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This grape makes up 100% of Ceretto Barolo Classico.

What is Nebbiolo?

100

This Mediterranean island is home to Rosso del Conte.

What is Sicily?

100

Bruce and Barbara founded this Napa Valley winery in 1992.

What is Neyers Vineyards?

100

San Polo Brunello spends this many months aging in oak before release.

What is 30 months?

100

Montiano is planted primarily on this soil type.

What is volcanic soil?

100

This winery features it's organic certification on the back label of every wine it produces.

What is San Polo?

200

This Bordeaux variety is used exclusively in Montiano.

What is Merlot?

200

This town gives its name to Italy's most famous 100% Sangiovese-based wine.

What is Montalcino?

200

This family has produced wine in Piemonte's Langhe for more than 90 years.

Who are the Cerettos?

200

Neyers softens Cabernet tannins using this 30 to 40 day process on the skins.

What is extended maceration?

200

These vineyards are farmed organically to EU standards and also integrate biodynamic practices in the Langhe region.

What is Ceretto?

200

This wine is fermented with native yeasts, sees 18 months aging in 100% French oak and is not fined or filtered before release.

What is Neyers Ranch Cabernet?

300

Brunello di Montalcino is made from this specific clone of Sangiovese.

What is Sangiovese Grosso?

300

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Montiano is produced in this central Italian region.

300

These brothers founded Falesco in 1979 before rebranding as Famiglia Cotarella.

Who are Renzo and Riccardo Cotarella?

300

Ceretto ferments Barolo using these naturally occurring microorganisms rather than inoculated yeasts.

What are native yeasts?

300

Vineyards for Bravium Anderson Valley Pinot Noir sit on sit on a soil named after this religious order.

What is Franciscan soil complex?

300

This French wine region supplied the original cuttings for Montiano's Merlot vines.

What is Saint-Emilion?

400

Rosso del Conte combines Nero d'Avola with this heritage Sicilian variety.

What is Perricone?

400

Bravium's Anderson Valley vineyards are located in this California county.

What is Mendocino County?

400

The matriarch of this sixth-generation wine family owns San Polo with her daughters.

Who is Marilisa Allegrini?

400

Montiano is aged this long in 60% new French oak barrels.

What is 12 months?

400

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Neyers Ranch Cabernet is inspired by Bordeaux vineyards known for these soils mixed with limestone.

400

Ceretto blends fruit from this many estate owned vineyard areas to produce the Barolo Classico.

What is Five?

500

Bravium's Anderson Valley uses this many clones of Pinot Noir in it's Anderson Valley Pinot Noir.

What is Ten?

500

Bruce Neyers grows all his Cabernet Sauvignon for Neyers Ranch Cabernet at his homestead next to this creek.

What is the Conn Creek?

500

This Count created Rosso del Conte in 1970 as the finest expression of Sicilian quality and longevity.

Who is Count Giuseppe Tasca d'Almerita?

500

Bravium was the first of all Trinchero brands to offer this on the back label.

What is Ingredient labeling?

500

San Polo's vineyards sit above this elevation range that help protect the vines from damaging spring frosts and disease pressure.

What is 400 meters (or 1300ft) above sea level?

500

Only 24 wineries globally had earned this Robert Parker sustainability distinction when Tasca received it in 2021.

What is the Robert Parker Green Emblem?

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