Grapes southern Flashcards
Gaglioppo
Calabria
13c
Greek origin = Beautiful foot
Ruby with high acidity
Malvasia Bianca Lunga
Tuscany
Vin Santo
Malvasia Bianca di Candia
Lazio
Most widely planted in Lazio
Vigorous and high yields
Neutral wines
Sangiovese
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
Zibibbo
Sicily Pantelleria = Muscat of Alexandria Sweet passitio = Raisin Muscat family Moscato Bianco x Axina Tres Bias
Trebbiano Abruzzese
Abruzzo
Higher quality than Bombino Bianco and Treb Toscana
Can oxidise easily
White flowers, citrus and nuts
Carricante
Sicily Etna High in malic acid Harvested late Orange blossom and citrus Flinty petrol notes
Falaghina
Campania
= Stake
Falanghina Flegrea and Falanghina Beneventana
Increasingly planted
Crisp acidity, delicate, floral, sparkling and swet
Trebbiano Giallo
Lazio
High yields
Body in blending
Negro Amaro
Puglia
Black + Bitter
Reliable and high yields
Deep colour and black fruits
Montepulciano
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
Vernaccia Nera
Marche
Aromatic red
Serrapetrona - red sparkling wines
Piedirosso
Campania
Often blended with Aglianico
Adds softness and perfume
Aglianico
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
Grechetto di Todi
Umbria = Pignoletto Light crisp, delicate perfume, high acid Suitable for sparkling wines Sometimes included with GdO in "Grechetto"
Grillo
Sicily 19c Marsala Cataratto Bianco x Muscat of Alexandria Trad =Deep, nutty, astringent - now fresh and citrus = Pips
Trebbiano Spoletino
Umbria near Montefalco
Increasing plantings
Med-full bodied, acidic, citrus and blossom
Primitivo
Puglia 18c Gioia del Colle Early ripening =Zinfandel and Crljenack Kastelanski Vino di Taglio Big rich wines, high alcohol
Nero di Troia
Puglia North Central Castel del Monte High tannins Blended or Varietals
Malvasia Bianca di Basilicata
Basilicata
Vulture area
Lachrima
Marche Lachrima di Morro d'Alba =Teardrop, skins break easily Aromatic red grape Perfume, acidity, dark ruby
Sangiovese synonyms
Brunello - Montalcino Prugnolo Gentile - Montepulciano Sangiovese Grosso - widespread Sangioveto - Chianti Clasico Morellino - Scansano
Grechetto di Orvieto
Umbria near Orvieto Blended Light, citrussy, acidity, Suitable for Botrytis/Late harvest Sometimes included with GdT in "Grechetto"
Frappato
Sicily
Vittoria SE Sicily
Trad blended, now varietal
Perfumed, friendly, juicy
Pecorino
Marche Abruzzo Increasing popularity Name means sheep High acid Guido Cocci Griffoni 1980s Bit like Sauv Blanc
Vermentino
Sardegna
Tuscany
Aromatic white
Gallura
Warm sunny, near sea, yellow/straw
Floral, fruity aromatic, stone, mineral
Malvasia di Lipari/Greco Bianco
Calabria Sicily - Aeolian islands =Greco Bianco =Malvasia di Sardegna Sweet passito style
Vernaccia di Oristano
Sardegna
Unique oxidative white style
West coast
Sherry like or simple dry varietal
Canaiolo Nero
18c - main grape of Chianti
Blending partner - brings softness and perfume
Trebbiano Toscana
Most widely planted white grape in Tuscany Abruzzo, Umbria, Lazio Highly productive Falling out of favour Vin Santo Aka Procanico
Inzolia
Sicily
=Ansonica
Marsala
Moderate acidity
Sagrantino
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?
Vernaccia di San Gimignano
Ancient Tuscan grape
Found around San Gimignano
Dry varietal wines
Fiano
Campania Campania's most noble white grape Lapio Antonio Mastroberadino Floral citrus balsam honey mineral Ages well
Verdicchio
Marche = Trebbiano di Soave=Turbiana of Veneto =Green Floral and citrussy aromas, acidic Ages well
Malvasia di Lazio
Lazio Castelli Romani = Malvasia Puntinata (dotted) Muscat of Alexandria x Schiava Grosso Prone to botrytis Perfume grapey aromas
Bombino Bianco
Puglia
North and Central
High acidity
Good for sparkling
Tintilia
Molise
From Spain
Traditionally blended with Montpulciano
Full bodied, deep ruby
Monica
Sardegna
Spanish
simple light table wine if unrestricted in yields
Bombino Nero
Puglia
North and Central
Castel del Monte
Rosato wines lighter than Negro Amaro
Nero d’Avola
Sicily =Calabrese, 'Calavrisi' No1 red grape in Sicily Likes warmth - albarello Deep colour, high alcohol and fresh acidity Ages
Aliatico
Tuscany
Elba
Red aromatic
Used for passitio
Ciliegiolo
Umbria
Native to Tuscany
Cherry
Greco
Campania Ancient variety Tufo Difficult to grow High levels of volatile acidity Full and sweet wines
Coda di Volpe Bianca
Campania
=White Foxtail
Moderate acidity
Nerello Mascalese
Sicily
Etna
Late ripening
Passerina
Marche Adriatic Mineral, fruity - sparkling and passitio =Pay the debts, chase the debts High yield
Nerello Cappuccio
Sicily
Etna
Blended with Nerello Mascalese
Catarratto Bianco
Sicily Ancient workhorse grape Cataratto Bianco Comune and Cataratto Bianco Lucido West Sicily Marsala Simple dry wine
Asprinio
Campania
Asprinio di Averso
Tart white grape
Carignano
Sardegna =Mazuela Southern Sardinia Late budding/ripening Vigorous Deep ruby colour
Cannonau
Sardegna =Garnacha/Grenache Spanish East Central -Nuoro Resistant to drought aka Alicante, Tocai Rosso, Gamay del Trasimeno,
Biancolella
Campania
Ischia
Moderate alcohol and acidity
Cesanese
Lazio
Lazio’s most distinctive red grape
Cesanese Commune and Cesanese d’Affile (better)
