Puglia Flashcards
If Puglia is considered the heel of Italy what is considered the toe?
Calabria
What is the climate of Puglia?
Mediterranean
What is the major soil type of Puglia?
Calcareous base overlain by topsoils rich in iron oxide
Where does the name Puglia come from?
Name is derived from the Roman a-pluvia or ‘lack of rain’
What are the two main international varieties planted in Puglia?
Chardonnay and Merlot
What is Puglia’s most planted grape variety?
Sangiovese
What is the most planted white grape in Puglia?
Trebbiano Toscano
Other than Sangiovese, what are the other three most planted indigenous red grapes of Puglia?
Primitivo
Negroamaro
Nero di Troia
What is the main grape of Castel del Monte DOC? What other two red grapes can be produced varietally for Rosso?
Nero di Troia
Aglianico and Montepulciano
What is the star grape of Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva DOCG?
Nero di Troia
What is the rosato-only DOCG of Apulia? Grape? Max RS? Min Alcohol?
Castel del Monte Bombino Nero DOCG
Bombino Nero
10g/L max RS
12% abv
What is the min% of Primitivo in Primitivo di Manduria DOC?
85%
What is the min abv for Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale? Min RS?
16%
50g/L
What is the main red grape of Salice Salentino DOC? White grape? Min %s?
Negroamaro (min 75%)
Chardonnay (min 70%)
What separates Puglia from Greece?
Adriatic Sea
Puglia is also known for what product that accounts for over half of Italy’s total output?
Olive oil
Name a producer of Salice Salentino Negroamaro.
Taurino
What is Nero di Troia also known as?
Uva di Troia
What are the DOCGs for Nero di Troia? What are the min % of the grape in each
Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva DOCG (min 65%)
Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva DOCG (min 90%)
Primitivo is known as what in California? Croatia?
What was it known as historically?
Zinfandel
crljenak kaštelanski
tribidrag
What two seas does Puglia border?
Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea
Much of Puglia’s production is geared towards what?
Base wines destined for vermouth, bulk blending material, or distillate
How does Puglia differ from neighbors Molise and Basilicata?
Apulia is flat and fertile compared to its rugged mountainous neighbors.
What percentage of wines released from Puglia qualify as DOC?
Around 2%
In what year were all of Puglia’s DOCGs established?
2011
Barletta DOC rosso is produced mostly from what red grape?
Nero di Troia/Uva di Troia