Italy: Southern Italy Flashcards
What is the most famous wine that comes from Sicily
Marsala
Two main red grapes of Sicily
Nero d’Avola
Nerello Mascalese
Grapes in Etna DOC
Nerello Muscalese
Carricante
What are the 5 regions of southern Italy?
And what are the 2 big islands that are also regions?
Campania Basilicata Calabria Molise Puglia Sicily Sardinia
What famous volcano is in Campania?
Mount Vesuvius
What is the soil in Campania?
alluvial sediment turning into volcanic sediment
What are the 3 white grapes of Campania?
Fiano
Falanghina
Greco
What is the red grape of Campania?
Aglianico
What is the DOCG in Campania famous for its Aglianico?
Taurasi DOCG
What are the aging requirements for Taurasi DOCG?
Minimum 3 years prior to release, with at least 1 of those years in wood.
What are the 2 white DOCGs of Campania?
What are the grapes in each?
Fiano di Avellino DOCG
Greco di Tufo DOCG,
Fiano and Greco
White grape of Sicily
Carricante
What is the main red grape of Sardinia
Cannonau, or Grenache
Sardinia’s sole DOCG zone
Vermentino di Gallura DOCG
Campania elevator pitch
Campania has a long history of making wines back until the first century CE and was one of the
prizes of the Roman Empire. The wines of Monte Massico became famous for the next few
centuries, and even today hold a prominent place in the Italian wine world. This beautiful and
rugged region has a few high-quality wines, usually places on the volcanic slopes and with tufa
soils. The two most famous regions are Taurasi and Aglianico del Taburno DOCGs. These two
regions produce rich Aglianico wines and are some of the most age-worthy of southern Italy/ White wines from this region tend to be high quality and have more international attention.
Falanghina, Greco, and Fiano lead the way in this catagory. Sweet wines and sparkling are
made here but do not have as much traction. The DOCGs here are actual marks of quality and
should be part of a working sommelier’s knowledge.