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1
Q

What is an viti effect of volcanic soil

A

ungrafted

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2
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What are 2 example DOC from ancient traditions

A

Falerno del Massico
Aspirinio di Aversa

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3
Q

Greco Grape
Ancient or modern ?
Home?
characteristics / tendencies
Ageworthy ?
Name refers

A

Ancient
Irpinia around Tufo
tannic, can oxidize / hi VA, disease prone, hi polyphenols
yes
greek style not from Greece

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4
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2 Rivers

A

Volturno
Calore

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5
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Falanghina del Sannio DOC
% overall of Falanghina acreage
Soils (5)
Grapes / most common biotype

A

75%
clay, volcanic, sandstone, limestone, alluvial
85% Falanghina, Beneventana

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6
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What is the top grape

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Aglianico

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7
Q

Taurasi DOCG
Vineyard loc
Who encouraged Aglianico
Soil
Training
Traditional training
ungrafted ?

A

flank Calore river
Mastroberardino
Calcareous clay, limestone, interspersed with volcanic. some sandy - clay, sandstone
Cardone Speronato and Guyot
Raggiera aka Starza
yes

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8
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Fiano
Native from where ? area of region.

A

Lapio in Irpinia

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9
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Where is volcanic soil strict

A

Flegrei
Vesuvio

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10
Q

Appellations of Sannio (3)
rank in Campania
% DOC/G

A

Aglianico del Taburno DOCG
Falanghina del Sannio DOC
Sannio DOC
1
50%

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11
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Appellations for Irpinia (3)
Rivers (2)
Soils

A

Taurasi DOCG
Greco di Tufo DOCG
Fiano di Avellino DOCG
Calore, Sabato
Volcanic

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12
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Which river is the longest in southern italy

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Volturno

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13
Q

Four historic sub regions mapped to current

A

Sannio = Benevento Province
Irpinia = Avellino
Cilento = Salerno
Terra di Lavoro = Caserta and shared with southern Lazio

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14
Q

Fiano di Avellino DOCG
Loc
North Border, River flow where
Soils
size compared to Greco di Tufo
style variations?

A

20 villages around Avellino
Greco di Tufo, Sabato flows north
Volcanic, clay
larger
due to size

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15
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What are 3 ancient regions that survived to become as DOCs

A

Vesuvio
Campi Flegrei
Ischia

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16
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What city did Etruscans found ? What viti ?

A

Capua
Training up trees

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17
Q

Importance of International

A

none

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18
Q

What is the largest distrct

A

Sannio

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19
Q

Costa d’Amalfi DOC
Loc
Vineyard locs
Soil
Training
Native or Int’l ?

A

SE Sorrento Peninsula, Amalfi coast on bay of Amalfi
Terraces from steep retaining walls
Loose volcanic over dolomite limestone
Pergola
Native only

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20
Q

Greco di Tufo DOCG
name derived
land under vine rank
vineyard loc (river)
soils (4)
grapes, primary , aux, vessel
local name for flavor / aroma

A

Tufaceous top soil
hi proportion, Irpinia smallest total acreage
flanking Sabato river
clay, limestone, sand, volcanic - sulfur rich
85% Greco, 15% max Coda di Volpe Bianca, stainless
Sufurei - smokey / flinty

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21
Q

More red or white

A

red

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22
Q

Where does Calore river flow

A

Inland into Volturno

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23
Q

Falerno del Massico DOC
Vineyard loc
soil (2)
grapes 3 red, 1 white

A

limestone Massif Monte Massico and extinct volcano Roccamonfina
Volcanic over limestone
Aglianico, Primitivo, Piedirosso / Falanghina

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24
Q

Falerno del Massico DOC
created why ?
location relative to historical
top estates (2)

A

to revive historic Falernum
same districts as historical Falernum
Villa Matilde, Moio

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25
Q

What grape did Mastroberndino save

A

Fiano

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26
Q

Soils
Top
Sub (3)

A

Volcanic
Limestone, sandstone, calcareous clay

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27
Q

Falanghina Biotypes (2) / where ?

A

Flegrei in Napoli and Caserto. Campi Flegrei and Falerno del Massico
Benevento - Benevento province in Falanghina del Sannio

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28
Q

what is second red grape

A

Piedirosso

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29
Q

Fiano
Native from where ?
Who saved
Ageworthy?

