Campania Flashcards
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What makes Campania Ideal for viticulture?
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- Ideal soils
- Perfect climate
- Many indigenous grapes
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Which of Campania’s wine districts house 3 of the regions DOCG’s?
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Irpinia
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Which area was known for volcanic activity that the Roman’s considered “Gateway to the underworld”
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Campi Flegrei
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What was the significance of the wine railroad?
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It brought Aglianico to northern wine regions dealing with Phylloxera
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Which historic wine region is Campania’s southernmost area?
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Cilento
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The winegrowing area of the Sorrento Peninsular falls under which Campanian DOC?
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Penisola Sorrentina DOC
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Biancollela (W) is native to what volcanic island
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Ischia
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Which ancient civilization instituted the practice of low trained bush vines in Campania?
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The Greeks
9
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Name the vine training system in the Costa d ‘Amalfi DOC?
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Pergola
10
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What was the first DOCG in southern Italy?
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Taurasi DOCG
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Name the 3 main biotypes of Aglianico (R)?
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Aglianico Amaro (R) (aka Taburno)
Aglianico di Taurasi (R)
Aglianico del Vulture (R)
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(T or F) The Greek brought grape vines to Campania?
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True
13
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Name Campania’s first DOC?
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Ischia DOC
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Which biotype of Aglianico (R) us traditionally grown in the Taburno area?
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Aglianico Amaro (R) aka Aglianico del Taburno (R)
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Name the principle and longest river in Campania?
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The Volturno
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“Apianum” is the ancient Latin name for which grape variety?
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Fiano
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In which Campanian DOCG would you find the villages of Lapio, Monterfredane, Summonte and Cesinali?
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Fiano di Avellino DOCG
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What is the minimum aging time required for Aglianico del Taburno DOCG?
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2 years
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Alberata Aversana is the traditional vine training system of what DOC?
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Aversa (Aspirinio di Aversa) DOC
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What is the most widely planted white grape in Campania?
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Falanghina (W)
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What is the principle and most prestigious appellation for wines made from the Greco grape variety?
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Greco di Tufo DOCG
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Leonardo Mustilli is credited with reviving what grape variety?
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Falanghina (W) (Beneventana)
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The Castel San Lorenzo DOC lies within which historic subregion?
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Cilento
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The Falerno del Massico DOC was created to revive the legacy of which ancient Roman Appellation?
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Falernum
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Define Alberata.
Vines trained into trees
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The Falernum of Antiquity was?
White
Adulterated with sea water
Adulterated with honey & spices
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What soils type does Aglianico (R) prefer?
Volcanic
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What appellation produces white wines that are among the finest and long lived in Italy?
Fiano di Avellino DOCG
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Which appellation takes its name from a drip filtration system used by 17th century monks?
Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio DOC
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What is the primary grape of Campi Flegrei DOC?
Piederosso (R)
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What is the primary red grape of Falerno del Massico DOC?
Aglianico (R)
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Which DOC is home to the renowned Falernum of antiquity?
Falerno del Massico DOC
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Which DOCG has sulfur rich soils of tufo & clay?
Greco di Tufo DOCG
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Which DOC is in a large volcanic depression west of Napoli?
Campi Flegrei DOC
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Which DOC has terraced island vineyards with monorails?
Ischia DOC
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The Taurasi DOCG is known for what one red grape variety?
Aglianico (R)
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What area is a sub-designation within the Vesuvio DOC?
Lacryma Christis
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Which DOC flanks the Calore River?
Taurasi DOCG
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Which DOC grows Falanghina Beneventana?
Falanghina del Sannio DOC
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Which DOC grows Falanghina Flegrea (W)?
Falerno del Massico DOC
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Which DOC uses Pergola training, old vines on old rootstocks and terraced vineyards?
Costa d 'Amalfi DOC
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What are the 3 DOCGs located in the Irpinia region of Campania?
Greco di Tufo DOCG
Taurasi DOCG
Fiano di Avellino DOCG
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Geographically, what is Irpinia's smallest wine growing appellation?
Greco di Tufo DOCG
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Who is considered the father of Campania's modern day wine industry?
