Puglia Flashcards
Castel del Monte Bombino Nero DOCG is permitted to make only rosato wines. True or false?
TRUE
The Primitivo di Manduria DOC faces the Ionian Sea. True or false?
TRUE
Puglia is Italy’s easternmost region. True or false?
TRUE
What is the name of the large limestone plateau located in Central Puglia?
Murge
Rosato made from Bombino Nero is usually fuller in body and structure than rosato made from Negro Amaro. True or false?
FALSE
Is Puglia predominantly planted to red or white grape varieties?
Red
Salice Salentino Rosso DOC must contain a minimum 75% of which grape variety?
Negro Amaro
The vineyards of Primitivo di Manduria DOC are at a higher elevation than those of Gioia del Colle DOC. True or false?
FALSE
Name Italy’s second-largest plain, located in northern Puglia
Tavoliere delle Puglie (or Tavoliere)
Name Puglia’s two main peninsulas, forming the “spur” and “heel” of the Italian “boot”
Gargano Promontory (or Gargano) and Salento
Name Puglia’s only regional DOC devoted to the production of sweet wines from the Aleatico variety
Aleatico di Puglia DOC
Croatian grape Crljenak Kaštelanski is genetically identical to which Apulian red grape?
Primitivo
Bombino Bianco is grown mainly in nortern and central Puglia. True or false?
TRUE
The zones of production for Primitivo di Manduria DOC and Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG are the same. True or false?
TRUE
Under Castel del Monte DOC white wines cannot be produced. True or False?
FALSE