Central/Southern (Secondary Regions) Flashcards
1
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what river bisects Taurasi
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colare
2
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Lapio is considered a cru of what DOCG
A
Fiano di Avellino
3
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what red grape is unique to Molise and has its own DOC
A
Tintilia
4
Q
what is Visciola
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an aromatized wine w/ viscole cherries, native to northern marche
5
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what type of wine is Cannellino di Frascati DOCG
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late harvest sweet wine
70% Malvasia Candia + Puntinata + 30% others (bellone, trebbiano toscana, etc)
6
Q
the two rivers of Jesi
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Misa
Esino
7
Q
what was the first commercial rosato in italy
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5 roses by Leone de Castris
Negro Amaro-based wine from puglia
8
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what was the first DOCG in Puglia
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Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale
9
Q
which DOC is the historic home of Primitivo
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Gioia del Colle
10
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The 4 subzones of Fiano di Avellino
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in the north:
Lapio
Montefredone
Summonte
in the south:
Cesinali
11
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min amount of dried grapes in a Vernaccia di Serrapatrona DOCG
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40%
12
Q
the first DOC in Lazio
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Est! Est!! Est!!!
13
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The only DOCG for red sparkling wine in Italy
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Vernaccia di Serrapatrona
14
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The river that divides Marche and Abruzzo
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Tronto
15
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The principal river of Molise
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Biferno
16
Q
Domenico Ocone is a producer in what region
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Campania
17
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Rubesco is produced in what DOCG
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Torgiano Rosso Riserva (made by Lungarotti)
18
Q
Gamay del Trasimeno is most likely what grape
A
Cannanou
19
Q
what grape’s name translates as Beautiful Feet
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Gaglioppo
20
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a DOCG based on Cesanese
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Cesanese del Piglio
21
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predominant soil of Manduria
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red clay (different from the calcerous soils of Gioia)
22
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how do Malvasia di Brindsisi and Malvasia di Lecce differ in the vineyard and in the glass
A
Brindisi is earlier ripening and semi aromatic
Lecce is non aromatic and later ripening
23
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what is the min R/S of Cannellino di Frascati
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35 g/l
24
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another name for Nero d’Avola
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Calabrese
pronounced acid w/ dark black fruits and a signature saline character
25
3 biotypes of Aglianico
Taurasi
Taburno
Vulture
26
Biancolella and Forastera are native to what part of italy
Ischia
27
another name for Malvasia del Lazio
Puntinata
28
three biotypes of Cesanese
Affile (highest quality)
Commune
Castelfranco
29
where might you find the grape Cococciola grown?
| what colour is it
Abruzzo
| white
30
Offida Rosso is minimum 85% what grape
Montepulciano
31
How many fermentations does Vernaccia di Serrapatrona undergo
Three
1) creation of still wine
2) creation of still wine based on dried grapes
3) after blending, a third fermentation in the charmat method
32
Italy's only DOCG exclusively for rosé wine
Castel del Monte Bombino Nero
33
what is the grape of Greco di Bianco
Greco Bianco (genetically similar to Malvasia di Lipari)
34
Aglianico del Vulture must be what % of aglianico
100%
35
Another name for Bombino Bianco in Lazio
Ottonese
36
What is the grape of Aversa DOC
Asprinio
37
The only DOCG in Abruzzo
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane
38
Per e Palummo is another name for what Campanian grape
Piedirosso
39
What are the 3 DOCGs of Lazio
Cesanese del Piglio
Cannellino di Frescati
Frescati Superiore
40
Name an Aleatico-based DOC in lazio
Aleatico di Gradoli
- min 95%
- passito, dolce, liquoroso
41
Generally speaking, Pecorino makes what kind of dry still wine
high acid
high alcohol
full bodied
42
what is the main white grape of the Vesuvio DOC
Coda di Volpe/Caprettone
| now thought to be different grapes but officially still considered synonyms
