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Where does Puglia rank on the wine production in italy?

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

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

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Severino garofano

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What is unusual about Puglia’s topograpy?

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

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

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Taviolere

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

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Karst – dried out limestone.

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Type of climate of Puglia

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Mediterranean

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What is typical of the soils of puglia?

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Reddish soils → terre rossa

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Typical training methods of puglia?

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Alberello, old.
Guyot more popular now

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What is the method of producing rosatos in puglia?

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Lacrima teardrop method, historical

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

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What are the I Trulli?

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Small round houses with conical rooves.

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Where is the home of Puglia’s rosato production?

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Salento

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

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

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How many mountains are in Puglia?

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Least mountain area in italy.

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Which area is particularly associated with
the Bombino Nero grape?

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Castel del Monte

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15
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Which grape variety is Copertino DOC
based on?

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Negro Amaro

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What is not characteristic of Karst topography

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deep, fertile topsoils

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

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False

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

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True

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T/F: Puglia is best known for rosato

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true

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

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True

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21
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What separates Puglia from Campania

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The monti dauni mountain range

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22
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The term Terra Rossa refers to

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Soils rich in iron oxide

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

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

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Is this Apulian wine district correct: Primitivo and Manduria
True
26
Is this Apulian wine district correct: Castel del Monte and Nero di Troia
True
27
Apulian rosato is most often made with which two grape varieties?
Negro Amaro and Bombino Nero
28
What is the significant about the Cacc'e mmitte di Lucera DOC?
The wines are blends of white and red grapes
29
Which Apulian appelation is most identified with the Murge plateau?
Castel del Monte DOC
30
The San Sevro DOC is known for
being puglia's northern most DOC, bombino bianco based sparkling wine, and being puglia's first DOC
31
What was Puglia's first DOCG?
Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG
32
Under Castel del Monte DOC white wines cannot be produced. True or False?
False
33
Castel del Monte Bombino Nero DOCG is permitted to make only rosato wines. True or false?
True
34
Malvasia Nera di Brindisi/Lecce is often blended with Negro Amaro. True or false?
True
35
The vineyards of Primitivo di Manduria DOC are at a higher elevation than those of Gioia del Colle DOC. True or false?
False
36
Zinfandel is genetically identical to which Apulian red grape variety?
Primitivo
37
Salice Salentino Rosso DOC can also be produced as riserva. True or false?
True
38
Name Puglia's two main peninsulas, forming the "spur" and "heel" of the Italian "boot"
Gargano Promontory (or Gargano) and Salento
39
Puglia is the least mountainous part of Italy. True or false?
True
40
Bombino Bianco is grown mainly in nortern and central Puglia. True or false?
True
41
Croatian grape Crljenak Kaštelanski is genetically identical to which Apulian red grape?
Primitivo
42
The Copertino DOC is based on which grape?
Negro Amaro
43
What is Puglia's first DOC?
San Severo DOC
44
What DOC of Puglia is known for producing red wines from a blend or red and white grapes?
Cacc'e mmitte di Lucera DOC
45
The Primitivo di Manduria DOC faces the Ionian Sea. True or false?
True
46
Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva DOCG requires 100% Nero di Troia. True or false?
False
47
Puglia is Italy's easternmost region. True or false?
True
48
The zones of production for Primitivo di Manduria DOC and Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG are the same. True or false?
True
49
Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva DOCG must be made from a minimum of 90% of Nero di Troia. True or false?
True
50
Name Italy's second-largest plain, located in northern Puglia
Tavoliere delle Puglie (or Tavoliere)
51
Salice Salentino Rosso DOC must contain a minimum 75% of which grape variety?
Negro Amaro
52
Name Puglia's only regional DOC devoted to the production of sweet wines from the Aleatico variety
Aleatico di Puglia DOC
53
Rosato made from Bombino Nero is usually fuller in body and structure than rosato made from Negro Amaro. True or false?
False
54
What is the name of the large limestone plateau located in Central Puglia?
Murge
55
Is Puglia predominantly planted to red or white grape varieties?
Red
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Name Puglia's three flagship red grape varieties
Primitivo, Negro Amaro, Nero di Troia

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