Italy - Campania, Calabria, Puglia

Question 1

What city & geographical feature are in Campania?

Answer 1

Naples & Mount Vesuvius

Question 2

What is Campania’s most well-known wine?

Answer 2

Taurasi DOCG
Age worthy aglianico

Question 3

What kind of soil abounds in Campania?

Answer 3

Volcanic, due to Mount Vesuvius

Question 4

What are the important white wines of Campania?

Answer 4

Fiano di Avellino DOCG - elegant
Greco di Tufo DOCG - likely a clone of Greco Bianco

Question 5

What is Calabria’s most prominent appellation?

Answer 5

Cirò DOC
Cirò Rosso based on gaglioppo grape
Cirò Rosso Riserva has great aging potential
Cirò Bianco based on Greco Bianco

Greco di Bianco DOC is a late harvest, partially dried grape dessert wine made around the town of Bianco, of the Greco Bianco grape.

Question 6

What kind of wine does Calabria mostly produce?

Answer 6

More red than any other region in Italy. More than 90%

Question 7

What is Puglia’s most well-known wine?

Answer 7

Salice Salentino DOC - based on negroamaro, a unique local grape

Question 8

What was Puglia’s first DOCG?

Answer 8

Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale - a sweet, late-harvest dessert wine in 2011

Question 9

What are Puglia’s other DOCGs?

Answer 9

Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Reserva DOCG: 90% ndt
Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva DOCG: a blend of 65+% nero di troia alongside other red grapes like montepulciano & sangiovese
Castel del Monte Bombino Nero DOCG: a unique rosé appellation!

Question 10

What are Puglia’s important grapes?

Answer 10

Negroamaro
Montepulciano
Sangiovese
Barbera
Aleatico
Primitivo