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Central and Southern Italy Flashcards

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Two DOCG level wines based on Verdicchio

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Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva DOCG

Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva DOCG

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Region of origin:
Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva DOCG
Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva DOCG

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Marches

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Region of origin:

Orvieto DOC

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Umbria

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Style of wine produced in the Orvieto DOC

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White wines based on Grechetto and Trebbiano Toscano; dry to sweet

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Terms used for:
Dry
Semi-dry
Semi-sweet
Sweet
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Dry = secco
Semi-dry = Abboccato
Semi-sweet = Amabile
Sweet = Dolce
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Two DOCG wines of Umbria

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Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG

Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG

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Required assemblage:

Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG

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100% Sagrantino

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Required assemblage:

Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG

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Min 70% Sangiovese

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Region of production:

Frascati DOC

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Lazio

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10
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One of Lazio’s best known wines: Est! Est!! Est!!! di __________

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Montefiascone

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DOCG of Lazio that produces sweet (late harvest) white wines

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Cannelioni di Frascati DOCG

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Two red wine DOCGs of Campania

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Taurasi DOCG

Aglianico del Taburno DOCG

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Main grape of Taurasi DOCG

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Aglianico

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Two white wine DOCGs of Campania

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Greco di Tufo DOCG

Fiano di Avellino DOCG

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DOC that produces Lacryma Christi wines

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Vesuvio DOC (Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio)

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Two DOCGs of Abruzzo

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Colline Teramane Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOCG

Tullum/Terre Tollesi DOCG

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Best known DOCG wines of Abruzzo (one white, one red)

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Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC

Trebbiano d’Abruzzo DOC

18
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Abruzzo based DOC for cherry colored wines based on the Montepulciano grape

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Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo DOC

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Main red grape of Calabria’s Ciro DOC

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Gaglioppo

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Main white grape of Calabria’s Ciro DOC

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Greco Bianco

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Style of wine made in the Greco di Bianco DOC

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Copper colored dessert wine; made using partially dried Greco Bianco grapes

22
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Late harvest DOCG wine produced in Puglia

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Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG

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Main grape variety of the Salice Salentino DOC

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Negroamaro

24
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DOCG wine of Sicily

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Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG

25
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Grape varieties used in the Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG

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Nero d’Avola

Frappato

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3 leading grapes of Marsala

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Catarratto
Grillo
Inzolia

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3 leading styles of Marsala

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Oro (golden)
Ambra (amber)
Rubino (ruby/red)

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3 styles of Marsala (based on sweetness)

A

Secco (dry)
Semisecco (semi dry)
Dolce (sweet)

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Minimum required aging:

Marsala Fine

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1 year

30
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Minimum required aging:

Marsala Superiore

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2 years

31
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Minimum required aging:

Marsala Superiore Riserva

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4 years

32
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Minimum required aging:

Marsala Vergine and Marsala Solera

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Min of 5 years in a solera

33
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Minimum required aging:

Marsala Vergine Stravecchio Riserva

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Min. of 10 years cask aging

34
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Grape variety known as Cannonau

A

Grenache/Garnacha

35
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Required assemblage:

Cannonau di Sardegna DOC

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Min. 85% Cannonau (90% for riserva)

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DOCG wine of Sardinia

A

Vermentino di Gallura DOCG

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