Campania DOCs

Question 1

What styles of wine are made in Client DOC?

Answer 1

Bianco from Fiano Trebbiano Toscano Greco and Malvasia Bianca

Varietal Fiano

Rosato from Sangiovese, Aglianico, Primitivo and Piedirosso

Rosso from Aglianico, Primitivo and Piedirosso

Varietal Rosso and Rosso Riserva from Aglianico

Question 2

What styles of wine are made in the Castel San Lorenzo DOC?

Answer 2

Bianco from 50-60% Trebbiano Toscano and 30-40% Malvasia Bianca

Varietal Moscato

Moscato Lambiccato (What is this???)

Moscato Spumante w/ a min 50 g/L RS

Moscato Passito w/ a min 60 g/L RS

Rosato and Rosso from 60-80% Barbera and 20-30% Sangiovese

Varietal Rosso and Rosso Riserva from Barbera and Aglianicone

Question 3

What styles are made in the Costa d’Amalfi DOC?

Answer 3

Bianco, Spumante Bianco (Metodo Classico and Brut or Extra Brut only), and Bianco Passito from a min. 40% combined Falanghina and/or Biancolella

Rosato, Rosso, and Rosso Passito from a min. 40% Piedirosso and a max. 60% combined Aglianico and/or Sciascinoso (aka: Olivella),

Question 4

What styles are made in the Aversa DOC?

Answer 4

Asprinio (aka: Greco) from min 85% Greco

Asprinio Spumante from 100% Greco

If labeled “Vigneti ad Alberata”, the wine was sourced from vines trained up poplar trees in the traditional alberata style.

Question 5

What styles of wine are made in Casavecchia di Pontelatone DOC?

Answer 5

Rosso and Rosso Riserva from a min. 85% Casavecchia

Question 6

What styles of wine are made in the Capri DOC?

Answer 6

Bianco from a min. 80% combined Falanghina (min. 50%) and Greco

Rosso from a min. 80% Piedirosso

Question 7

What does “Vignette ad Alberata” mean on a label of Italian wine?

Answer 7

If labeled “Vigneti ad Alberata”, the wine was sourced from vines trained up poplar trees in the traditional Alberata style.

Question 8

What styles are made in the Falanghina del Sannio DOC?

Answer 8

Bianco, Spumante, Spumante di Qualità, Spumante di Qualità Metodo Classico, Vendemmia Tardiva, and Bianco Passito

All from min 85% Falanghina

Question 9

What styles are made in the Campi Flegrei DOC?

Answer 9

Bianco from 50-70% Falanghina

Varietal Falanghina, Falanghina Spumante, and Falanghina Passito from min. 90% Falanghina

Rosso and Rosso Novello from a min. 50% Piedirosso and a min 30% Aglianico

Varietal Rosato, Rosso, and Rosso Riserva from a min 90% Piedirosso or Pér e Palummo

Piedirosso Passito

Question 10

What is Aspirino?

Answer 10

Aspirino is a synonym for Greco in the Aversa DOC of Campania