A

Lapio in Irpinia
Mastrobernardino
yes

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30
Q

Historic Falernum
red or white
ageing vessel , time
Grapes possibly used
characteristics (5)
how served
Myth

A

white
amhorae, 10 years
Falanghina, Greco, Aglianico
hi ABV, spice, honey, oxidized, smoke / sun baked
diluted
Bacchus turned milk into wine and Monte Massif into vineyards

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31
Q

Largest Campania Island

A

Ischia

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32
Q

Sannio DOC
Loc
Grapes (2 red, 1 white) ? Most importantly (3 white, 1 red)

A

same as Falanghina del Sannio
Piedirosso, Barbera del Sannio, Moscato
Fiano, Greco, Coda di Volpe Bianco, Aglianico

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33
Q

What was first DOCG in Southern Italy

A

Taurasi

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34
Q

Which white is thought to be among Italy finest

A

Fiano

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35
Q

Apps of Cilento
Loc

A

SW of region

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36
Q

Climate influences

A

Altitude
Sea

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37
Q

Most important district

38
Q

Campi Flegrei DOC
Grapes (2)
Name from
Loc
Winegrowing area
Island part of DOC
vineyards characteristics

A

Peidirosso , Falanghina
Burning Fields
West of Napoli , Volcanic depression
Overlooking Bay of Pozzuoli, Ischia, and Procida
Procida
on sloped with artificial escarpments / retaining walls

39
Q

Ischia DOC Wines (5)

A

Varietal Biancolella
Varietal Forastera
Varietal Piedirosso
Bianco blend Forastera and Biancolella
Rosso - Pierirosso and Guarnaccia

40
Q

Aglianico Grape
Noble ?
Native to where ?
Nickname
Grows best where topo / soil ?

A

TRUE
Southern Italy
Barolo of the South
Hillsides Volcanic

41
Q

What Aglianico % for total area

42
Q

Vesuvio DOC - Lacryma Christi
Loc
Soil
LC names derived
LC differences from Vesuvio DOC

A

circle arouns slope of Vesuvio
Top soil deep volcanic ash, pulverized lava
Tears of Christ ,lost piece of heaven also Lagrina drip filtering process
stricter rules, hi ABV

43
Q

Did phylloxera arrive early or late

44
Q

Sannio DOC Subzones (5)

A

Guardiolo (Guarda Sanframondi)
Taburno
Sant’Agata dei Goti
Solopaca
Solopaca Classico

45
Q

Viti
Traditional
Modern
Old ungrafted use ?

A

Tendone, Pergola, Alberata
Guyot, Cordone Speronato
Pergola, Alberata

46
Q

Climate
Coast
Inland

A

Med
More Continental

47
Q

What did Greeks institute in viti

A

low trained vines

48
Q

What was the first DOC

49
Q

Central Coast Appellations (4)

A

Campi Flegrei DOC
Vesuvio DOC - Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio
Ischia DOC
Costa d’Amalfi DOC

50
Q

Vesuvio DOC - Lacryma Christi
LC Rosso Grapes (3)
LV Bianco Grapes (4)
Vesuvio DOC grapes
Riserva allowed

A

Piedirosso primary, Sciascinoso, Aglianico
Coda di Volpe Bianco primary, Verdeca, Falanghina, Greco
same as LC
Rosso only

51
Q

Piedirosso Grape
names means
local names (2)
Native where ?
Blended into ? provides ?
True home ?
Varietal common or rare ?

A

red foot like red foot of a pigeon
Per e Palumno Piede di Colombo (pigeon foot)
Campania
Aglianico. Perfume
Napoli costal area
becoming more common

52
Q

What did Irpinia first do?

A

Bulk wine for export during phylloxera

53
Q

Falerno del Massico DOC
wines (3) / grapes
Riserva allowed ?

A

Rosso DOC - Aglianico with Piederosso
Primitivo DOC - south and SE with sea influence
Bianco DOC - Falanghina (Falegrea) blend
Rosso and Primitivo only

54
Q

Where is the ancient home of Falernum (mountain)

A

Around the Massif of Massico

55
Q

What was the Terrova del Vino

A

The wine railroad

56
Q

IGTs (2 large plus 2 hi Q)

A

Benevento - entire province
Campania - entire region
Rocca Monfina
Colli di Salerno

57
Q

Borders north and south

A

Lazio
Basilicata

58
Q

Where / when fog common

A

inland / winter

59
Q

Code di Volpe Bianco grape
name means
native where

A

white fox tail
Campania

60
Q

What are the 2 most distinctive whites

A

Greco and Fiano

61
Q

Who propagated old Falanghina vines and spread Beneventana

A

Leonardo Mustilli

62
Q

Appellations of Caserta (North) 2

A

Falerno del Massico DOC
Aversa (Aspirinio di Aversa) DOC

63
Q

Vineyards on hills, mts, plains ?