Antonio Mastroberadino
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Which appellation in Campania is considered to be one of the most prestigious in southern Italy?
Taurasi DOCG
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What is the most prominent grape of the Vesuvio DOC?
Piederosso (R)
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Where are the grapes of the Vesuvio DOC grown?
On the slopes and foothills of the Vesuvio volcano
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What is the Campi Flegrei bradyism?
A periodic and gradual rising and falling of the ground
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What is the most important grape of Campi Flegrei DOC?
Piederosso (R)
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What did the loose, sandy volcanic soils prevent?
The spread of Phylloxera
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What do all the DOC's of the central coast of Campania share?
Volcanic Soils
They face the sea
Mild Mediterranean Climate
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(T or F) Many consider Falernum to be the first wine appellation in history?
True
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What is the principle white grape of the Falerno del Massico DOC?
Falanghina (W)
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What grape is used in the Falerno del Massico Rosso DOC?
Aglianico (R) based
There is a small proportion of Piederosso (R)
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Does, Falanghina (W) represents 2 genetically distinct varieties?
Yes it does
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How many indigenous varieties does Campania boast?
>100
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What white grape did Mastroberadino save?
Fiano (W)
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What grape grows a double bunch and is prone to oxidation?
Greco (W)
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(T or F) The Greco (W) grape does not refer to Greek origin, but rather that the grape was used to make wine in the Greek style?
True
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What ancient white grape is exclusive to Campania?
Coda di Volpe Bianca (W)
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What white grape is considered native to the volcanic island of Ischia?
Biancolella (W)
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What grape is considered Campania's most noble white grape?
Fiano (W)
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(T or F) Greco (W) is one of the most ancient and finest white grapes in Campania?
True
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What is done to Aglianico (R) to offset the high tannins and acidity?
Picked only when fully ripe
Matured in wood
Bottle aging
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(T or F) Campania often has the latest harvest for dry wines in Italy?
True
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(T or F) Cloudy days and summer rain are common in Campania?
False
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(T or F) In Campania altitude mitigates the temperatures?
True
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Which part of Campania has the largest diurnal temperature swings?
The inland hilly and mountainous band
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What are the two broad bands that Campania can be broken down into?
1. The Coastal band
- - The Campania Plain
-- Sele Plain
2. The inland Band
- - Southern Apennines
- - Hills
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What is the population density like in Camapnia?
The highest in all of Italy
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What was southern Italy's first DOCG?
Taurasi DOCG
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What is the most prestigious appellation for Greco (W)?
Greco di Tufo DOCG
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What is the most important wine district in Campania (qualitatively)?
Irpinia
- - Taurasi DOCG
- - Greco di Tufo DOCG
- - Fiano di Avellino DOCG
3/4 of the DOCGs are located here
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What is Aglianico del Taburno DOCG known for?
one of Italy's 3 most important Aglianico (R) appellations
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What is the largest wine producing district in Campania?
Sannio DOC
Corresponds to the province of Benevento
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What are the vineyards of Costa d 'Amalfi DOC planted on?
Steep rocky terraces sustained by dry-stone walls
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What was Campania's first DOC?
Ischia DOC
Also among Italy's first
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What is the island of Ischia also called?
L'isola Verde (The Green Island)
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What is the soil like in the Vesuvio DOC?
Dark, loose, sandy volcanic soils
This prohibited phylloxera so there are many ungrafted vines
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What is unique about the Campi Flegrei DOC?
It is in a large volcanic depression, it has some volcanic activity
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What type of training does the Asprinio di Aversa DOC use?
The ancient Etruscan method of training grapevines high in trees (usually Poplar trees)
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What area does Falerno de Massico DOC occupy?
Roughly the same area as ancient Falernum
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Who saved Fiano (W) from extinction?
Mastroberadino in the late 40s
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What is Campania's most noble white grape?
Fiano (W)
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Where does the grape Fiano (W) come from?
The area of Lapio
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Where is Greco (W) traditionally grown?
