Central and Southern Italy RGS CMS Flashcards
What are the requirements for blend of Taurasi DOCG?
CAMPANIA
min 85% Aglianico (+Peidirosso/Barbera)
Normale - 3yrs (inc min 1 in oak)
Reserva - 4yrs (inc min 18M oak)
What are the requirements for blend of Aglianico del Taburno DOCG?
CAMPANIA
min 85% Aglianico
Normale - 2yrs
Reserva - 3yrs (inc min 1yr oak + 6M btl)
What are the requirements for blend of Aglianico del Vulture Superior DOCG?
BASILICATA
100% Aglianico
Superior - 12M in barrel + 12 M in btl, of 3rd yr
Riserva: 2 yrs in barrel + 2 yrs in btl, 5th yr
What area the major climactic influences of Umbria?
Apennienes Mountains
winds of Tyrrhenian Sea
(Tevere river runs though it)
What river flows through Orvieto?
Paglia r
What is the local name for Trebbiano in Umbria?
Procanico
(Orvieto : min60% Trebbiano Toscano (Procanico) + Grechetto
What are the age requirements for Sagratino di Montefalco?
UMBRIA
Secco: min 37M (inc min. 12M in wood + 4m btl)
Passito: min 37M (inc min 4M btl)
(100% Sagrantino)
Torgiano DOC excludes wines produced in what areas?
UMBRIA
Selected sites along the banks of the Tevere and Chiascio rivers
They have recent alluvial deposit soils and soils with high humidity
Who produces Aborius?
UMBRIA
Paulo Bea - 100% Trebbiano Spoletino
Who produces Pipparello?
UMBRIA
Pauolo Bea
Sangiovese blend (at 1300’ elevation)
also Pagliaro (100% Sagrantino)
What river borders Sagrantino?
Topino r.
What regions landlocked Umbria?
Tuscany
Marche
Abruzzo
Lazio
What style of wine is produced in the Vernaccia di Serrapetrona DOCG?
MARCHE
Sparkling red (dry or sweet)
min 85% Vernaccia Nera
(min 40% must be dried /at least 13% potential alcohol)
max 15% other non-aromatic red grapes authorized in Macerata (Sangiovese/Montepulciano/Ciliegiolo)
Main grape(s) of Offida DOCG?
MARCHE
Pecorino / Passerina
Name 2 top producers in Abruzzo.
Eduardo Valentini
Emidio Pepe
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane DOCG
What is the Bombino grape?
Bombino Bianco
What is ‘Apianum’?
CAMPANIA
historic name for the region
may appear on a label of Fiano d’Avelino.
What are the sub zones for Falanghina del Sannio DOC?
CAMPANIA Guardia Sanframondi Sant’Agata dei Goti Solopaca Taburno (elevated to DOC in 2011)
What is the blend for Lacryma Cristi Rosso?
CAMPANIA (VESUVIA DOC)
min 50% Piedirosso (aka: Palombina)
max. 30% Sciascinoso (aka: Olivella) (Shash EE knows OH)
max. 20% Aglianico
What is the blend for Lacryma Cristi Bianco?
CAMPANIA (VESUVIA DOC)
min 35% Coda di Volpe (aka: Caprettone, or Crapettone),
max 45% Verdeca
max. 20% combined Falanghina and Greco
What regions surround Puglia?
Molise / Campania / Basilicata
What red grapes may be varietally labeled in Brindisi DOC?
PUGLIA
Negroamaro
Susumaniello
(both min 85%)
What rivers flow through the Aglianico del Vulture DOC?
BASILICATA
Ofanto
Atella
Brandano
The Neto river runs through what wine region?
CALABRIA through the Melissa DOC (W / R / R superior) W 80-95% Greco R 70-95% Gaglioppo
Name 3 regions of Calabria that touch the Ionia Sea.
North to South
Ciro DOC (W/Greco/R/Gaglioppo-both min 80%) Melissa DOC(W-same 80-95%/R-same75-95%) Sant'Anna di Isola Capo Rizzuto DOC (R-40-60Gag 40-60Neroce)
Name the body of water that separates Sicily from the mainland.
Straight of Messina
list the sub zones for Cannonau di Sardegna
Classico (min90%)
Oliena
Jerzu
Capo Ferrato
Where is the Roccamonfino Volcano?
Campania
What red grapes make up the blend in the Biferno DOC?
70% - 80% Montepulciano
10% - 20% Aglianico
WHT:
70-80% Trebbino Toscano
What wine region is influenced by the Sila Mountains?
Calabria.
Of the DOCG that are dominated by Aglianico, which one is required to spend the most amount of time in barrel?
Aglianico del Vulture Superior DOCG
In BASILICATA
100% Aglianico
Riserva: 2 yrs in barrel + 2 yrs in btl, 5th yr
Where is Mount Massico?
CAMPANIA
volcano
Where would you find the grape Coda de Volpe?
CAMPANIA
accessory varietal for:
Greco di Tufo
Fiano di Avelino
What region uses the Tintillia grape?
MOLISE
min 95% (red grape)
Tintilia del Molise DOC
Where would you find the Magliocco grape?
CALABRIA
Terre di Consenza DOC
Rosso - Min 60%
Varietal labeled min 85%
What grape comprises the majority blend in the Ciro DOC?
Gagglioppo (min 80%) genetic link to Sangiovese
+ Barbera / CabFranc / CabSauv / Sangiovese / Merlot
What grape makes up the majority blend for Spumante wines from Terre di Consenza DOC?
Mantinico. min 60%
Rose Spumante - Magliocco min 85%
What is the requirement for a Terre di Consenza Rosso Novello wine?
min 40% must be done through Carbonic Maceration
Name a top tier Marsala producer.
