Wine Quiz Under the Alps, Out of this World: A Northern Italy Quiz Nov 06, 2020 1 of 10 RIGHT! WRONG! With expressions from Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Veneto, Trentino-Alto Adige and beyond, which of these white (or “gray”) grapes is among the most planted and predominant for white wine in northern Italy, producing light- to medium-bodied wines with stone fruit, mineral and floral notes? Grüner Veltliner Chenin Blanc Pinot Grigio Comfort del Nord Spearheaded largely by Friuli winemakers like Stanko Radikon and Josko Gravner and now being made worldwide, skin-contact “white” wines with this colorful name are receiving greater attention than ever: Blanc de blancs Orange wine Sapphire Satèn Wild Italian Rose In late 2020, sparkling-wine lovers were treated to the news that the appellation authorities for which massively popular bubbly from northeastern Italy, produced primarily from the Glera grape, would be giving the green light to rosé versions of the wine? A percentage of Pinot Noir will be allowed in the blend. Asti Spumante Champagnola Prosecco Bublé di Michele Prosecco has become the best-known and top-selling of northern Italy’s sparklers in many places around the world, but it’s certainly not the only one. Which of these two sparkling Alpine styles are also compelling expressions? Crémant de Loire and Crémant de Limoux Cava and Pezsgő Trentodoc and Franciacorta Est! Est!! Est!!! di Montefiascone and Bairrada Frizzante Lombardy’s Valtellina region is an increasingly recognized home of aromatic, elegant reds, which are primarily made from the Nebbiolo grape that also reigns in nearby Barolo and Barbaresco. But in Valtellina, the grape goes by what name? Chiavennasca Nebbiolino Refosco Barolololol A growing number of northern Italian vintners are experimenting with different winemaking techniques, including Trentino-Alto Adige’s Alois Lageder. In recent years, Lageder and his family have gained attention for everything from his skin-contact whites to reds produced with what techniques? Whole-cluster fermentation and indigenous yeasts Artificial raisination Lactomalic fermentation Huge, obscene tannins Which of these terms refers to the method of drying grapes on bamboo racks or straw mats for weeks to concentrate sugars and phenolics in wines like Lombardy’s Sforzato di Valtellina, and the ripasso, passito, recioto and Amarone reds of Veneto’s Valpolicella region? Appassimento Agrotorismo Alberello Revlon Conair Forte The Breganze and Colli Berici subregions of the Veneto are gaining a reputation for “super Veneto” red wines, hailing from vineyards that are notable in the area how? They are largely planted to French grape varieties Their soils are exclusively volcanic in composition and frequent eruption They all sit atop the region’s famed silver and copper mines Inexplicably, none of their grapes are identifiable as known varieties It used to be considered a simple, sweet sipper—but it was also the most popular Italian wine in the U.S. in the 1980s. Now this fizzy, typically red wine of Emilia-Romagna and Lombardy is enjoying a renaissance with drier, more site-specific versions. Prosecco Lambrusco Oloroso Unfortunato Liguria may not have the famed reputation of neighboring Piedmont or Tuscany, but the coastal northwestern region has gotten some crisp new recognition recently with whites produced from which of these grapes? Falanghina Vermentino Passerina Liguragrigio Next Results Your score is Retake this quiz
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