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1
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What accounts for more than 50% of the topography in Campania?

A

hills

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2
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What is the longest river in southern Italy?

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Volturno

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What is the principal river in Campania?

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Volturno

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4
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Describe the climate in Campania

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coast is Mediterranean

hilly and mountainous inland areas have continental influences from their proximity to the southern Apennines and higher elevation

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5
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Where does most of the rain fall in Campania?

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most of the rain is concentrated in the middle section and the coast

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6
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Describe the soils of campania

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Overall Volcanic

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7
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Why are old, ungrafted vines common in campania?

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the volcanic soils deterred phylloxera

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8
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why are indigenous varieties so prolific in Campania? (over 100 native varieties)

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in the past it was cheaper for farmers to keep their native vines than to buy new plant material

volcanic soils stopped phylloxera from spreading, allowing the indigenous varieties to survive

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9
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what is the most widely planted variety in campania?

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Aglianico

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10
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Why can you find Barbera, Sangiovese and Malvasia Bianca di Candia in Campania

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because of the government’s economic investment during the 1950s. They pushed for farmers to plant these more productive grapes to stimulate economic growth

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11
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Where does aglianico originate?

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native to southern italy

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What are the characteristics of Aglianico?

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Thick-skinned
Ripens very late
Hates drought and hot conditions
Performs well on hillsides and volcanic soils
high acid and tannin

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13
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What Campanian grape is nicknamed the Barolo of the south?

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Aglianico

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14
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What grape also goes by the local dialect of pér ‘e palummo

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Piedirosso

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15
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What does piedirosso translate to?

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Means red foot, referring to the colour of the stems when ripe

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16
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what does piedirosso add to blends?

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Adds perfume and softness to blends

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17
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Where is piedirosso’s home in Campania?

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the coastal area around Napoli

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18
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What does Falanghina translate to?

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Means stake, in reference to the stakes used to support the vine

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19
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Which 3 producers saved Falanghina in the 1970s after it was almost lost to phylloxera?

A

Villa Matilde
Grotta del sole
Mustilli

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20
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Name the two distinct varieties of Falanghina

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Falanghina Fleagrea
Falanghina Beneventana

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21
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Which of the two falanghina varietals is the more historical?

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Flegrea

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22
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What is the characer of falanghina?

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High acid and fresh

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23
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where does greco originate from?

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in Irpinia near the village of Tufo

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24
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Why is Greco difficult to grow?

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Prone to fungal disease and late ripening

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25
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Why is greco difficult to vinify?

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High polyphenols
has a tendency to oxidise
tends to produce high levels of volatile acidity

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26
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what is the character of Greco?

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full-bodied with high acid, tannic mouthfeel

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27
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Where does Fiano come from?

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considered native to the town of Lapio in Irpinia

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28
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Who saved Fiano from destruction by phylloxera in the 40s?

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Antonio Mastroberardino

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29
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What is the character of Fiano

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floral and aromatic

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30
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What does Coda di Volpe Bianca mean?

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white foxtail, because the bunches look like a foxtail

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31
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Coda di Volpe Bianca is only grown in what region of Italy?

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Campania

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32
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Why must harvest be well timed for Coda di Volpe?

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because it only has medium acid and can lose acidity very quickly

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33
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Biancolella is native to what area of Campania?

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the volcanic Island of Ischia

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34
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What is the character of Biancolella?

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medium alcohol and acid
saline note

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35
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what is the current training systems used in campania?

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guyot or cordone speronato

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36
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What were the historical training methods used in Campania

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tedone, pergola and alberata

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37
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From which DOC does the famous roman wine of Falernum originate?

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Falerno del Massico DOC

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38
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Which two producers lead the quality renaissance in Falerno del Massico DOC

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Villa Matilde and Moio

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39
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in which doc are Vineyards planted all around the limestone massif of monte massico and on the foothills of the extinct volcano roccamonfina

A

Falerno del Massico DOC

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40
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What are the soils of Falerno del Massico DOC

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volcanic topsoil over a limestone subsoil

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41
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Primitivo is usually only found in Puglia, however in which Campanian DOC is it considered a traditional grape variety?

