Campania grapes

Question 1

Piedirosso

Answer 1

Found mostly in Napoli province
Ischia DOC
“red foot”
help soften acidity and tannin Aglianico

Question 2

Albarola

Answer 2

Liguria
Cinque Terre DOC (Levante) - blend with Pigato, Bocca, Albarolo
Tuscany: Massa Carara, Piza

Question 3

Albana

Answer 3

Emilia-Romagna
offspring of Garganega
most tannic white grape
Romagna Albana - first white DOCG in Italy 1987
Cru: Bertinone

Question 4

Aleatico

Answer 4

Tuscany
Elba island
known for sweet wine
passito and late harvest
(can be dry, Spumante, Rosato)

Question 5

Biancolella

Answer 5

Exclusively Campania
100% Biancolella in Ischia DOC
as well: coast of Naples Amalfi, Sorrento, Caserta (Nord)
In Ischia normally blend with Forestera
Frassitelli Grand Cru

Question 6

Forastera

Answer 6

white grape
Exclusively island Ischia
Campania
DOC Ischia Forastera
means foreigner, part of blend with Biancolella
herbal, saline

Question 7

Fiano

Answer 7

Campania
Fiano d’Avellino DOCG
thanks to Mastroberardino after WW2
Cru site: Lapio

Question 8

Falanghina

Answer 8

Campania
DOC: Campi, Fregrei, Falanghina del Sannio, Falerno del Massico
Falaghina Flegrea and Falanghina Beneventana
Flegrea (Salerno del Massico, Campi Flegrei DOC): light floral wine
Beneventana: (Beneventano region) stronger structure and higher alcohol, peach, apricot

Question 9

Coda di Volpe

Answer 9

White grape
Campania
Thanks to Mastroberardino
Guyot training as well pergola avellinese (originally landed style but varietal becoming more popular)
Irpinia DOC, Sannio DOC, Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio Bianco DOC, Vesuvio DOC

Question 10

Caprettone

Answer 10

Campania
White grape
Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio Bianco DOC (but only small role in those blends) IGT Caprettone - very good

Question 11

Asprinio Bianco

Answer 11

Campania
White grape
DOC Asprinia d’Aversa
near city Caserta
looks like wild vine species
alberate training system, albedo - tree
not alberello - which is different

Question 12

Aglianico

Answer 12

Red Grape