Italy - Central & Southern Italy

Question 1

Central and Southern Italy Geographical Locations

Answer 1

Extends from the Ligurian Sea in the west to the foothills of the Apennine Mountains in the east

Question 2

Physical Features - Southern and central Italy

Answer 2

Central: Appenine Mountains
Other: Ligurian Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, Adriatic Sea, Mt. Vesuvius

Question 3

Name the 8 regions of South and Central Italy

Answer 3

Umbria
Marche
Abruzzo
Campania
Avellino DOCG
Puglia
Basilicata
Calabria

Question 4

Marches DOCGs

Answer 4

Verdicchio di Matelica DOC
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC

Question 5

Umbria appellation

Answer 5

Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG

Question 6

Abruzzo appellation

Answer 6

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC

Question 7

What is the climate of Marches

Answer 7

Mediterranean

Question 8

Campania appellations

Answer 8

Taurasi DOCG
Greco di Tufo DOCG
Fiano di Avellino DOCG

Question 9

Climate of Central and South Italy

Answer 9

Central: Maritime on the coast and Continental inland.
South: Mediterranean

Question 10

Classifications of southern and central Italy

Answer 10

IGP, DOC, DOCG

Question 11

White wine grapes

Answer 11

Fiano
Greco
Verdicchio

Question 12

Red wine grapes of south and central Italy

Answer 12

Aglianico 🔴
Montepulciano 🔴
Sagrantino 🔴
Primitivo 🔴

Question 13

What do Superiore and Riserva mean for South / Central Italy

Answer 13

Superiore: Higher alcohol level requirement
Riserva: Longer aging requirements

Question 14

Service of Beverage

Answer 14

Young Taurasi and Sagrantino di Montefalco should be decanted

Question 15

Know producers, cuvées, and vintages if you recommend them in the Hospitality and Service Exam