64
Q

Aversa (Aspirinio di Aversa) DOC
Grape still and sparkling req
Loc
Vineyard topo (hills or flat)
Soil (top / sub)
Viti
Cellaring
Styles (past / present)

A

85% , 100% Aspirinio
town of Aversa
flat
Fertile, deep volcanic over tufo
Alberata - high on trees, ungrafted
Tufo caves
past fizzy, today still or spumante

65
Q

Taurasi DOCG
grapes
DOCG reqs
Ris reqs
Vini vessels

A

85% Aglianico
age, wood
more age, more wood age
small oak, botti, combo

66
Q

Signature grape of Ischia DOC

A

Biancolella

67
Q

Mostly hills, mts or plains

A

Hills 51%
MTS 34%
Plains 15%

68
Q

How many indigenous grapes

69
Q

Fiano di Avellino DOCG
4 areas
Grapes (4)
Vini
latin name allowed on label

A

Lapio - NE, Montefredane - North Central, Summonte - NW, Gesinali - South Central (SE of Avelllino)
85 Fiano, max 15% greco, Coda di Volep Bianca, Trebb Tosc
Stainless, sur lie common
Apianum

70
Q

Fiano
Native from where ?
Who saved

A

Lapio in Irpinia
Mastrobernardino

71
Q

Costa d’Amalfi DOC
Grapes unique to DOC 4 white, 1 red
Others 2 white, 3 red

A

Ginestra, Ripolo, Fenile, Pepella, Tintare
Falanghina, Biancolella Piedirosso, Aglianico, Sciascinoso

72
Q

Most noble white

73
Q

Falanghina Grape
name from ?
from ancient or modern use ?

A

Phalangae - ancient staked training system

74
Q

Successful regions under Rome (3)

A

Vesuvio
Flegrei
Falernum in particular

75
Q

Production
total Italy
small holdings or large
red vs white
% DOC/G, IGT

A

4%
small 80%
red slightly more
< 20%, 10%

76
Q

Notable Falanghina producers (3)

A

Vlilla Matilde
Grotia de Sole
Mustilli

77
Q

Code di Volpe Bianco grape
name means
native where
grown where else

A

white fox tail
Campania
none

78
Q

Campi Flegrei DOC
Soils
Ungrafted ?
Wines (2), grape reqs
Riserva allowed ?

A

Deep volcanic , yellow tufo
TRUE sue to soil
Piedirosso DOC, 90%, Falanghina DOC 90%
only for Piedirosso

79
Q

Ischia DOC
Loc
nickname
Vineyard locations

A

North end bay of Napoli
Lisola verde “green island”, lush vegetation, green tufo
Steep stone terraces from Tufo

80
Q

which DOC still uses Alberata but with high trees

A

Aversa (Aspirinio di Aversa) DOC

81
Q

Rainfall levels

82
Q

Aglianico del Taburno DOCG
Vineyard locs
soil (3)
Grapes / reqs
Ris req
Biotype
Other styles ?

A

Hills in North part of App
Calcareous Clay, sandstone under volcanic
85% Aglianico
more age, wood, bottle age
Amaro
Rosato

83
Q

Falanghina del Sannio DOC
% overall of Falanghina acreage
Soils (5)
Grapes / most common biotype

A

75%
clay, volcanic, sandstone, limestone, alluvial
85%

84
Q

what is top white grape

A

Falanghina

85
Q

Falanghina Grape
name from ?
from ancient or modern use ?
varietal or blend ?
common style and others (2)

A

Phalangae - ancient staked training system
ancient use
both
dry still. sweet and sparkling

86
Q

Falanghina del Sannio DOC Subzones (4)

A

Guardiolo (Guarda Sanframondi)
Taburno
Sant’Agata dei Goti
Solopaca

87
Q

Costa d’Amalfi DOC
Sub-zones (3)
Sub-zones req
Ris, Sup ?

A

Ravello, Furoro, Tiramonti
100% from zone
no, no

88
Q

Who died in Vesuvius erupt

89
Q

Aversa (Aspirinio di Aversa) DOC
harvest method
labeling option

A

ladders
can designate Alberata if 100% trained

90
Q

What triggered restart in Irpinia

A

Earthquake

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