Puglia Flashcards
What are the major bodies of water surrounding Puglia?
Adriatic Sea
Ionian Sea
Golfo di Taranto
What is the terrain of Puglia?
Broad plains
Low Hills
Flat, fertile plains
How many DOCG of Puglia?
4
What are the DOCG of Puglia?
Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva DOCG
Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva DOCG
Castel del Monte Bombino Nero DOCG
Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG
Grape variety and minimum of Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva DOCG
Min. 65% Nero di Troia (Uva di Troia)
Grape variety and minimum of Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva DOCG
Min. 90% Nero di Troia (Uva di Troia)
Grape variety and minimum of Castel del Monte Bombino Nero DOCG
Min. 90% Bombino Nero
Grape Variety and minimum of Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG.
Varieties: 100% Primitivo
Minimum RS of Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG.
50g/l
Nero di Troia is also known as what in Puglia?
Uva di Troia
Where do Castel del Monte Bombino Nero DOCG, Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva DOCG, Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva DOCG lie?
Within Castel del Monte DOC.
Northern Puglia.
Close to the Adriatic Sea.
Grape Varieties of Castel del Monte DOC
Bianco/Frizzante/Spumante:
Pampanuto, Chardonay, and/or Bombino Bianco
Rosso/Novello:
Nero di Troia, Aglianico, and/or Montepulciano
Rosato/Frizzante/Spumante:
Bombino Nero, Aglianico, and/or Nero di Troia
What is the most cultivated grape in Puglia?
Negroamaro
Main grape variety of Salice Salentino DOC
Negroamaro
Some Susumaniello found
Main grape variety of Brindisi DOC
Negroamaro
What are the most important grape varieties of Puglia?
Nero di Troia
Negroamaro
Primitivo
Primitivo is genetically identical to what grape?
Zinfandel (now now Tribidrag?)
Where is Primitivo di Manduria DOC?
Puglia
West of Salice Salentino DOC on the Ionian Coast
Grape variety and minimum of Primitivo di Manduria DOC.
minimum 85% Primitivo
Where is Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG?
West of Salice Salentino DOC on the Ionian Coast
What was the first DOCG of Puglia?
Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG
What is the minimum RS for Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG?
50 g/l
True or False: Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG is subject to the appassimento process.
True
Grape variety and minimum of Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG.
100% Primitivo
Where is Susumaniello found?
Puglia
Where is Verdeca found in Puglia?
Valle d’Itria
Grape variety and minimum of Squinzano DOC Rosso/Rosato.
Rosso/Rosato
minimum 70% Negroamaro
Grape variety and minimum of Copertino DOC.
Rosato/Rosso
0 - 100% Negroamaro
True or False: The Fiano labeled Fiano in Puglia is the same as the Fiano in Campania.
False: It is Fiano Minutolo, not related to the Campanian grape Fiano
What is the soil and climate found in the far northeast of Puglia?
Small areas of limestone soil
Coastal Influence
What are the grape varieties and styles of wine found in the far northeast of Puglia
Traditional method sparkling wines from Bambino Bianco and Pinot Noir
White grape variety of Brindisi DOC
White: Chardonnay, Fiano di Minutolo, Malvasia Bianca
Soils of Manduria?
Red soils (Terra rossa) over limestone
Main grape variety of Manduria.
Primitivo
White Grape variety of Gioia del Colle Bianco DOC.
Bianco
-50% - 70% Trebbiano Toscano
The Salento Peninsula is located in what part of Italy?
In the southern part of Puglia in the heel.
What are the administrative provinces of Puglia North to South?
Foggia in the north, Bari and Taranto in the middle and Brindisi and Lecce in the south.
What is the white grape of Ostuni/Ostuni Ottavianello DOC?
50% - 85% Impigno
15% - 50% Francavilla
Impigno is a cross of what two grape varieties?
Bombino Bianco and Quagliano
Rosé in Ostuni/Ostuni Ottavianello DOC is made of what grape?
Ottavianello
What is another name for Ottavianello?
Cinsault
What grape reigns supreme in Barletta, Cerignola, and Castel del Monte?
Uvo di Troia
White grape variety and minimum of Gravina DOC.
Minimum 50% Greco
Minimum 20% Malvasia Bianca and/or Bianca Lunga
Maximum 30%, alone or combined, Fiano, Verdeca, Bianco di Alessano, Chardonnay
Climate of Puglia.
Hot Mediterranean
Where is Colline Joniche Tarantine DOC?
Puglia
Covering an area of hills on the Taranto side of its borders with the provinces of Bari and Brindisi.
Where is Martina/Martina Franca DOC?
Puglia
The Martina Franca viticultural zone covers a roughly circular area around the eponymous town of Martina Franca, which lies 16km (10 miles) inland from the Adriatic Coast (and roughly the same distance from the Gulf of Taranto in the other direction)
Where is Locorotondo DOC?
Puglia
In the provinces of Bari and Brindisi
What is geology of Colline Joniche Tarantine DOC, Martina/Martina Franca DOC, Locorotondo DOC?
Cretaceous limestone under layers of iron-rich quaternary deposits.
In what DOC is Susumaniello found?
Found in southern Puglia.
Salice Salentino DOC
Brindisi DOC
What are the IGT of Puglia?
