Calabria Flashcards
Which region of southern Italy was considered one of the principal centres of greek colonisation?
Calabria
the pioneering work of which calabrian producer led to much research into the native grapes of Calabria?
Librandi
What are the two principal rivers of Calabria?
Crati and Neto
describe the climate of calabria
Mediterranean on the coast with continental influences inland
which areas of Calabria receive the most rainfall
Mountainous areas
Which area of calabria has sandy gravels and clays of marine origin
The ionian coast
Which area of calabria has limestone, sandstone and sandy gravels, all of marine origin
northern calabria
What percentage of grapes in calabria are red?
80%
What is the most widely planted grape in calabria?
Gaglioppo
When was gaglioppo first recorded?
13th century
What does gaglioppo translate to?
beautiful foot
What the flavour characteristics of gaglioppo?
lightly coloured wines with noticeable acid and high tannin
What is variety is greco bianco identical to?
Malvasia di Lipari
since greco bianco is a name used for several different grapes in calabria, what term is often used to distinguish the real one?
Greco Bianco di Gerace
Greco bianco is ideal for what style of wine?
sweet passitos
what is the most common training method in calabria?
Alberello
What is calabria’s largest and oldest appellation?
Ciro
Ciro used to the producer which ancient wine?
During hellenic times, it produced Krimisa which was the wine given to the winners of the ancient olympic games
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
Ciro
What are the 3 main wines of Ciro?
Rosso, min 80% gaglioppo
Rosato, same blend
Bianco, min 80% greco bianco
When can a Ciro wine use the classico designation?
if from the regions of ciro and ciro marina
What style of wine is Greco di Bianco?
Sweet passito based on greco bianco
Which calabrian appellation is located in the southern part of the ionian coast around the coastal town of Bianco?
Greco di Bianco
Greco di Bianco %?
95% greco bianco
