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What is the dominant topography in Puglia?

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Plains account for 53% making Puglia Italy’s least mountainous region

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What grape is associated with Castel del Monte?

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Nero di Troia

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What grape is associated with Salice Salentino?

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Negro Amaro

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What grape is associated with Manduria?

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Primitivo

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What are the traditional vine training systems of Puglia?

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Alberello or head training

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What was the effect of the 1980’s EU Vine Pull Schemes?

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Many old vines of Primativo and Negroamaro were pulled

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Is Verdeca a red or white grape?

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White Grape

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Which red grape thrives when trained using alberello?

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Primitivo

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Which red grape is reliable, adaptable and resistant to drought

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Negro Amaro

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Which red grape is late-ripening with thick skins?

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Nero di Troia

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Which red grape is most often used for rose production in Northern/Central Puglia?

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Bombino Nero

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Puglia is Italy’s largest producer of Rose. True or False?

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TRUE - mostly from Bombino Nero and Negroamaro

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Which red grape is most often used for rose production in Salento?

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Negro Amaro

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What is Puglia’s oldest/first DOC?

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San Servero DOC

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How many MGAs in Castel del Monte?

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33 MGAs

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What is Puglias first DOCG?

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Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale

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Gioia del Colle DOC is the native home for which grape?

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Primitivo

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What grape is associated with Copertino DOC?

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Negro Amaro

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What style is Caccé mmitt di Lucera DOC?

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Blend of white and red grapes

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What type of Rose comes from Castel del Monte?

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Bombino Nero-based Rose

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Which appellation is the historic home of Primitivo?

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Primitivo di Manduria

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What best defines the Murge?

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A large karst, calcareous plateau

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Primitivo is native to Puglia. True or False?

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FALSE

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What style of wine is Bombino Bianco most suitable for?

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Sparkling Wine Production

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Which wine style is Puglia the most identified with?
Rose
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In the Cacc'e mmitte di Lucera DOC, what grape is commonly blended with Nero di Troia?
Bombino Bianco
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Which appellation is known for Bombino Bianco-based sparkling wines?
Gioia del Colle DOC
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Which appellation is strictly for rosato wines?
Castel del Monte Bombino Nero DOCG
29
What separates Puglia from Campania?
The Monti Dauni mountain range
30
What does the term 'terra rossa' refer to?
Soils rich in iron oxide
31
Apulian rosato is most often made with which 2 grape varieties?
Negro Amaro and Bombino Nero
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Which appellation is most identified with the Murge plateau?
Castel del Monte DOC
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What are the characteristics of Bennaxi soils?
They lie close to the river bed and are deep, fertile and cool
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What are the characteristics of Gregori soils?
They are at higher elevations and have more gravel, better drainage and are less fertile than Bennaxi soils
35
Name Puglia's three flagship red grape varieties
Primitivo, Negro Amaro, Nero di Troia
36
The Primitivo di Manduria DOC faces which sea?
The Ionian Sea
37
Is Puglia predominantly planted to red or white grape varieties?
Red grapes account for more than 70%
38
Salice Salentino Rosso DOC can also be produced as riserva. True or false?
TRUE
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What DOC of Puglia is known for producing red wines from a blend or red and white grapes?
Cacc'e mmitte di Lucera DOC
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The vineyards of Primitivo di Manduria DOC are at a higher elevation than those of Gioia del Colle DOC. True or false?
FALSE
41
Name Puglia's only regional DOC devoted to the production of sweet wines from the Aleatico variety
Aleatico di Puglia DOC
42
The zones of production for Primitivo di Manduria DOC and Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG are the same. True or false?
TRUE
43
Puglia is the least mountainous part of Italy. True or false?
TRUE - 53% Plains
44
Castel del Monte Bombino Nero DOCG is permitted to make only rosato wines. True or false?
TRUE
45
Zinfandel is genetically identical to which Apulian red grape variety?
Primitivo
46
Rosato made from Bombino Nero is usually fuller in body and structure than rosato made from Negro Amaro. True or false?
FALSE
47
Under Castel del Monte DOC white wines cannot be produced. True or False?
FALSE
48
Croatian grape Crljenak Kaštelanski is genetically identical to which Apulian red grape?
Primitivo
49
Name Puglia's two main peninsulas, forming the "spur" and "heel" of the Italian "boot"
Gargano Promontory and Salento
50
Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva DOCG requires 100% Nero di Troia. True or false?
FALSE - It requires a minimum of 65%
51
The Copertino DOC is based on which grape?
Negro Amaro
52
Malvasia Nera di Brindisi/Lecce is often blended with Negro Amaro. True or false?
TRUE
53
Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva DOCG must be made from a minimum of 90% of Nero di Troia. True or false?
TRUE
54
Salice Salentino Rosso DOC must contain a minimum 75% of which grape variety?
Negro Amaro
55
Bombino Bianco is grown mainly in northern and central Puglia. True or false?
TRUE
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What is the name of the large limestone plateau located in Central Puglia?
Murge
57
What was Puglia's first DOCG?
Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG
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Name Italy's second-largest plain, located in northern Puglia
Tavoliere delle Puglie (or Tavoliere)
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What are Trulli?
Small white buildings with conical roofs

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