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Tuscany wine quiz
Tuscany is a central Italian wine region built on Sangiovese, the grape of Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. Sangiovese makes up about two-thirds of its 57,180 ha of vineyards (2022), and 86% of output is red. Coastal Bolgheri is home to Bordeaux-style Super Tuscans. The questions below cover the 11 Tuscany wines in WineGuessr: where they are, how they are classified and which grapes make them.
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1. In which village or town is Bolgheri?
Options: San Gimignano · Castagneto Carducci · Castellina / Greve / Radda / Gaiole · San Casciano in Val di Pesa
Answer: Castagneto Carducci. Bolgheri is in Castagneto Carducci, in Tuscany, Italy. Super Tuscan country on the Livorno coast.
2. Which grape is Bolgheri mainly made from?
Options: Pinotage · Syrah · Zinfandel · Cabernet Sauvignon
Answer: Cabernet Sauvignon. Bolgheri is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
3. Which grape is Brunello di Montalcino made from?
Options: Sangiovese · Zinfandel · Pinotage · Cinsault
Answer: Sangiovese. Brunello di Montalcino is made from Sangiovese.
4. Which grape is Carmignano mainly made from?
Options: Pinot Noir · Carmenère · Carignan · Sangiovese
Answer: Sangiovese. Carmignano is made from Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon.
5. In which village or town is Chianti Classico?
Options: Carmignano · Montalcino · San Casciano in Val di Pesa · Castellina / Greve / Radda / Gaiole
Answer: Castellina / Greve / Radda / Gaiole. Chianti Classico is in Castellina / Greve / Radda / Gaiole, in Tuscany, Italy. The black rooster, between Florence and Siena.
6. Which grape is Chianti Classico made from?
Options: Sangiovese · Mourvèdre · Touriga Nacional · Cabernet Sauvignon
Answer: Sangiovese. Chianti Classico is made from Sangiovese.
7. In which village or town is Masseto?
Options: Castagneto Carducci · Montalcino · Scansano · San Gimignano
Answer: Castagneto Carducci. Masseto is in Castagneto Carducci, in Tuscany, Italy. Merlot from a 7-hectare hill of blue clay.
8. Which grape is Masseto made from?
Options: Blaufränkisch · Tempranillo · Merlot · Grenache
Answer: Merlot. Masseto is made from Merlot.
9. Which grape is Morellino di Scansano made from?
Options: Sangiovese · Cabernet Franc · Zinfandel · Cinsault
Answer: Sangiovese. Morellino di Scansano is made from Sangiovese.
10. In which village or town is Ornellaia?
Options: San Casciano in Val di Pesa · Montalcino · Castagneto Carducci · Castellina / Greve / Radda / Gaiole
Answer: Castagneto Carducci. Ornellaia is in Castagneto Carducci, in Tuscany, Italy. Bordeaux blend from Bolgheri, owned by the Frescobaldi.
11. Which appellation does Ornellaia belong to?
Options: Bolgheri Sassicaia · Bolgheri Superiore · Bolgheri · Chianti Classico
Answer: Bolgheri Superiore. Ornellaia is in the Bolgheri Superiore appellation, in Castagneto Carducci, in Tuscany, Italy.
12. In which village or town is Sassicaia?
Options: San Casciano in Val di Pesa · Castagneto Carducci · Montepulciano · Castellina / Greve / Radda / Gaiole
Answer: Castagneto Carducci. Sassicaia is in Castagneto Carducci, in Tuscany, Italy. The original Super Tuscan, now its own DOC.
13. Which appellation does Sassicaia belong to?
Options: Carmignano · Bolgheri Superiore · Bolgheri Sassicaia · Vernaccia di San Gimignano
Answer: Bolgheri Sassicaia. Sassicaia is in the Bolgheri Sassicaia appellation, in Castagneto Carducci, in Tuscany, Italy.
14. Which grape is Sassicaia mainly made from?
Options: Cabernet Sauvignon · Zinfandel · Tempranillo · Blaufränkisch
Answer: Cabernet Sauvignon. Sassicaia is made from Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc.
15. In which village or town is Tignanello?
Options: San Casciano in Val di Pesa · San Gimignano · Castellina / Greve / Radda / Gaiole · Montepulciano
Answer: San Casciano in Val di Pesa. Tignanello is in San Casciano in Val di Pesa, in Tuscany, Italy. Antinori's pioneering Super Tuscan.
16. Which grape is Tignanello mainly made from?
Options: Grenache · Sangiovese · Merlot · Tempranillo
Answer: Sangiovese. Tignanello is made from Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc.
17. Which grape is Vernaccia di San Gimignano made from?
Options: Gewurztraminer · Sémillon · Viognier · Vernaccia di San Gimignano
Answer: Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Vernaccia di San Gimignano is made from Vernaccia di San Gimignano.
18. Which grape is Vino Nobile di Montepulciano made from?
Options: Carmenère · Touriga Nacional · Sangiovese · Tannat
Answer: Sangiovese. Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is made from Sangiovese.