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Calabria 2 Flashcards

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What is the principal white grape in Calabria?

A

Greco Bianco

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2
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What is the most widely planted grape in Calabria?

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Gaglioppo

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3
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Name the dominant vine training method in Calabria

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Alberello

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Hills and mountains comprise more than 90% of the Calabrian territory. True or false?

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True

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5
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Is Calabria predominantly planted to red or white grapes?

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Red

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6
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Name the waterway that separates Calabria from Sicilia

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Strait of Messina

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7
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Greco di Bianco is believed to be genetically identical to what grape variety?

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Malvasia di Lipari

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8
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For much of the 19th and 20th centuries, Calabria was mainly known for the production of bulk wine (vini da taglio). True or False?

A

True

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9
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What style is Greco di Bianco DOC?

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Sweet Passito

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10
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What name did the ancient Greek settlers give to Calabria?

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Oenotria (“the land of the vines”)

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11
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Cirò Rosso DOC must contain at least 80% of which grape variety?

A

Gaglioppo

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12
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Name Calabria’s largest and oldest DOC

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Cirò DOC

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13
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What crops dominate Calabria?

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Citrus and olives

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14
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Where were the most prominant Greek settlements in Calabria?

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Krotos - Crotone

Rhegion - Reggio Calabria

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15
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History of People

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Greek –> Roman (3rd BC) (switched from wine to animal/grains) –> Goths –> Byzantines –> Norman (11th AD) –> Kingdom of Sicily –> Kingdom of Italy –> Kingdom of Naples –> Kingdom of 2 Sicilies –> Kingdom of Italy (1861)

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16
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What type of wine making was Calabria know?

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Bulk wine

17
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What are some native grapes

A

Gaglioppo

Magliocco

Greco Bianco

18
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What wine producer helped bring quality to Calabria?

A

Librandi

19
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What is Calabria’s climate?

A

Coast: Mediterranean

Inland: Mediterranean with continental influences

Rainfall is abundant in the interior mountains

Ionian coast is the driest

20
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What is the topology of Calabria?

A

Hills - 49%

Mountains - 42%

Plains - 9%

21
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What mountain ranges are in Calabria?

A

Southern Apennines

22
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What are the subranges in Calabria’s S. Apennines

A

Massif of Pollino

Catena Costiera

the Sila

the Aspromonte

23
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What is the soild makeup of Calabria?

A

Ionian Coast - Sandy gravels & clay

Plains - Alluvian soils

N Calabria - Limestone, sandstone, sandy gravels

All Marine origin

Italian Wine Scholar Unit 2 TB (49 decks)

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