43
where is the Cacc'e mmitte di Lucera DOC
Puglia
| - Nero di Troia-based blends
44
what was southern Italy's first DOCG
Taurasi
45
the three subzones of the Costa d'Amalfi
Furore
Tramonti
Rovello
46
the major plain of Puglia
Tavoliere
47
where is the contraguerra DOC located
in Abruzzo, specifically within the geographic area of the Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane DOCG
red's based on Monte
whites based on trebbiano and passerina
sweets based on malvasia bianca lunga
48
Paeatum iGP is in what region
Campania (fiano)
49
what is the name of Feudi's sparkling agliancio
DUBL (a colab with Selosse)
50
Quintadecimo's Val del Campo is what grape
Falanghina
51
Quintadecimo's Giallo d'Arles is what grape
Greco di Tufo
52
Quintadecimo's Exultet is what grape
Fiano
53
what is a common synonym for coda di volpe
cappertone
54
where is squinzano doc
Puglia (very bottom south of Lecce)
55
cordisco is a synonym for what grape
montepulciano
56
what grape can be blend with Greco in Greco di Tufo
15% coda di volpe
57
3 subzones of costa d'malfi
furore, tramonti, revello
58
who produces the wine Terre de Levoro
Fattoria Galardi
IGT Campania
Agliancio/Piedirosso
59
synonym for Greco
aspirinio
60
What is a Dolia
amphora
61
what commune is shared between Taurasi and Fiano di Avellino
Lapio
62
what river runs through Umbria
Tevere
63
what italian wine was used to toast the atom bomb
Orvieto
64
antinori's project in umbria
castello della salla
65
what is the hilliest region of Italy
Umbria (70%)
66
the Martani mountains are an important topograophical feature for what appellations
Spoleto/Montefalco
67
who produces the wine Stilema
Mastroberadino
Fiano di Avellino and Taurasi
68
what river bisects Umbria
Tevere
69
what is Trebbiano called in Orvieto
Procanico
70
what are the two Grechetto grapes of Umbria
Grechetto di Orvieto
Grechetto di Todi (Pignoletto)
71
Cervaro is an Umbrian Chardonnay from what producer
Antinori
(Castello della Sala)
72
min sangiovese in Torgiano Rosso Reserva
70
73
what village is called The Balcony of Umbria
Montefalco
74
what is the climate of Montefalco
continental
(far east of umbria, snow is common
75
aging requirement for Montefalco Sagrantino secco
37 months (1 year in oak)
76
blending formula for montefalco rosso
60-80 sanio
10-25 sagrantino
18 months min aging (30 for reserva)
77
what is Umbria's easternmost appellation
Spoleto
78
what is the Umbrian name for Cannonau
Gamay del trasimeno
79
The hilltop town of Orvieto overlooks what river
Paglia
80
what are pulcianella
straw covered flasks of orvieto
similar to fiascos
81
Orvieto is shared between what two regions
Umbria
Lazio
82
assemblage of Orvieto
min 60% trebbiano/Grechetto
83
what is the only italian botrysized wine entirely regulated by a disciplinare
Orvieto
84
what producer is responsible for saving the pecorino grape in the 1980s
Tenute Cocci Griffoni
(colle vecchio)
85
what is the primary grape of the pergola doc
red aleatico
86
assemblage of Conero Rosso Riserva
85% montepulciano
15% Sangiovese
min 2 years (no oak mandated)
87
what style(s) of wine are produced in Lacrima di Morro d'alba
still dry red
passito red
88
what was the importance of Fazi Battaglia to the development of castello di Jesi
green amphora-shaped bottle launced in the 1950s
89
Umani Ronchi, Garofoli and sartarelli are producers where
Jesi
90
what river roughly corresponds to the classico growing zone of Verdicchio di Castelli...
Esino
91
what are the two Verdicchio DOCGs of the Marche
Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva
Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva
92
Verdicchio di Matelica lies within what valley
Camertina
93
how does Matelica differ from Jesi
High elevation
Smaller, more uniform area
continental climate
rainier
94
what percentage of the grapes for Vernaccia di Serrapatrona must be dried
40%
95
what wines can be produced in the Offida DOCG
Passerina
Pecorino
Rosso (85% montepulciano)
96
what is the capital of abruzzo
L'Aquila
97
min amount of Montepulciano in Colline Teramano
90%
98
Styles of wine produced in the Tullum DOCG
Sparkling (min 60 chard)
rosso (min 95 monte)
varietal Pecorino and Passerina (min 90%)
99
min abv of Trebbiano d'Abruzzo
11.5
12 (superiore)
12.5 (riserva)
100
terre di casauria, terre dei vistini and alto tirino are subzones where
Trebbiano/Cerasuolo/Montepuliano d'Abruzzo
101
what is the only subzone of Montepulciano d'Abruzzo that requires 100% montepulciano
Casauria
102
what grapes are allowed in a Trebbiano d'Abruzzo wine
Treb Tosc
Treb Abruz
Bombino Bianco
103
what are the two types of falanghina
Beneventana
Flegrea
104
Falerno del Massico is based around what volcano
Roccamonfina
105
what is the local name for piedirosso in Campi Flegri
Per e Palummo
(pigeon's foot)
106
what was Campania's first DOC
Ischia
107
the costa d'malfi doc is on what peninsula
Salerno
108
elevation range of taurasi vineyards
300-700 m
109
In Taurasi, what is Starza
traditional pergola system
110
the vineyards of greco di tufo flank what river
Sabato
111
what is often thought to contribute a flinty character to the wines of Greco di Tufo
high levels of sulfur in the soils
112
who produces terre di Lavoro
Tenute Galardi
113
who produces the wines Pagliaro, Cerrette, and Pipparello
Paolo Bea
