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C29 - Southern Italy - completed Flashcards

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What constitutes Southern Italy?

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South of Lazio to the southern tip of the country, including the peninsula of Puglia and the island of Sicily

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Describe the climate of Southern Italy

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  • 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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What is the principal economic activity in Southern Italy?

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Agriculture

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To which 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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…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 varieties arguably produce the best whites in Campania?

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Fiano and Greco

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Where do the best examples of Fiano and Greco respectively come from?

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The Campanian appellations:

  • Fiano d’Avellino DOCG
  • Greco di Tufo DOCG
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Describe wines made from Fiano

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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

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  • Leaner in body than Fiano
  • More acidity than Fiano
  • Green apple, stone fruit and passionfruit flavours
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Describe winemaking for wines from Greco grapes

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  • Most producers ferment their wines in stainless steel

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

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What kind of aromas an aged Greco-based wines has?

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The best examples age in bottle to develop aromas of honey and mushrooms

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What is the most prestigious black grape of the Southern Italy?

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Aglianico

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Describe Aglianico wines from Campania

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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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Where is Aglianico best in Campania?

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Taurasi DOCG

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Where is Basilicata?

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Just below Campania

21
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Describe Basilicata

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An extremely mountainous region where vineyards can reach 900 metres, especially on the high plain that surrounds the extinct volcano of Monte Vulture

22
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What is the principal grape of Basilicata?

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Aglianico

23
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What is considered to be the best wine of the Basilicata region?

A

Aglianico del Vulture DOCG

24
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Describe Puglia

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A vast agricultural area where large volumes of grapes are grown

25
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What kind of climate does Puglia have?

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Hot

26
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What kind of grapes dominate Puglia? Why?

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  • Black grapes

- Because of Puglia’s hot climate

27
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What are the most notable grapes of Puglia?

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  • Negroamaro

- Primitivo

28
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Describe Puglia’s grapes when grown at high altitudes. How are they branded?

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  • They produce simple, fruity wines for early drinking

- Puglia IGT

29
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Under what circumstances can Negroamaro produce high quality wines in Puglia?

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When yields are controlled

30
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Describe higher quality wines from Negroamaro

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  • Full-bodied
  • Medium tannins
  • Medium acidity
  • High alcohol
  • Baked red and black fruit flavours
31
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Where do many of the best examples of Negroamaro in Puglia come from?

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Salice Salentino DOC

32
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Describe the best examples of Primitivo

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  • Full-bodied
  • Medium tannins
  • Medium acidity
  • High alcohol
  • Pronounced flavours of very ripe berry fruit
33
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In what respect is Sicily like Puglia?

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It grows vast quantities of grapes

34
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Into which appellation do most of Sicily’s grapes get made?

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IGT Terre di Sicilia/Terre Siciliane

35
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Into which appellation do most of Sicily’s grapes get made if yields are lowered slightly?

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Sicilia DOC

36
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What is the dominant black grape in Sicily’s most produced wines?

A

Nero d’Avola

37
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Describe wines of Nero d’Avola

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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
38
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Describe how local white varieties are usually sold in Sicilia

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As varietal or blended wines

39
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What style are local white varieties usually made into in Sicilia?

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  • Unoaked

- Displaying citrus and stone fruit flavours

40
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What other varieties are planted in Sicilia? Which is particularly successful?

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  • Chardonnay and Syrah

- Syrah

41
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From which appellation do some of the best wines of Sicily come?

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Etna DOC

42
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How are Etna DOC wine grapes grown?

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From old, low-yielding vines at high altitude

43
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What are the reds of Etna DOC made from?

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  • Nerello Mascalese

- Nerello Cappuccio

44
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How are the black varieties of Etna DOC vinified? What do these wines taste like?

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  • They are blended together
  • Fragrant wines
  • High acidity
  • High tannin
  • Aromas of sour red cherries, cranberries and raspberries, sometimes with dried herbs
45
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Describe Etna DOC wines with bottle age

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  • High tannins soften

- Mushroom-like aromas can develop

46
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Describe the high quality white wines of Etna DOC

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  • Medium body
  • High acidity
  • Citrus fruit, often with a stony/steely character
  • Develop aromas of honey and wax with bottle age
47
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The regions of Southern Italy covered in this chapter?

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  • Campania
  • Basillicata
  • Puglia
  • the island of Sicily
48
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Grapes of Southern Italy

A

Red:

  • Aglianico
  • Primitivo
  • Negroamaro

White:
- Finao

Micky WSET Lv3 (46 decks)

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