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Basilicata Flashcards

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What is the biotype of Aglianico hiytorically present in Basilicata?

A

Aglianico del Vulture

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What is the traditional Malvasia variety of Basilicata?

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Malvasia Bianca di Basilicata

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Name the extinct volcano in the northwest of Basilicata?

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Vulture (or Monte Vulture)

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What is the most widely planted grape in Basilicata?

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Aglianico

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Basilicata is located to the north of Calabria. True or False?

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TRUE

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Almost half of Basilicata is taken up by which mount range?

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Southern Apennines

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What is the historic synonym for Basilicata?

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Lucania

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Name the 2 seas touching the Basilicatan coastline.

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Ionian Sea and Tyrrhenian Sea

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What is the minimum percentage of Aglianico required in Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG?

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100%

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10
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What is the minimum percentage of Aglianico required in Aglianico del Vulture DOC?

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100%

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What borders Basilicata?

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North: Puglia
West: Campania
South: Calabria

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Which kind of soil you will find in the foothills of Vulure?

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Dark, volcanic soils

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What kind of soil you find in the central & eastern hills of Basilicata?

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Clay soils

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What kind of soils you will find in the Area of Matera?

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Limestone soils

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Name the 3 main biotypes of Aglianico:

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  1. Aglianico del Vulture
  2. Aglianico di Tauresi
  3. Aglianico del Taburno (or Aglianico Amaro)
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Name 3 characteristics of Aglianico:

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  1. Aglianico has thick skins & ripens late
  2. Aglianico has great intravarietal variability
  3. Aglianico is nichnamed „the Barolo of the South“
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What are the 3 most planted grape varieties in Basilicata?

A

Aglianico 47%
Sangiovese 8%
Promitivo 4%

Italian Wine Scholar Unit 2 (12 decks)

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