Puglia Flashcards

1
Q

Where does Puglia rank on the wine production in italy?

A

Largest in all of central / southern.
Competes with Veneto and EMR for all of italy

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2
Q

Who was the enologist that helped focus Puglia toward quality wine production?

A

Severino garofano

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3
Q

What is unusual about Puglia’s topograpy?

A

Substantial amount of hills. Less than 2pct of mountains. Plains.

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4
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What is the name of the second largest plain in italy located in puglia?

A

Taviolere

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5
Q

What is the name of the type of soil found in puglia?

A

Karst – dried out limestone.

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6
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Type of climate of Puglia

A

Mediterranean

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7
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What is typical of the soils of puglia?

A

Reddish soils → terre rossa

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8
Q

Typical training methods of puglia?

A

Alberello, old.
Guyot more popular now

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9
Q

What is the method of producing rosatos in puglia?

A

Lacrima teardrop method, historical

now, direct press and or direct press (bleeding the tank)

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10
Q

What are the I Trulli?

A

Small round houses with conical rooves.

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11
Q

Where is the home of Puglia’s rosato production?

A

Salento

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12
Q

What is characteristic of the styles of wine produced in Puglia?

A

One of the main centers for the production of rosato style wines.

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13
Q

How many mountains are in Puglia?

A

Least mountain area in italy.

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14
Q

Which area is particularly associated with
the Bombino Nero grape?

A

Castel del Monte

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15
Q

Which grape variety is Copertino DOC
based on?

A

Negro Amaro

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16
Q

What is not characteristic of Karst topography

A

deep, fertile topsoils

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17
Q

T/F: Puglia is Italy’s largest white wine producer

A

False

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18
Q

T/F: Puglia is italy’s least mountainous region

A

True

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19
Q

T/F: Puglia is best known for rosato

A

true

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20
Q

T/F: Puglia is known as the wine reservoir of europe

A

True

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21
Q

What separates Puglia from Campania

A

The monti dauni mountain range

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22
Q

The term Terra Rossa refers to

A

Soils rich in iron oxide

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23
Q

Is this Apulian wine district correct: Castel del monte and Bombino Nero?

A

True

24
Q

Is this Apulian wine district correct: Gioia del Colle and Negro Amaro

A

False

25
Q

Is this Apulian wine district correct: Primitivo and Manduria

A

True

26
Q

Is this Apulian wine district correct: Castel del Monte and Nero di Troia

A

True

27
Q

Apulian rosato is most often made with which two grape varieties?

A

Negro Amaro and Bombino Nero

28
Q

What is the significant about the Cacc’e mmitte di Lucera DOC?

A

The wines are blends of white and red grapes

29
Q

Which Apulian appelation is most identified with the Murge plateau?

A

Castel del Monte DOC

30
Q

The San Sevro DOC is known for

A

being puglia’s northern most DOC, bombino bianco based sparkling wine, and being puglia’s first DOC

31
Q

What was Puglia’s first DOCG?

A

Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG

32
Q

Under Castel del Monte DOC white wines cannot be produced. True or False?

A

False

33
Q

Castel del Monte Bombino Nero DOCG is permitted to make only rosato wines. True or false?

A

True

34
Q

Malvasia Nera di Brindisi/Lecce is often blended with Negro Amaro. True or false?

A

True

35
Q

The vineyards of Primitivo di Manduria DOC are at a higher elevation than those of Gioia del Colle DOC. True or false?

A

False

36
Q

Zinfandel is genetically identical to which Apulian red grape variety?

A

Primitivo

37
Q

Salice Salentino Rosso DOC can also be produced as riserva. True or false?

A

True

38
Q

Name Puglia’s two main peninsulas, forming the “spur” and “heel” of the Italian “boot”

A

Gargano Promontory (or Gargano) and Salento

39
Q

Puglia is the least mountainous part of Italy. True or false?

A

True

40
Q

Bombino Bianco is grown mainly in nortern and central Puglia. True or false?

A

True

41
Q

Croatian grape Crljenak Kaštelanski is genetically identical to which Apulian red grape?

A

Primitivo

42
Q

The Copertino DOC is based on which grape?

A

Negro Amaro

43
Q

What is Puglia’s first DOC?

A

San Severo DOC

44
Q

What DOC of Puglia is known for producing red wines from a blend or red and white grapes?

A

Cacc’e mmitte di Lucera DOC

45
Q

The Primitivo di Manduria DOC faces the Ionian Sea. True or false?

A

True

46
Q

Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva DOCG requires 100% Nero di Troia. True or false?

A

False

47
Q

Puglia is Italy’s easternmost region. True or false?

A

True

48
Q

The zones of production for Primitivo di Manduria DOC and Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG are the same. True or false?

A

True

49
Q

Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva DOCG must be made from a minimum of 90% of Nero di Troia. True or false?

A

True

50
Q

Name Italy’s second-largest plain, located in northern Puglia

A

Tavoliere delle Puglie (or Tavoliere)

51
Q

Salice Salentino Rosso DOC must contain a minimum 75% of which grape variety?

A

Negro Amaro

52
Q

Name Puglia’s only regional DOC devoted to the production of sweet wines from the Aleatico variety

A

Aleatico di Puglia DOC

53
Q

Rosato made from Bombino Nero is usually fuller in body and structure than rosato made from Negro Amaro. True or false?

A

False

54
Q

What is the name of the large limestone plateau located in Central Puglia?

A

Murge

55
Q

Is Puglia predominantly planted to red or white grape varieties?

A

Red

56
Q

Name Puglia’s three flagship red grape varieties

A

Primitivo, Negro Amaro, Nero di Troia