Bascilicata

Question 1

What is Basilicata’s 2nd most planted grape?

Answer 1

Sangiovese (R)

Question 2

Villages surrounding Monte Vulture focus on what grape variety?

Answer 2

Aglianico (R)

Question 3

What is the historical synonym for Basilicata?

Answer 3

Lucania

Question 4

Name the extinct volcano in the NW of Basilicata?

Answer 4

Monte Vulture

Question 5

What is the minimum % of Aglianico (R) in Aglianico del Vulture DOC?

Answer 5

100%

Question 6

What is the traditional Malvasia variety in Basilicata?

Answer 6

Malvasia Bianca di Basilicata

Question 7

Almost 1/2 of Basilicata is taken up by what mountain range?

Answer 7

The Southern Apennines

Question 8

What is the most planted grape in Basilicata?

Answer 8

Aglianico (R)

Question 9

Which biotype of Aglianico is grown in Basilicata?

Answer 9

Aglianico del Vulture (R)

Question 10

What % of wine in Basilicata is DOC/G?

Answer 10

20%

Question 11

What are the 2 main areas of winegrowing in the Monte Vulture area?

Answer 11

1. Slopes and hills around the volcano
2. The area to the east at lower elevations

Question 12

What mountain range covers a lot of Basilicata?

Answer 12

Southern Apennines

Question 13

What is the noble grape that is grown in Basilicata?

Answer 13

Aglianico (R)

Question 14

What area/appellation provides the unique terroir to grow Aglianico (R)?

Answer 14

Vulture

Question 15

Where is Basilicata located?

Answer 15

Between the heel and toe of the boot

Question 16

What is the capital of Basilicata?

Answer 16

Potenza

Question 17

What is the topographical makeup of Basilicata?

Answer 17

Mountains 47%
Hills 45%
Plains 8%

Question 18

What is the climate in Basilicata?

Answer 18

Coastal - Mediterranean
Inland Hills - Moderately Mediterranean
Mountains - More Continental

Question 19

What kind of soil surrounds the extinct volcano Vulture?

Answer 19

Dark Volcanic soils
- Lava
- Tuff
- Porphyry
- Pyroclastic materials

Question 20

What grape is planted most red or white?

Answer 20

Red 70%

Question 21

What is the most planted grape in Basilicata?

Answer 21

Aglianico (R)

Question 22

What are the 3 main biotypes of Aglianico (R)?

Answer 22

1. Aglianico del Vulture
2. Aglianico di Taurasi
3. Aglianico de Taburno (aka Aglianico Amaro)

Question 23

What are the NTK red grapes of Basilicata?

Answer 23

Aglianico (R)
- Italian Noble Grape

Question 24

What is the main vine training system used in Basilicata?

Answer 24

Guyot

Question 25

What % of wine is DOC/G level?

Answer 25

20%

Question 26

What are the NTK appellations in Basilicata?

Answer 26

Aglianico del Vulture DOC Aglianico del Vulture Superior DOCG

Question 27

What % of Aglianico (R) is in the Vulture DOC & DOCG wines?

Answer 27

100%

Question 28

What 2 seas does Basilicata touch?

Answer 28

1. The Ionian Sea 2. The Tyrrhenian Sea

Question 29

What are the 2 provinces of Basilicata?

Answer 29

1. Potenza 2. Matera

Question 30

What is the name of the extinct volcano in the NW part of Basilicata?

Answer 30

Monte Vulture

Question 31

What is the general climate of Basilicata?

Answer 31

Primarily continental with Mediterranean influences Big diurnal range

Question 32

What grape is the primary grape planted in Basilicata?

Answer 32

Aglianico (R)

Question 33

Which color grape red or white is the majority planted in Basilicata?

Answer 33

Red 70%

Question 34

What is the most distinctive white grape in Basilicata?

Answer 34

Malvasia Bianca di Basilicata (W)

Question 35

What are the 2 appellations of Basilicata?

Answer 35

Aglianico del Vulture DOC Aglianico del Vulture Superior DOCG

Question 36

What was the main tribe occupying Basilicata in the 8th century BC?

Answer 36

Lucani

Question 37

Which part of Basilicata has the most rain?

Answer 37

The NW

Question 38

What is the soil type in the central and eastern hills of Basilicata?

Answer 38

Clay

Question 39

what is the soil type in the coastal areas of Basilicata?

Answer 39

Sandy

Question 40

What is the soil type around Matera in Basilicata?

Answer 40

Limestone

Question 41

What grape of Basilicata is considered a Noble grape?

Answer 41

Aglianico (R)

Question 42

The 3 main biotypes of Aglianico (R) are?

Answer 42

Aglianico de Vulture (R) Aglianico di Taurisi Aglianico de Taburno aka Aglianico Amaro

Question 43

What type of soil does Aglianico (R) prefer?

Answer 43

Volcanic Soil

Question 44

What nickname has Aglianico (R) earned?

Answer 44

Barolo of the South

Question 45

(T or F) Aglianico has thick skin and ripens late?

Answer 45

True

Question 46

(T or F) Aglianico has great intravarietal variability?

Answer 46

True

Question 47

(T or F) Malvasia Bianco di Basilicata (W) is unrelated to other Malvasias?

Answer 47

True