TWP ITALY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is the primary grape and what are the two most common blending grapes in
Valpolicella? - Answers -Primary: Corvina
Blending: Molinara & Rondinella
What varietal is Sicily most known for this the US? - Answers -Nero d'Avola
What is the white grape used to make White DOCG wines in Roero? - Answers -Arneis
What does the word Sori refer to in the Piedmont region? - Answers -The finest
vineyards with south-facing slopes allowing additional sunlight to fully ripen grapes
What is the wine grape used to make DOCG wines in Gavi? - Answers -Cortese
Which statement is most accurate regarding the Gavi de Gavi? - Answers -Grapes must
be grown in the town of Gavi
What is the minimum percentage of Sangiovese (Prunotto Gentile) that DOCG Vino
Nobile di Montalcino wines must contain? - Answers -70%
What is the greatest percentage of Sangiovese allowed in Chianti Classico? - Answers -
100%
Which DOCG has the longest aging requirements for non-reserva wines? - Answers -
Brunello di Montalcino
which is the most accurate statement regarding Brunello di Montalcino? - Answers -The
hilltop town of Montalcino's vineyards are set on its slopes of a maximum of 2000 feet
with its best vineyards situated on the Southern and Western slopes, receiving more
sunlight but also cooling maritime breezes
Which red grape is most notable in the Friuli region? - Answers -Merlot
What is the principal grape of the Soave and Soave Classico DOCGs? - Answers -
Garganega
What are the principle red grapes of Piedmont? - Answers -Nebbiolo, Barbera, Dolcetto
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is the primary grape and what are the two most common blending grapes in
Valpolicella? - Answers -Primary: Corvina
Blending: Molinara & Rondinella
What varietal is Sicily most known for this the US? - Answers -Nero d'Avola
What is the white grape used to make White DOCG wines in Roero? - Answers -Arneis
What does the word Sori refer to in the Piedmont region? - Answers -The finest
vineyards with south-facing slopes allowing additional sunlight to fully ripen grapes
What is the wine grape used to make DOCG wines in Gavi? - Answers -Cortese
Which statement is most accurate regarding the Gavi de Gavi? - Answers -Grapes must
be grown in the town of Gavi
What is the minimum percentage of Sangiovese (Prunotto Gentile) that DOCG Vino
Nobile di Montalcino wines must contain? - Answers -70%
What is the greatest percentage of Sangiovese allowed in Chianti Classico? - Answers -
100%
Which DOCG has the longest aging requirements for non-reserva wines? - Answers -
Brunello di Montalcino
which is the most accurate statement regarding Brunello di Montalcino? - Answers -The
hilltop town of Montalcino's vineyards are set on its slopes of a maximum of 2000 feet
with its best vineyards situated on the Southern and Western slopes, receiving more
sunlight but also cooling maritime breezes
Which red grape is most notable in the Friuli region? - Answers -Merlot
What is the principal grape of the Soave and Soave Classico DOCGs? - Answers -
Garganega
What are the principle red grapes of Piedmont? - Answers -Nebbiolo, Barbera, Dolcetto