Italy: Southern Italy & The Islands

Question 1

List the five main regions of Southern Italy

Answer 1

• Basilicata
• Molise
• Campania
• Calabria
• Puglia

Question 2

What are the major white grape varieties in Southern Italy

Answer 2

• Greco
• Fiano
• Falanghina
• Malvasia

Question 3

What are the major red grape varieties in Southern Italy

Answer 3

• Aglianico
• Galliopo
• Greco Nero
• Primitivo
• Negroamaro
• Malvasia Nera

Question 4

What is the climate & terroir in Southern Italy

Answer 4

Climate: Mediterranean, ample sunshine but cooler in high elevations

Soil: Volcanic (North), very hilly except in Puglia

Question 5

What are the key wines in Basilicata

Answer 5

• Aglianico del Vulture DOC
• Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOGC

Question 6

What is the key grape in Basilicata

Answer 6

Aglianico

Question 7

What are the key wines in Molise

Answer 7

• Biferno DOC
• Pentro di Isernia DOC

Question 8

What are the key grapes in Molise

Answer 8

• Trebbiano
• Bombino Bianco
• Montepulciano
• Aglianico
• Sangiovese

Question 9

What are the key wines in Campania

Answer 9

• Taurasi DOCG
• Greco di Tufo DOCG
• Fiano di Avellino DOCG
• Falanghina del Sannio DOC

Question 10

What are the key grapes in Campania

Answer 10

• Aglianico
• Greco
• Fiano
• Falanghina

Question 11

What are the key wines in Calabria

Answer 11

• Ciró DOC
• Melissa DOC
• Greco di Bianco DOC

Question 12

What are the key grapes in Calabria

Answer 12

• Gaglioppo
• Greco Nero
• Aglianico

Question 13

What are the key wines in Puglia

Answer 13

• Castel del Monte DOCG
• Primitivo di Manduria DOC
• Salice Salentino DOC

Question 14

What are the key grapes in Puglia

Answer 14

• Uve di Troia
• Primitivo
• Negroamaro
• Malvasia
• Malvasia Nera

Question 15

How many DOC zones exist in Italy

Answer 15

332

Question 16

How many DOCG zones exist in Italy

Answer 16

77

Question 17

What are the four classifications of Italian wine

Answer 17

• VdT: Vino d’ Tavola
• IGT: Indicazione Geografica Tipica
• DOC: Denominazione di Origine Controllata
• DOCG: Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita

Question 18

What is the climate & terroir of the Islands of Italy

Answer 18

Climate: Mediterranean

Soil: Sandy soil with clay & limestone (Sardinia), Volcanic, sandy, chalky (Sicily)

Question 19

What are the two islands in Italy

Answer 19

• Sardinia
• Sicily

Question 20

What are the key wines of Sardinia

Answer 20

• Vermentino di Gallura DOCG
• Vermentino di Sardegna DOC
• Cannonau di Sardegna DOC

Question 21

What are they key grapes of Sardinia

Answer 21

• Vermentino (Rolle)
• Cannonau (Grenache)
• Monica
• Carignano (Carignan)

Question 22

What are the key wines of Sicily

Answer 22

• Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG
• Etna Rosso DOC
• Moscato di Pantelleria DOC
• Malvasia delle Lipari DOC

Question 23

What are the key grapes of Sicily

Answer 23

• Frappato
• Nero d’ Avola
• Nerello
• Grillo
• Inzolia
• Carricante

Question 24

What are the major white grape varieties of the islands of Italy

Answer 24

• Vermentino (Rolle)
• Grillo
• Inzolia
• Carricante
• Catarratto

Question 25

What are the major red grape varieties of the islands of Italy

Answer 25

- Cannonau (Grenache) - Frappato - Nero d' Avola - Nerello Mascalese

Question 26

What grape is Taurasi DOCG made from

Answer 26

Aglianico

Question 27

Primitivo is also known as what in the New World

Answer 27

Zinfandel

Question 28

How many DOC and DOCG exist in Sicily

Answer 28

23 DOCs and one DOCG

Question 29

What are some additional descriptive terms that may appear on Italian wine labels

Answer 29

- Superiore: tends to mean higher ABV, higher quality wines and strict regulations - Classico: wines made from the center of heart of the DOC - Riserva: wines are aged longer