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Central and Southern Italy Flashcards

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Umbria Location

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Umbria is landlocked right in the
center of Italy

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Umbria Climate

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continental climate with
Mediterranean influences and rugged
and beautiful terrain from the
Apennine mountains

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Orvieto DOC

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most prominent DOC for
white wines makes dry whites from
Trebbiano Toscano and Grechetto

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Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG

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In Orvieto- dry red wines from Sangiovese at Riserva level only

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Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG

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In Orvieto- dry to sweet red wines from 100% Sagrantino

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Lazio Wine Styles

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Sweet wines and sparkling wines, most white

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Lazio location

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Located on the Tyrrhenian coast, more famous for Rome than its wines

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Lazio DOCG Wine style

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Vendemmia Tardiva wines from Malvasia Bianca di Candia-Cannellino di Frascati.

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Cesanese di Piglio DOCG

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Lazio, red wines (can be Superior and Reserva) from the local Cesanese grape

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Frascati Superiore DOCG

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Lazio, dry white wines from Malvasia Bianca di Candia (can be Riserva)

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Campania History

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Campania has a long history of making wines back until the first century CE and was one of the prizes of the Roman Empire.

The wines of Monte Massico became famous for the next few centuries, and even today hold a prominent place in the Italian wine world

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Campania Soil

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Tufa

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Aglianico del Taburno DOCG

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Campania, minimum 85% Aglianico,can be rosato, red, and Riserva

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Taurasi DOCG

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Campania, minimum 85% Aglianico, can be red only and Riserva

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Fiano del Avellino DOCG

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dry whites from a minimum 85% Fiano, can be Riserva

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Greco di Tufo DOCG

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minimum 85% Greco, can be still or sparkling and RIserva

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Campi Flegrei DOC

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all styles, specializes in wines from Falanghina, Piedirosso, and
Aglianico

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Falanghina del Sannio DOC

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minimum 85% Falanghina, can be still, sparkling, Metodo
Classico, passito, and Vendemmia Tardiva

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Apulia Wines

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wines are thickskinned, full-bodied, mainly red, and can be produced for mass consumption

20
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Apulia Grapes

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Nero di Troia, Negroamaro,
Primitivo, and for the white wines Bombino Bianco, and Verdeca

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Castel del Monte Bombino Nero

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Apulia, rosato wines only from Bombino Nero

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Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva DOCG

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Apulia, dry, red Riserva wines only from Nero di Troia

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Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva DOCG

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Apulia, dry, red Riserva wines from a minimum 65% Nero di Troia

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Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG

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Apulia, sweet. red wine made from dried Primitivo grapes

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Salice Salentino DOC

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Apulia, white, rosato, and red wines, sparkling white and rosatos, sweet red
wines. Reds and rosatos are from Negroamaro, but varietal red Aleatico is allowed. Whites are mainly from Chardonnay

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Brindisi DOC

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Apulia, Varietal red, rosato, and whites can be sparkling or still. Reds and rosatos are
from Negroamaro

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Primitivo di Manduria DOC

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Apulia, red wines only from Primitivo, can be Riserva

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Basillicata Red Grape

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This region is sparsely populated, and its most important feature is Mount Vulture. Aglianico is
king here and makes long-lived high quality wines from the slopes of the mountain

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Basillicata White Grapes and wine styles

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Whitewines here are ripe and usually made from Malvasia Bianca, while all styles of wine are made here including rosato, sparkling, and dessert wines.

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Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG

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Basillicata, dry red wines from 100% Aglianico, can be Riserva.
Aged for a minimum 3 years for superiore, and 5 years for Riserva

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Calabria Climate

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warm Mediterranean and grapes reach high levels of ripeness in
this warm scrubland

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Cirò DOC

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Calabria, all styles of dry wines from Greco and the local red Gaglioppo

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Melissa DOC

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Calabria, red and white wines from Greco and Gaglioppo as well
and produces high-quality white wines

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