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Appellations of Chianti Classico
9 wine regions, each one drawn on a satellite globe. Name it when it lights up, find it when you are given its name, or type every one you can remember in Name all.
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About this quiz
The quiz covers 9 wine regions, from Brunello di Montalcino and Vernaccia di San Gimignano to Vin Santo del Chianti Classico.
What they are known for
- Brunello di Montalcino: A DOCG, inside Orcia, protected since 1973, grapes: Sangiovese
- Vernaccia di San Gimignano: A DOCG, inside Chianti Classico, protected since 1973, grapes: Vernaccia Di S. Giminiano
- Bianco dell'Empolese: A DOC, inside Chianti Classico, protected since 1996, grapes: Trebbiano Toscano
- Grance Senesi: A DOC, inside Chianti Classico, protected since 2011, grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Canaiolo Nero, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Merlot
- Orcia: A DOC, inside Chianti Classico, protected since 1999, grapes: Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Sangiovese, Trebbiano Toscano
- Pomino: A DOC, inside Chianti Classico, protected since 1996, grapes: Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio
- Terre di Casole: A DOC, inside Chianti Classico, protected since 2009, grapes: Chardonnay, Sangiovese
- Val d'Arbia: A DOC, inside Chianti Classico, protected since 1996, grapes: Chardonnay, Grechetto, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Pinot Bianco
The wine regions
- 1Brunello di Montalcino
- 2Vernaccia di San Gimignano
- 3Bianco dell'Empolese
- 4Grance Senesi
- 5Orcia
- 6Pomino
- 7Terre di Casole
- 8Val d'Arbia
- 9Vin Santo del Chianti Classico
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How the figures are measured
How well known each wine region is: the number of Wikipedia language editions with an article on it (Wikidata sitelinks). Wine regions rank by fame because the area of many is not known; rank by area for the largest. A wine region is a legally defined appellation: the land within which a wine must be grown to carry the name. Every wine PDO registered in the European Union (DOCG and DOC in Italy, AOC in France, DO and DOCa in Spain, DOC in Portugal…), outlined from the municipalities each one’s specification lists, and the American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) of the United States. An appellation drawn on the very same land as another is one row under its best known name. The small appellations lie inside the large; a quiz can be of the ones inside one (“appellations of Bordeaux”). Countries are those the outline lies in.