Around the town of Tufo
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What are the 2 distinct varieties of Falanghina and their DOCs
Falanghina Flegrea
- - Falerno del Massico DOC
- - Campi Flegrei DOC
Falanghina Beneventana
- - Falanghina del Sannio DOC
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What is Campania's most widely planted white grape?
Falanghina (W)
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Which of the following is not a white grape in Campania?
1. Coda di Volpe Bianca
2. Asprinio
3. Biancolella
4. Casavecchia
4. Casavecchia
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What is the Piedirosso (R) grape used for?
To soften Aglianico (R) wines
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What is the other name for the Per'e Palummo (R) Grape?
Piederosso (R)
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What are the principle appellations for Aglianico?
Taurasi
Aglianico del Taburno
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What are the 3 biotypes of Aglianico?
1. Aglianico del Vulture (R)
2. Aglianico Amaro
3. Aglianico di Taurisi
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What are the 2 important islands off the coast of Campania?
Ischia
Capri
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What is one of the first examples of a wine appellation in history?
Falernum
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What are the 3 category levels of Falernum?
Falernum Faustianum
- Most prestigious from mid level slope
Falernum Caucinum
- 2nd tier quality from highest elevation
Falernum
Lowest tier from lowest part of slope
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What are the NTK appellations in the Irpinia region?
Taurasi DOCG
Greco di Tufo DOCG
Fiano di Avellino DOCG
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What are the NTK appellations of the Sannio (Benevento) area?
Aglianico del Taburno DOCG
Falanghina del Sannio DOC
Sannio DOC
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What are the NTK appellations of the central coast?
Campi Flegrei DOC
Vesuvio (Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio) DOC
Costa d 'Amalfi DOC
Ischia DOC
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What are the NTK appellations of the Caserta Province?
Falerno del Massico DOC
Aversa (Asprinio di Aversa) DOC
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How many DOC/Gs are in Campania?
15 DOCs
4 DOCGs
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What % of DOC/G wine does Campania produce?
<20% but growing
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Now much of Italy's wine production does Campania make?
About 4%
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What modern training systems does Campania use
Guyot
Cordon Speronato
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What does Falanghina' s (W) high acidity make it suitable to produce?
Sparkling and sweet wines
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What are the 2 genetically distinct Falanghina (W) grapes?
Falanghina Flegrea (W) - Historic repute
Falanghina Beneventana (W) - Recently identified
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What is the local name for the Piederosso (R) grape?
Per'e Palummo (R)
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What is the nickname for Aglianico (R)?
Barolo of the South
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What is Campania's most noble white grape?
Fiano (W)
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What are the NTK white grapes of Campania?
Falanghina (W)
Greco (W)
Fiano (W)
Coda di Volpe Bianca (W)
Biancolella (W)
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What are the NTK red grapes of Campania?
Aglianico (R)
Piederosso (R)
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What role do international grapes play in Campania?
Irrelevant
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What native grape dominates in Campania?
Aglianico (R) with almost 30% of the area under vine
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What is the most widely planted white grape in Campania?
Falanghina (W)
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What are the most distinctive white grapes in Campania?
Greco (W)
Fiano (W)
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Which type of grapes dominate in Campania - red or white?
Red @ 60%
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How many native grape does Campania have?
over 100, one of the regions in Italy with the most
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What major soil type is located in Campania?
Volcanic
Some areas have a mixture of volcanic & limestone, sandstone and calcareous clay
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What is the major volcano located in Campania?
Vesuvio
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What is the climate in Campania?
Mediterranean near the coast
More continental moving inland
Altitude plays a significant role
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What is the principle & longest river in Campania?
Volturno
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What is the topographical makeup of Campania?
Hills 57%
Mountains 34%
Plains 15%
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How much of Campania is made of hills & Mountains?
>80%
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Where is Campania located?
In the SW of Italy facing the Tyrrhenian Sea, south of Lazio
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What is the Capital of Campania?
Napoli (3rd most popuated city in Italy)
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What wine became highly prized during the Roman times?
Falernum from Monte Massico
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(T or F) Campania was one of the most important centers of Magna Grecia (Great Greece)?
True
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Who was instrumental in developing viticulture in Campania?
The Greeks
