Italie du Sud Flashcards

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What grape goes into Taurasi DOCG?
What is the profile of the grape?

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Aglianico.
Aglianico is a late ripening, thick-skinned grape that produces full-bodied red wine high in acid and tannin with flavors of smoked spice, dark black fruits and plums.

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What DOCG in Campania is based on Aglianico?

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Taurasi DOCG

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What are the 2 major white grapes of Campania?

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GRECO
FIANO

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What are the 2 DOCG white wines of Campania?

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Fiano di Avellino DOCG (fuller)
Greco di Tufo DOCG (leaner)

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What are the soils mainly like in Campania?

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VOLCANIC.
Thanks to the eruptions of Mt. Vesuvius, volcanic soils abound in Campania.

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What is the name of the extinct volcano in Basilicata?

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Monte Vulture

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Which DOC in Basilicata is based on Aglianico?

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Aglianico del Vulture DOC

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Campania is on which sea?

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Tyrrhenian Sea

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While mostly landlocked, Basilicata has a coastlines on which two seas?

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Tyrrhenian Sea
Ionian Sea

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Is Campania north or south of Lazio?

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Campania is south of Lazio.

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In Puglia, vines were traditionally ______-trained. Today, vines are more commonly ______-trained.

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Traditionally bush-trained
Today more cordon-trained (making mechanized harvesting easier)

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What are the 2 noteworthy red grapes of Puglia?

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Negroamaro
Primitivo (Zinfandel)

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13
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Which DOC in Puglia best represents Negroamaro?

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Salice Salentino DOC

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Most grapes grown in Sicily are bottled under which appellations?

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IGT Terre Siciliane
Sicilia DOC (only if yields are somewhat smaller)

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Which red grape variety is the main component of Terre di Sicilia IGT / Sicilia DOC wines?

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Nero d’Avola

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What international grape varieties are widely planted in Sicily?

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Chardonnay
Syrah

17
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Some of Sicily’s best wines come from what small appellation?

18
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Red wines from Etna DOC are primarily made from what 2 grape varieties?

A

Nerello Mascalese
Nerello Cappuccio

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What is the typical profile of a white Etna DOC?

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Medium body
High acid
Citrus
Stony/steely
If aged, honey and wax notes

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What are the predominant soils of Etna DOC?

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Soils are sometimes pebbly and gravelly, sometimes sandy, or rather, ashes. Their volcanic composition determines the distinctive mineral flavour of Etna wines

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What is the famous fortified wine produced in Sicily?

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Marsala is a fortified wine, dry or sweet, produced in the region surrounding the Italian city of Marsala in Sicily.
Marsala first received Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC) status in 1969.

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What was Sicily’s first DOC?

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Sicilia DOC

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What body of water separates Sicily from the Italian mainland?

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MESSINA Strait

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What is the most widely planted grape variety of Sardinia?

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Over 250 grape varieties are cultivated on the island.
Leading the podium is CANNONAU, grown on 7,500 hectares.

For whites, Vermentino dominates with more than 5,000 hectares.

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Sardinia’s Cannonau is genetically identical to what grape variety?
Cannonau originates from the old Spanish grape Garnacha, known as Grenache.
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What is the only DOCG appellation of Sardinia?
Vermentino di Gallura is Sardinia's only DOCG appellation, and covers white Vermentino-based wines from a large area at the northern end of the island.
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What is Sardinia’s most famous white grape variety?
Vermentino Grape Sardinia's most famous flagship white grape variety. Typically light-medium bodied and very floral with notes of spiced and green apple.