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Campania Flashcards

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Where is Campania located?

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South of Lazio, between the Mediterranean and the Apennine mountains

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At what altitude does most viticulture take place in Campania?

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Between 200 to 600m above sea level

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What is the climate in Campania?

Where are inland vines planted to mitigate this?

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Warm Mediterranean

Inland vines are planted on slopes up to 600m providing cooling influence

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Are most varieties in Campania late or early ripening?

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Late ripening: they are well adapted to the heat

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What weather hazards can pose a problem for grape growing in Campania?

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Spring frosts (namely in frost pockets, lower slopes or on the valley floor)

Cold rainy autumns (can affect harvest)

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Which three DOC(G)s in Campania have the following soil type and what is the main grape?

Limestone and clay in the hills, with a good balance between water retention and fast draining

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Fiano di Avellino DOCG (Fiano)
Greco di Tufo DOCG (Greco)
Taurasi DOCG (Aglianico)

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Which two DOC(G)s in Campania have the following soil type and what is their main grape?

Volcanic and sandy soils in the volcanic area around Naples. Sandy, tuff, pumice soils are generally fast draining

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Campi Flegrei DOC (whites from Falanghina, reds and roses from Piedirosso)

Vesuvio DOC (whites from Coda di Volpe and reds from Piedirosso)

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Which two areas in Campania have the following soil type?

Alluvial soils in the large area between Benevento and Naples

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Sannio DOC

Benevento IGP

There are a large number of denominations in this area using a wide range of Campanian and Italian varietals

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Falanghina del Sannio DOC is grown on what type of soils?

What is the maximum yield?

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Alluvial sediments

84hl/ha

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Give a typical tasting note for Falanghina wine

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Medium intensity 
Apple, white peach, herbaceous, grassy
Medium plus acidity
Usually unoaked
Acceptable to very good
Inexpensive to mid priced
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Is Falanghina an early or late ripening variety? How does this affect it?

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Mid to late ripening
Can be threatened by autumn rains
Can shrivel at the end of the season

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12
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What is the maximum yield for Campi Flegrei wines?

What is the main grape variety?

What type of soils are there?

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84hl/ha

Falanghina

Tuff, pumice and sandy soils (volcanic and free draining)

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Give a typical tasting note for Greco wine

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Deep lemon colour
High alcohol
Oily texture
Floral, stone fruit, smoky
Unoaked
Best will age in bottle
V.good to outstanding
Mid priced to premium
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How are Greco vines typically trained in Campania?

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Guyot or cordon trained and spur pruned

Allowing for some mechanisation

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Give the key characteristics of the Greco vine

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Drought resistant
Low vigour
Prone to grey rot
Prone to downy and powdery mildews

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What type of soils are in Greco di Tufo DOCG?

What is the maximum yield?

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Limestone and clay soils, with a balance between good drainage and water retention

70hl/ha

It is a small, densely planted DOCG

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How are Fiano vines typically trained?

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Guyot and cordons with VSP

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Give the key characteristics of the Fiano vine

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Thick skins (Botrytis resistant)
Sensitive to powdery and downy mildew
Late ripening
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How do Fiano wines from sandy soils differ to those from clay dominated soils with more water retention?

A

Lighter, fruitier wines from sandier soils

Weightier wines from clay soils

20
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Describe the quality and price you would expect for a Fiano wine from Campania

A

Very good to outstanding

Mid to premium priced

21
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Give a tasting note for a typical Fiano d’Avellino DOCG wine

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Medium (-) to medium intensity
Floral, peach, hazelnut
Medium to medium (+) acidity
Medium to medium (+) body
Waxy texture
22
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What type of soils are in Fiano d’Avellino DOCG?

What is the maximum yield?

A

Limestone and clay in the hills, with a good balance between water retention and fast draining

70hl/ha

23
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Give a tasting note for a typical Aglianico wine

A 
Medium (+) to pronounced intensity
Rose, red plum, blackberry
High acidity
High tannin
Potential to age in bottle or cask
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Give the key characteristics of the Aglianico vine

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Early budding (prone to spring frost)
Late ripening (long growing season to ripen tannins / risk of rain in autumn)
Vigorous
Vulnerable to botrytis
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How are most Aglianico vines trained in Campania?

Why?

A

Spurred cordons or can pruned with VSP

To enable some mechanisation

26
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Where are the best sites for Aglianico in Campania?

Why?

A

On cool slopes at 200m to 600m

Cooler sites allow for a longer growing season, riper tannins and more intense flavours

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What is the main grape in Taurasi DOCG?

What is the maximum yield?

What type of soils are there?

A

Aglianico (minimum 85%)

70hl/ha

Limestone and clay in the hills

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What is the minimum ageing requirement for Taurasi DOCG?

What is the minimum ageing requirement for Taurasi Riserva DOCG?

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Taurasi: 3 years, 1 in wood

Taurasi Riserva: 4 years, 18 months in wood

29
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When does harvest for Aglianico in Taurasi DOCG typically take place? Why?

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End of October, early November

Aglianico is a late ripening variety and needs to have fully ripe skins and pips before picking

30
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How long would Taurasi producers typically macerate Aglianico on skins for?

What vessels would typically be used for ageing?

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20 or more days

French oak barriques or casks

31
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Give a tasting note for a typical Piedirosso wine

A 
Pale ruby
Red plum, red cherry
Medium (+) acidity
Medium alcohol
Medium tannin
32
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Give the key characteristics of the Piedirosso vine

A

Drought resistant
Vines often planted on own roots at low density
Little troubled by mildews (dry, windy conditions)
Open bunches
Thick skins (botrytis resistant)

33
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How are most Piedirosso vines trained? Why?

A

Guyot or spur cordons

Help acheive greater concentration of flavour

34
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What is the main varietal in Campi Flegrei DOC and Vesuvio DOC red wines?

What is the minimum proportion the variety must make up in these wines?

A

Piedirosso

Minimum 50% but most wines are 100%

35
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What style of wine does Piedirosso produce when used as a single varietal?

Why is it sometimes blended with Aglianico?

A

Early, easy drinking single varietal wines

Piedirosso softens Aglianico and adds perfume and freshness

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What is the DOC for the province of Avellino?

What is the DOC for the province of Benevenuto?

Are rules in these DOCs more or less stringent

A

Avellino : Irpinia DOC

Benevenuto : Sannio DOC

Less stringent - there are more permitted varieties

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