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Issue 2 · Thursday, October 1 · Answers closed

When Sassicaia first went on sale, with the 1968 vintage, it was legally classed as what?

  1. ADOCG0%
  2. BTable wine72%
  3. CDOC14%
  4. DIGT14%

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The answer: B, Table wine.

Table wine, vino da tavola, the lowest rung. In 1994 Sassicaia became the first Italian appellation reserved for a single estate.