Calabria

Question 1

Which region of southern Italy was considered one of the principal centres of greek colonisation?

Answer 1

Calabria

Question 2

the pioneering work of which calabrian producer led to much research into the native grapes of Calabria?

Answer 2

Librandi

Question 3

What are the two principal rivers of Calabria?

Answer 3

Crati and Neto

Question 4

describe the climate of calabria

Answer 4

Mediterranean on the coast with continental influences inland

Question 5

which areas of Calabria receive the most rainfall

Answer 5

Mountainous areas

Question 6

Which area of calabria has sandy gravels and clays of marine origin

Answer 6

The ionian coast

Question 7

Which area of calabria has limestone, sandstone and sandy gravels, all of marine origin

Answer 7

northern calabria

Question 8

What percentage of grapes in calabria are red?

Answer 8

80%

Question 9

What is the most widely planted grape in calabria?

Answer 9

Gaglioppo

Question 10

When was gaglioppo first recorded?

Answer 10

13th century

Question 11

What does gaglioppo translate to?

Answer 11

beautiful foot

Question 12

What the flavour characteristics of gaglioppo?

Answer 12

lightly coloured wines with noticeable acid and high tannin

Question 13

What is variety is greco bianco identical to?

Answer 13

Malvasia di Lipari

Question 14

since greco bianco is a name used for several different grapes in calabria, what term is often used to distinguish the real one?

Answer 14

Greco Bianco di Gerace

Question 15

Greco bianco is ideal for what style of wine?

Answer 15

sweet passitos

Question 16

what is the most common training method in calabria?

Answer 16

Alberello

Question 17

What is calabria’s largest and oldest appellation?

Answer 17

Ciro

Question 18

Ciro used to the producer which ancient wine?

Answer 18

During hellenic times, it produced Krimisa which was the wine given to the winners of the ancient olympic games

Question 19

Which calabrian appellation is located In the central part of the ionian coast, extending from the coastal town of ciro marina to the hills surrounding the inland town of ciro

Answer 19

Ciro

Question 20

What are the 3 main wines of Ciro?

Answer 20

Rosso, min 80% gaglioppo

Rosato, same blend
Bianco, min 80% greco bianco

Question 21

When can a Ciro wine use the classico designation?

Answer 21

if from the regions of ciro and ciro marina

Question 22

What style of wine is Greco di Bianco?

Answer 22

Sweet passito based on greco bianco

Question 23

Which calabrian appellation is located in the southern part of the ionian coast around the coastal town of Bianco?

Answer 23

Greco di Bianco

Question 24

Greco di Bianco %?

Answer 24

95% greco bianco