A

Falerno del Massico DOC

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42
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What are the principal grapes of Falerno del Massico DOC?

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Aglianico, Piedirosso and Primitivo

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43
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What are the principal grapes of the Falerno del Massico Rosso?

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Aglianico based, often with a small amount of piedirosso

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44
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Where is primitivo grown in the Falerno del Massico Primitivo DOC?

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grown around the south and southeast of monte massico

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45
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What is the principal grape of Falerno del Massico Bianco?

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Falanghina

46
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What is the principal grape of the Aversa DOC?

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the local grape Aspirino

47
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Which Capmpanian DOC is located on Flat and fertile land with volcanic material over a tufo sub soil

A

Aversa DOC

48
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What is the vine training system in Aversa?

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Alberata Aversana, vines are trained very high (10-15m above the ground sometimes) using poplar and elm trees as support

49
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t or f: Aversana DOC is 100% Aspirino for still wines

A

False, 85% min for stills, 100% for sparkling

50
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t or f: the wines of Aspirino DOC have always been still

A

false, they were traditionally fizzy

51
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which Campanian doc is located in the large volcanic depression to the west of Napoli

A

Campi Flegrei

52
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What does campi flegrei translate to?

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Translates to burning fields, this area and lake averno where considered the gate way to the roman underworld

53
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describe the vineyard topography of campi flegrei doc

A

Whole area is covered in dormant volcanos

Vineyards are often on steep slopes with terraces

54
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the DOC of campi flegrei includes which volcanic island?

55
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In which Campanian DOC would you find Deep volcanic soils composed of layers of volcanic ash, lapilli, pumices and yellow tufo rocks

A

Campi Flegrei DOC

56
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What is the most important red and white grape of Campi Flegrei DOC

A

Piedirosso

Falanghina

57
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What is the name for Piedirosso in Campi Flegrei?

A

per’ e’ palmummo

58
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t or f: legally campi flegrei Rosso and Bianco must be 100% Piedirosso and Falanghina respectively

A

false, both must be a minimum 90%, even though they generally are 100%

59
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In which campanian DOC would you find topsoils being deep layers of volcanic ash and pulverised lava

A

Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio DOC

60
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What gives a range of exposures and elevations in Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio DOC

A

the vines are planted on around the slopes of Vesuvio giving many different aspects

61
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What is the principal grape of Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio DOC Rosso?

A

Piedirosso

62
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What is the principal grape of Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio DOC Bianco?

A

Coda di Volpe Bianca

63
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t or f: Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio DOC is another name for Vesuvio DOC

A

false, Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio DOC is a sub-designation of Vesuvio DOC

64
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Compare Vesuvio DOC to Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio DOC

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Vesuvio DOC is less strict and can be made with the same grapes in rosso, rosato and bianco

65
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What is Campania’s largest island?

66
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When were vines introduced to Ischia and by whom?

A

Introduced in 8th century BC by the greeks

67
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What is Campania’s first DOC

A

Ischia DOC

68
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What Campanian island is also refered to as L’isola Verde (the green island)

69
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What is the vineyard topography of Ischia

A

All the vineyards are on steep narrow terraces

70
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Name the fives wines produced under the Ischia DOC

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Varietal Biancolella, Forastera and Piedirosso

Ischia bianco based on forastera and biancolella

Ischia rosso based on peidirosso and guarnaccia

71
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Describe the vineyard topography of the Costa d’Amalfi DOC

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Vineyards are on extremely steep terraced slopes

72
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what is the soil of the amalfi coast?

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Volcanic material as topsoil, dolomite limestone as the subsoil

73
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What is the training system used in Costa d’Amalfi DOC

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Overhead pergola, low yielding and ungrafted vines

74
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What are the principal grapes of the Bianco blend of Costa d’Amalfi DOC

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Based on falanghina and Biancolella

75
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What are the principal grapes of the Rosso blend of Costa d’Amalfi DOC

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Piedirosso, Aglianico and Sciascinoso

76
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What is the largest wine producing region in Campania?

77
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Which part of Aglianico del Taburno DOCG is cooler?

A

Southern part is at higher elevation and thus cooler

78
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in which campanian DOC would you find Calcareous clay and sandstones topped with volcanic material?

