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Quiz ZENI 3rd level

Take this quiz and amuse yourself while testing your level of knowledge not only of wine in general but also of the quality wines of the Veronese vinegrowing area and those produced by the Zeni Winery in particular.

1: How is Bardolino Chiaretto wine produced?

by vinifying the grapes used for making Bardolino according to the common procedure used for white wines, thus allowing the resulting must to macerate with the skins long enough for the wine to obtain a pink colour
by vinifying pink-skinned grapes
by means of a particular technique that mixes together the grapes that have undergone white-wine fermentation and those that have undergone red-wine fermentation

2: What are the main grape varieties used for producing both Bardolino Classico wine and Bardolino Classico Superiore wine?

Bardolino grape and Corvina grape
Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara grape
Corvina and Merlot grape

3: What does blend refers to?

the variety of vine plant
the combination of grape varieties a given wine is made from, which can be mixed together either before or during the crushing phase
a given stage of the processing of grapes into wine

4: Which of the following wines among the Zeni products are made using the same blend of grape varieties, but in different proportions?

Recioto, Corvar, Amarone
Bardolino, Merlar, Amarone
Recioto, Amarone, Bardolino

5: What is malolactic fermentation?

the first fermentation through which natural sugars are converted into alcohol
the conversion of malic acid into lactic acid and CO2 performed to reduce acid in red wines and in some selected white wines
the fermentation occurring during the production process of the novello wine

6: What is sulphur dioxide used for?

for preventing bacterial activity and oxidation
for developing perlage (bubbles) in sparkling wines
for giving white wines their typical straw yellow colour

7: What is the first racking?

the operation of pressing grapes for extracting liquid from the grape pulp
the operation of separating the grape juice from the grape’s solid parts (lees, skins, seeds)
the operation of crushing the grapes by means of specific mechanic devices for the extraction of grape juice


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