Daunia IGT
Murgia IGT
Puglia IGT
Salento IGT
Tarantino IGT
Valle d’Itria IGT
What is Fiano in Puglia known as?
Fiano Minutolo
Red grape variety of Brindisi DOC.
Negroamaro, Susumaniello
Impigno and Francavilla are found in this DOC in Puglia.
Ostuni/Ostuni Ottavianello DOC
What is the grape and % of Gravina DOC Passito?
100% Malvasia
Styles of Gravina DOC?
Bianco
Rosso/Rosato
Passito
Grape variety of Gravina Rosso/Rosato DOC.
Minimum 40% Montepulciano
Minimum 20% Primitivo
Maximum 30%, alone or combined, Aglianico, Uva di Troia, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
What does Colline Joniche Tarantine translate to?
Joniche is a variant spelling of Ioniche, meaning ‘Ionian’ and referring to the Ionian Sea coastline whose path they mirror
Tarantine confirms them as belonging to the Taranto province
The Joniche hills of Taranto
White grape variety of Colline Joniche Tarantine?
Minimum 50% Chardonnay
Red grape variety of Colline Joniche Tarantine?
Minimum 50% Cabernet Sauvignon
Varietal labeled red wine of Colline Joniche Tarantine DOC must contain _____ % of _______.
85% Primitivo
What is Martina Franca DOC’s mesoclimate?
-Slightly cooler
-The surrounding hilly topography creates a slightly cooler climate
-This contributes to the area’s ability to create lighter and fresher sparkling wines
-Proximity to the coastline creates a diurnal temperature shift that cools down the vines at night
This is a DOC in Puglia for white wine and sparkling only.
Martina Franca DOC
Grape varieties of Martina Franca DOC.
50% - 65% Verdeca
35% - 50% Bianco d’ Alessano
maximum 5%, alone or combined, Fiano, Bombino, Malvasia Bianca
Styles of Locorotondo DOC?
Bianco/Superiore/Riserva
Passito
Varietal Wine
Grape variety of Locorotondo Bianco DOC.
Minimum 50% Verdeca
Minimum 35% Bianco d’ Alessano
Maximum 15% other white grapes suitable for cultivation in Puglia
This DOC is 100% Verdeca and/or Bianco d’Alessano in Puglia for Superiore/Reserva/Spumate/Passito wines.
Locorotondo Bianco DOC
Grape Variety of Squinzano Bianco DOC.
Minimum 80% Chardonnay and/or Malvasia Bianca
Maximum 20% other white grapes suitable for cultivation in Puglia with the exclusion of Moscati
What is the minimum % of varietally labelled Squinzano DOC Bianco and Rosso?
Negroamaro/Susumaniello
-Minimum 85% of the stated variety
-Maximum 15% other black grapes suitable for cultivation in Puglia
-Chardonnay/Malvasia Bianca/Piano/Sauvignon
minimum 90% of the state variety
Red variety of Gioia del Colle DOC
Rosso/Rosato
-50% - 60% Primitivo
Primitivo
-100% Primitivo
Aleatico
-85% Aleatico
Castel del Monte has three DOCG zones devoted to dry wine. What are they, and what are their styles and encepagements?
Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva DOCG (Rosso Riserva, >65% Uva di Troia, max RS 10g/L)
Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva DOCG (Rosso Riserva, >90% Uva di Troia, max RS 10g/L)
Castel del Monte Bombino Nera DOCG (ROSATO ONLY, >90% Bombino Nera, max RS 10g/L)
Minimum alcohol for Rosso Riserva wines is 13%
What DOC is contiguous with the Castel del Monte DOCG zones?
Castel del Monte DOC
Bianco/Frizzante/Spumante
Rosso/Novello
Rosato/Frizzante/Spumante
Varietal wines: Bombino, Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Nero di Troia, Cabernet/Riserva, Aglianico/Riserva
What are the aging requirements for the two Riserva DOCG’s of Puglia?
2 years, one in wood
What is the most cultivated grape in Puglia? Where is it prominently found?
Negroamaro.
Salice Salentino DOC: Rosso/Rosato, Varietal (also bianco (chardonnay based), Aleatico/Riserva/Dolce/Licoroso)
Brindisi DOC: Varietal Rosso/Rosato (also varietal Susumaniello, Chardonnay, Fiano, Sauvignon)
Both DOCs are clustered together in the southern part of Puglia.
What DOC is contiguous with Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG, and what styles are authorized?
Primitivo di Manduria
Rosso/Riserva
85% Primitivo, plus
2 years with 9mos in wood for Riserva
What two DOC’s cover the bulk of Puglia?
Tavoliere dellle Puglie o Tavoliere (north of Bari)
Terra d’Otranto/ Neroamaro di Terra d’Otranto (south of bari)
Trebbiano Toscano is the same as what?
Ugni Blanc
Trebbiano di Soave is the same as what?
Verdicco Bianco
What is the major soil type of Puglia?
Terra Rossa (ferrous clay and sand) topsoil over limestone
What is Vigneti del Sud, and who runs it?
Vigneti del Sud is the Puglian property of the Antinori estate, made under the brand name Tormaresca.
What happens to most Puglian white wine?
It’s either consumed locally, or made into vermouth.
What typically causes stuck fermentation in the south?
High temperatures