A

Aglianico del Taburno DOCG

79
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t or f: Aglianico del Taburno DOCG must be 100%

A

false, it only has to be minimum 85%, even though most are usually 100%

80
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What biotype of Aglianico is found in Aglianico del Taburno DOCG and what is its characteristics?

A

Taburno has its own biotype of Aglianico called ‘Agliancio amaro’
slightly higher in acid than the other biotypes

81
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What are the three main biotypes of Aglianico in Campania?

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Aglianico Amaro, Taburno
Aglianico di Taurasi, Taurasi
Aglianico del vulture, vulture in Basilicata

82
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what vareital of Falanghina is found in Falanghina del Sannio DOC

A

mostly beneventana

83
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How has the Beneventana varietal of Falanghina become so prolific in Sannio?

A

Beneventana was propogated by Leonardo Mustilli in the 1970s, after he found old vines in abandoned vineyards in Sant’Agata dei Goti. Mistakenly thought to be the felgrea variety

84
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t or f: Sannio DOC covers a large area than Falanghina del Sannio DOC

A

false, it covers the same area

85
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Due to its size, Sannio DOC focus on a large range of varietal wines. Name 4 of the most important

A

Fiano
Greco
Coda di Volpe Bianca
Aglianico

86
Q

the region of Irpinia is traversed by which two rivers?

A

the Calore and Sabato rivers

87
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Which province of Campania is the most important qualitatively?

88
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What is the first appellation in Southern Italy to receive and DOCG?

89
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who is considered the founding father of modern Campanian wine

A

Antonio Mastrberardino

90
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Why was Antonio Mastroberardino so influential to Campanian wine

A

He and his two brothers replanted their vineyards with native aglianico, greco and fiano after phylloxera and the 2 wars

Convinced the other growers to do the same and ignore the government suggestions to plant more productive sangiovese and trebbiano toscano

Produced a historic wine when he released his taurasi riserva in 1968 putting taurasi on the map

91
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which DOCG flanks the calore river?

92
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What are the soils of Taurasi DOCG?

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Calcareous clays and marine-origin limestone interspersed with volcanic materials

93
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What are the main training methods used in Taurasi DOCG?

A

Guyot or cordone speronato, some old and ungrafted vine trained by the traditional raggiera system

94
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Why can Taurasi produce Aglianico in a great diversity of styles?

A

Because of the variations in altitude and average temperatures

95
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What is the minimum % of aglianico in Taurasi DOCG?

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85%, althought most are 100%

96
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what are the ageing vessel used in Taurasi DOCG?

A

botti and small new oak

97
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What is the smallest winegrowing appllation GEOGRAPHICALLY in Campania?

A

Greco di Tufo DOCG

98
Q

Which DOCG flanks the Sabato river

A

Greco di Tufo DOCG

99
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which campanian docg has soils that are High in clay content, often mixed with limestone, sand and volcanic material, rich in sulfur

A

Greco di Tufo DOCG

100
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t or f: greco di tufo must be min 85% greco

101
Q

what vessels are used to age and ferment greco di tufo?

A

stainless steel

102
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which wine is usually site-specific bottlings: Greco di Tufo DOCG or Fiano di Avellino DOCG

A

Wines are usually a blend of the different villages in Greco di Tufo

Fiano di Avellino is usually site-specific

103
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What are the soils of Fiano di Avellino?

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Rich in volcanic elements and high in clay

104
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Why is there more variation in the styles of Fiano d’Avellino than there is in Greco di Tufo?

A

the appellation is larger than greco di tufo, meaning there is much more variation in the styles produced

105
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t or f, Fiano d’Avellino is 100% Fiano

A

false, its minimum 85% Fiano, although most of time its 100%

106
Q

what does Apianum mean on a bottle?

A

the ancient name of Fiano

107
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In Fiano di Avellino, which village is known for wines with pronounced aromatics?

108
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In Fiano di Avellino, which village is known for wines with power and concentration?

109
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In Fiano di Avellino, which village is known for wines that are mineral and long lived?

A

Montefredane

110
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In Fiano di Avellino, which village is known for wine that are delicate and approachable?

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