Italie du Sud Flashcards
What grape goes into Taurasi DOCG?
What is the profile of the grape?
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.
What DOCG in Campania is based on Aglianico?
Taurasi DOCG
What are the 2 major white grapes of Campania?
GRECO
FIANO
What are the 2 DOCG white wines of Campania?
Fiano di Avellino DOCG (fuller)
Greco di Tufo DOCG (leaner)
What are the soils mainly like in Campania?
VOLCANIC.
Thanks to the eruptions of Mt. Vesuvius, volcanic soils abound in Campania.
What is the name of the extinct volcano in Basilicata?
Monte Vulture
Which DOC in Basilicata is based on Aglianico?
Aglianico del Vulture DOC
Campania is on which sea?
Tyrrhenian Sea
While mostly landlocked, Basilicata has a coastlines on which two seas?
Tyrrhenian Sea
Ionian Sea
Is Campania north or south of Lazio?
Campania is south of Lazio.
In Puglia, vines were traditionally ______-trained. Today, vines are more commonly ______-trained.
Traditionally bush-trained
Today more cordon-trained (making mechanized harvesting easier)
What are the 2 noteworthy red grapes of Puglia?
Negroamaro
Primitivo (Zinfandel)
Which DOC in Puglia best represents Negroamaro?
Salice Salentino DOC
Most grapes grown in Sicily are bottled under which appellations?
IGT Terre Siciliane
Sicilia DOC (only if yields are somewhat smaller)
Which red grape variety is the main component of Terre di Sicilia IGT / Sicilia DOC wines?
Nero d’Avola
What international grape varieties are widely planted in Sicily?
Chardonnay
Syrah
Some of Sicily’s best wines come from what small appellation?
ETNA DOC
Red wines from Etna DOC are primarily made from what 2 grape varieties?
Nerello Mascalese
Nerello Cappuccio
What is the typical profile of a white Etna DOC?
Medium body
High acid
Citrus
Stony/steely
If aged, honey and wax notes
What are the predominant soils of Etna DOC?
Soils are sometimes pebbly and gravelly, sometimes sandy, or rather, ashes. Their volcanic composition determines the distinctive mineral flavour of Etna wines
What is the famous fortified wine produced in Sicily?
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.
What was Sicily’s first DOC?
Sicilia DOC
What body of water separates Sicily from the Italian mainland?
MESSINA Strait
What is the most widely planted grape variety of Sardinia?
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.