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Grapes southern Flashcards

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Gaglioppo

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Calabria
13c
Greek origin = Beautiful foot
Ruby with high acidity

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Malvasia Bianca Lunga

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Tuscany

Vin Santo

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Malvasia Bianca di Candia

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Lazio
Most widely planted in Lazio
Vigorous and high yields
Neutral wines

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Sangiovese

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Tuscany
Marche
Jupiter’s Blood
1 grape in Italy
Ciliegiato x Calabrese Montenuovo
Maybe native to Southern Italy
Difficult to cultivate and site sensitive
Best on clay and limestone
Clonal diversity
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Zibibbo

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Sicily
Pantelleria
= Muscat of Alexandria
Sweet passitio
= Raisin
Muscat family
Moscato Bianco x Axina Tres Bias
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Trebbiano Abruzzese

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Abruzzo
Higher quality than Bombino Bianco and Treb Toscana
Can oxidise easily
White flowers, citrus and nuts

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Carricante

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Sicily
Etna
High in malic acid
Harvested late
Orange blossom and citrus
Flinty petrol notes
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Falaghina

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Campania
= Stake
Falanghina Flegrea and Falanghina Beneventana
Increasingly planted
Crisp acidity, delicate, floral, sparkling and swet

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Trebbiano Giallo

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Lazio
High yields
Body in blending

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Negro Amaro

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Puglia
Black + Bitter
Reliable and high yields
Deep colour and black fruits

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Montepulciano

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Abruzzo - half all plantings
Marche
Workhorse grape
Late ripening
Good in warm regions
No relationship to place in Tuscany
Deep ruby colour but not complex
Rosato - Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo
Vino di Taglio
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Vernaccia Nera

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Marche
Aromatic red
Serrapetrona - red sparkling wines

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Piedirosso

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Campania
Often blended with Aglianico
Adds softness and perfume

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Aglianico

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Noble grape of Italy
Campania
Basilicata (Vulture)
Thick skins and ripens late
High in tannin and acidity
Age well
High in alcohol and acidity
Taurasi, Taburno and Vulture biotypes
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Grechetto di Todi

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Umbria
= Pignoletto
Light crisp, delicate perfume, high acid
Suitable for sparkling wines
Sometimes included with GdO in "Grechetto"
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Grillo

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Sicily
19c
Marsala
Cataratto Bianco x Muscat of Alexandria
Trad =Deep, nutty, astringent - now fresh and citrus
= Pips
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Trebbiano Spoletino

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Umbria near Montefalco
Increasing plantings
Med-full bodied, acidic, citrus and blossom

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Primitivo

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Puglia
18c
Gioia del Colle
Early ripening
=Zinfandel and Crljenack Kastelanski
Vino di Taglio
Big rich wines, high alcohol
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Nero di Troia

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Puglia
North Central
Castel del Monte
High tannins
Blended or Varietals
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Malvasia Bianca di Basilicata

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Basilicata

Vulture area

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Lachrima

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Marche
Lachrima di Morro d'Alba
=Teardrop, skins break easily
Aromatic red grape
Perfume, acidity, dark ruby
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Sangiovese synonyms

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Brunello - Montalcino
Prugnolo Gentile - Montepulciano
Sangiovese Grosso - widespread
Sangioveto - Chianti Clasico
Morellino - Scansano
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Grechetto di Orvieto

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Umbria
near Orvieto
Blended 
Light, citrussy, acidity, 
Suitable for Botrytis/Late harvest
Sometimes included with GdT in "Grechetto"
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Frappato

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Sicily
Vittoria SE Sicily
Trad blended, now varietal
Perfumed, friendly, juicy

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Pecorino

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Marche
Abruzzo
Increasing popularity
Name means sheep
High acid
Guido Cocci Griffoni 1980s
Bit like Sauv Blanc
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Vermentino

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Sardegna
Tuscany

Aromatic white
Gallura
Warm sunny, near sea, yellow/straw
Floral, fruity aromatic, stone, mineral

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Malvasia di Lipari/Greco Bianco

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Calabria
Sicily - Aeolian islands
=Greco Bianco
=Malvasia di Sardegna
Sweet passito style
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Vernaccia di Oristano

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Sardegna
Unique oxidative white style
West coast
Sherry like or simple dry varietal

29
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Canaiolo Nero

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18c - main grape of Chianti

Blending partner - brings softness and perfume

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Trebbiano Toscana

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Most widely planted white grape in Tuscany
Abruzzo, Umbria, Lazio
Highly productive
Falling out of favour
Vin Santo
Aka Procanico
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Inzolia

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Sicily
=Ansonica
Marsala
Moderate acidity

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Sagrantino

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Umbria
Ancient 16c - native to Montefalco
Late ripening and cold resistant
One of most tannic wines - oak and bottle aging
Name - sacred- used in the Mass?
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Vernaccia di San Gimignano

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Ancient Tuscan grape
Found around San Gimignano
Dry varietal wines

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Fiano

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Campania
Campania's most noble white grape
Lapio
Antonio Mastroberadino
Floral citrus balsam honey mineral
Ages well
35
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Verdicchio

A 
Marche
= Trebbiano di Soave=Turbiana of Veneto
=Green
Floral and citrussy aromas, acidic
Ages well
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Malvasia di Lazio

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Lazio
Castelli Romani
= Malvasia Puntinata (dotted)
Muscat of Alexandria x Schiava Grosso
Prone to botrytis
Perfume grapey aromas
37
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Bombino Bianco

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Puglia
North and Central
High acidity
Good for sparkling

38
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Tintilia

A

Molise
From Spain
Traditionally blended with Montpulciano
Full bodied, deep ruby

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Monica

A

Sardegna
Spanish
simple light table wine if unrestricted in yields

40
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Bombino Nero

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Puglia
North and Central
Castel del Monte
Rosato wines lighter than Negro Amaro

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Nero d’Avola

A 
Sicily
=Calabrese, 'Calavrisi'
No1 red grape in Sicily
Likes warmth - albarello
Deep colour, high alcohol and fresh acidity
Ages
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Aliatico

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Tuscany
Elba
Red aromatic
Used for passitio

43
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Ciliegiolo

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Umbria
Native to Tuscany
Cherry

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Greco

A 
Campania
Ancient variety
Tufo
Difficult to grow
High levels of volatile acidity
Full and sweet wines
45
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Coda di Volpe Bianca

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Campania
=White Foxtail
Moderate acidity

46
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Nerello Mascalese

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Sicily
Etna
Late ripening

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Passerina

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Marche
Adriatic
Mineral, fruity - sparkling and passitio
=Pay the debts, chase the debts
High yield
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Nerello Cappuccio

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Sicily
Etna
Blended with Nerello Mascalese

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Catarratto Bianco

A 
Sicily
Ancient workhorse grape
Cataratto Bianco Comune and Cataratto  Bianco Lucido
West Sicily
Marsala
Simple dry wine
50
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Asprinio

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Campania
Asprinio di Averso
Tart white grape

51
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Carignano

A 
Sardegna
=Mazuela
Southern Sardinia
Late budding/ripening
Vigorous
Deep ruby colour
52
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Cannonau

A 
Sardegna
=Garnacha/Grenache
Spanish
East Central -Nuoro
Resistant to drought
aka Alicante, Tocai Rosso, Gamay del Trasimeno,
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Biancolella

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Campania
Ischia
Moderate alcohol and acidity

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Cesanese

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Lazio
Lazio’s most distinctive red grape
Cesanese Commune and Cesanese d’Affile (better)

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