice
R. Po
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi
R. Arno
44N
Florence
Orvieto
Marche
Umbria
R. Tiber
A D R I A T I C S E A
Rome
Lazio
42N
Frascati
Naples
T Y R R H E N I A N S E A
40N
Palermo
38N
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Marsala
0 100 200 Km
0 50 100 Miles
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Italy Labelling Terms

• DOC(G)
• IGT
• Vino da Tavola
• Classico
• Riserva

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Spain Labelling Terms

• DO(C)
• Vino de la Tierra
• Vino de Mesa
• Joven
• Crianza
• Reserva
• Gran Reserva

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Spain Grape Varieties and Wine Regions
Tempranillo Garnacha
Navarra
Rioja
Ribera del Duero
Catalunya
La Mancha
Valdepeñas
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Portuguese Labelling Terms

• Reserva
• DOC
• Vinho Regional
• Vinho de Mesa

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Portugal Wine Regions
Vinho Verde
Douro
Dão
Alentejo
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Review
From which grape variety is Chianti primarily
made?
Sangiovese
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From where do most of the Italian high volume,
inexpensive wines come?
Puglia, Sicily
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Describe a typical Pinot Grigio?
Neutral, dry, light in body, pale lemon, citrus
and green fruit characters
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Which grape variety is used to make Soave,
Orvieto and Frascati?
Trebbiano
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What are the three grape varieties used to make
Valpolicella?
Corvina, Rondinella Molinara
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Which wine is considered the finest expression of
Nebbiolo?
Barolo
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What is the labelling term used for an old
Spanish wine?
Gran Reserva
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What is the most important grape variety for
quality wine in Spain?
Tempranillo
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What style of wine can be found in Navarra?
Modern red wines
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What style of wine is Vinho Verde?
Unoaked, light-bodied with high acidity and a
slight fizz, citrus and green fruit notes
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Homework

• Answer questions on page 25 of study guide
• Read chapters 24, 25, 26 27 for next week