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2019-06-03 WSET3 EXAM > C29 - Southern Italy /checked > Flashcards

C29 - Southern Italy /checked Flashcards

1
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Describe the climate of Southern Italy

humidity, cooling factors (2)

A
  • Hot and dry inland. Becoming humid near the coast
  • ALTITUDE provides relief from some of the heat for those vineyards based in the APENNINES
  • SEA BREEZES cool the vineyards on the flatter terrain of the Puglian peninsula
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To which 2 areas of Southern Italy is grape-growing particularly important?

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PUGLIA and SICILIA, where significant volumes of wine are made

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What were the traditional training methods in the south of Italy?

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Vines were BUSH-TRAINED low to the ground, with leaf cover protecting the grapes from sunburn

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What kind of training is now most common in Southern Italy?

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CORDON training and trellising

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What are the benefits of cordon training and trellising in Puglia in particular?

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These newer techniques allow for MECHANISATION on Puglia’s flat plain

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What Region is home to more DOCGs than any other region in the south of Italy

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CAMPANIA

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What is the landscape like in Campania?

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A varied landscape with mountains, valleys and coastal plains

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What does Campania’s varied landscape mean viticulturally?

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That a WIDE RANGE of black and white varieties can be grown here

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Which 2 varieties arguably produce the best whites in Campania?

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  1. Fiano

2. Greco

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What Campania appellations produce the best examples of Fiano and Greco respectively? (2)

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  1. Fiano d’Avellino DOCG

2. Greco di Tufo DOCG

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Describe wines made from Fiano

body, acidity, aroma/flavour, oak, aroma/flavour aged

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  • Medium to full body
  • Medium acidity
  • Aromas of stone fruit, melons and mangos
  • Usually early drinking
  • Better example matured in oak and can be aged in bottle, developing notes of wax and honey
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Describe wines from Greco (compared to Fiano)

body, acidity, aroma/flavour, aroma/flavour aged

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  • Leaner in body than Fiano
  • More acidity than Fiano
  • Green apple, stone fruit and passionfruit flavours
  • The best examples age in bottle to develop aromas of honey and mushrooms
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Describe winemaking for wines from Greco grapes

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  • mostly fermented in stainless steel

- some use of old oak and techniques such as lees-stirring to enhance texture

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What is the most prestigious BLACK grape of Campania?

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AGLIANICO

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Describe Aglianico wines from Campania

colour, acidity, tannin, aroma/flavour, aroma/flavour aged

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  • Deep colour
  • High acidity
  • High tannins
  • Flavours of black fruit
  • Matured in oak and can age in bottle to develop earthy, forest floor notes
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What Campania DOCG is considered the best Aglianico ?

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Taurasi DOCG

17
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Describe Basilicata

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  • Extremely MOUNTAINOUS region where vineyards can reach 900 metres, especially on the HIGH PLAIN that surrounds the extinct volcano of MONTE VULTURE
18
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What is the principal grape of Basilicata?

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AGLIANICO

19
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What Basilicata DOCG is considered the best Aglianico?

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Aglianico del Vulture DOCG

20
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Describe Puglia

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A vast agricultural area where large volumes of grapes are grown

21
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What colour grapes dominate Puglia?

Why?

A

Black grapes

Because of Puglia’s hot climate

22
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What are the most notable grapes of Puglia? (2)

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  1. Negroamaro

2. Primitivo

23
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Describe Puglia’s grapes when grown at high altitudes.

How are they classified (what PGI)?

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  • simple, fruity wines for early drinking

Puglia IGT

24
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Under what circumstances can Negroamaro produce high quality wines in Puglia?

A

When yields are controlled

25
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Describe higher quality wines from Negroamaro

body, tannin, acidity, alcohol, aroma/flavour

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  • Full-bodied
  • Medium tannins
  • Medium acidity
  • High alcohol
  • Baked red and black fruit flavours
26
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What Puglia DOCG is considered the best Negroamaro?

A

Salice Salentino DOC

27
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Describe the best examples of Primitivo

body, tannin, acidity, alcohol, aroma/flavour

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  • Full-bodied
  • Medium tannins
  • Medium acidity
  • High alcohol
  • Pronounced flavours of very ripe berry fruit
28
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What appellation are most Sicily’s wines categorised as?

A

IGT Terre di Sicilia/Terre Siciliane

29
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What appellation are Sicily’s wines categorised as if yields are lowered slightly? (quality higher)

A

Sicilia DOC

30
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What is the dominant black grape in Sicily’s most produced wines?

A

NERO D’AVOLA

31
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Describe wines of Nero d’Avola

body, tannin, acidity, aroma/flavour

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  • Medium to full-bodied wines
  • Medium tannins
  • Medium acidity
  • Aromas of plums and black cherries

Usually made into a fruity, early-drinking style
From best producers they are more concentrated and complex

32
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What style are local white varieties usually made into in Sicilia?

oak, flavour

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  • Unoaked

- Displaying citrus and stone fruit flavours

33
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Beside Nero d’Avola, what international varieties are planted in Sicilia?

Which is particularly successful?

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Chardonnay and Syrah

Syrah

34
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How are Etna DOC wine grapes grown?

vines, location

A

From old, low-yielding vines at high altitude

35
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What varieties are the reds of Etna DOC made from? (2)

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  1. Nerello Mascalese

2. Nerello Cappuccio

36
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Describe wines of Etna DOC

acidity, tannin, aroma/flavour, aroma/flavour aged

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  • High acidity
  • High tannin
  • Fragrant wines. Aromas of sour red cherries, cranberries and raspberries, sometimes with dried herbs
  • With age mushroom-like aromas can develop
37
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Describe the high quality white wines of Etna DOC

body, acidity, aroma/flavour, aroma/flavour aged

A
  • Medium body
  • High acidity
  • Citrus fruit, often with a stony/steely character
  • Develop aromas of honey and wax with bottle age

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