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