Marco Bartoli
Name of regional Sicily producers.
Tasca d’Almarita - Palermo
Marco Bartoli - Marsala
Name the three estates that Tasca d’Almarita ownes.
Tascante - Etna
Regaliali - Palermo
Campofaro - Island of coast
What comprise the soils of Cerasuolo di Vittoria?
Iron-rich clay over limestone
more sand to the east and south
What is the mix for grapes used in Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG?
50-70% Nero d’Avola (Calabrese)
30-50% Frappato
only DOCG that the blend is mandated by colour of finished wine.
What is the min ABV for Cerasuolo di Vittoria?
13%
What is the Capital of Calabria?
Catanzaro
What is the Capital of Molise?
Campobasso
What is the Capital of Puglia?
Bari
What is the capital of Sicily?
Palermo
What is the encepagement for Pentro di Isernia DOC
in MOLISE!
75% - 80% Montepulciano
20% - 25% Tintilia
max 5% other
What is Cagnulari ?
red grape.
allowed for varietal wine in:
ALGHERO DOC of SARDEGNA
Torbat also allowed for Spumante wines.
Where would you find the Boval grape being made in Italy?
SARDEGNA
Campidano di Terralba DOC
(aka. Graciano)
What is the min RS for Moscato di Sorso Sennori DOC Spumante wines?
50-95g/l
What is the max yield for the Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC?
7 tons / ha 2013 AGEING: min 2yrs from January 1 (inc min 18M in 225-liter barriques
What province is the Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC in?
Livorno
Commune of production:
Castagneto Carducci
What is the newest sub zone of the Chianti DOCG?
Montespertoni (1997)
Of the 4 original villages of Chianti Classico, which are in the Province of Firenze?
Greve
Radda / Gaiole / Castellina are in Sienna
What area the communes of productions for Chianti Classico DOCG that sit within the province of Sienna?
Radda / Gaiole / Castellina
and
CASRELNUOVO BERARDEGNA
POGGIBONSI
What is the blend for Est Est Est
50-65% Trebbiano Toscano (aka: Procanico)
25-40% Trebbiano Giallo (aka: Rossetto)
10-20% combined Malvasia Bianco Lunga and/or Malvasia del Lazio
max. 15% other non-aromatic
Who is responsible to defining the classic blend used for Chianti?
Baron Bettino Ricasoli
1872
The two main soil types found in Chianti Classico?
Galestro (soft marl)
Alberese (sandstone)
What is the age requirement for Gran Selezione?
Estate fruit. Min 30M aging from January 1 (inc. 3M in btl) (2013) NO wood stipulation
Who created the Brunello di Montalcino category?
Clementi Santi from Tenuta Greppo Biondi-Santi
Isolated the Brunello clone in 1865
Brunello shares what zone of Chianti?
Colli Senesi
What is the soil type found in Montalcino?
Clay and marine sediment
Galestro at the higher elevations.
What is the soil type found in Vinonobile di Montepulciano?
Volcanic and sandstone
Where is Mount Amiata and what region does it influence?
Volcano in
Monteccuco DOC and
Monteccuco Sangiovese DOCG
What is the max % of Cabernet Sauvignon allowed in the blend for Chianti Classico?
20% (+ ‘other’ grapes)
(ie. Colorino/Canaiolo Nero/Merlot
What are the DOC for Vin Santo?
Montepulciano
Carmignano
Chianti
Chianti Classico
What % of Sangiovese is allowed for Montefalco DOC
60-70%
+ 10-15% sagratino
What grapes make up the blend for Bifero DOC?
Bianco
70% - 80% Trebbiano Toscano
20% - 30% other
Rosso/Rosato/Rosso Riserva/Rosso Superiore
70% - 80% Montepulciano
10% - 20% Aglianico
which is further in land: Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva or Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva DOCG
Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva DOCG
What region sits between Castelli di Jesi DOCG and the Ocean?
Lacrima de Morro
MARCHE
What is Procanico?
Local name for Trebbiano Toscano in Lazio
Est Est Est wines
What river flows through Umbria?
Tevere river
What volcanoes are in Campania?
Mount VESUVIUS (1944) and
CAMPI FLEGREI
either side on NAPLES
Mount Vesuvius heavily specifically effected what DOC?
Irpina DOC
Name 2 distinct clones of Falanghina.
- Falanghina Beneventana (used in Falanghina del Sannio)(more complexity)
- Falanghina Flegrea (lighter bodied)
Name a native Italian grape on ungrafted rootstock.
Falaghina
Where is lake Bolsena?
Umbira.
(formed by a volcano)
Vulsini Mountains
What is the pinicipal grape of Ciro Bianco?
Greco (min 80%)
Reds:
min 80% Gaglioppo
What style of wine is produced in the Castel del Monte Bombino Nero DOCG?
Rose only. (min 90% Bombino Nero)
Only DOCG for rose wines only)
What white grapes are used in the production of Marsala?
Grillo
Ansonica (Inzolia)
Catarratto
Damaschino
What red grapes are used in the production of Marsala?
Perricone
Calabrese (Nero d’Avola)
Nerello Mascalese;
plus a max. 30% white grapes
What is the max % of white grapes that is allowed to be used in the production of red Marsala?
30%
What are the ageing requirements for Marsala?
Fine: Min. 1 yr in oak or cherry wood (first 4 months may be in alternative containers)
Superiore: Min. 2 yr in oak or cherry wood
Superiore Riserva: Min. 4 yr in oak or cherry wood
Vergine/Solera: Min. 5 yr in oak or cherry wood
Vergine Riserva/Solera Riserva/Vergine and Solera Stravecchio: Min. 10 years in oak or cherry wood
The addition of Mosto Cotto is not allowed in what styles of Marsala?
Oro
Rubino
