Puglia

Question 1

What is the least mountainous region in Italy?

Answer 1

Puglia

Question 2

What region is home to 3 of the 4 DOCGs of Puglia?

Answer 2

Castel del Monte

Question 3

What is the grape of Barletta DOC in Castel del Monte?

Answer 3

Nero (or Uva) di Troia

Question 4

What is the most cultivated red grape of Puglia?

Answer 4

Negroamaro

Question 5

What are the 2 prominent DOCs for Negroamaro?

Answer 5

Salice Salentino DOC

Brindisi DOC

Question 6

What are the 2 white grapes that show promise in Salice Salentino DOC?

Answer 6

• Chadonnay

- Pinot Bianco

Question 7

Name 2 varietal wines of Primitivo?

Answer 7

Primitivo di Manduria DOC

Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG

Question 8

What is the minimum RS required for Primitivo di Maduria Dolce Naturale DOCG?

Answer 8

min. 50 g/l RS

- may be subject to the appasimento process

Question 9

How many DOCs does Basilicata have?

Answer 9

4

• Aglianico del Vulture DOC*
• Grottino di Roccanova DOC
• Matera DOC
• Terre dell’Alta Val d’Agri DOC

Question 10

What is the sole DOCG of Basilicata?

Answer 10

Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG

• min 13.5 abv
• min 3 years of aging including 1 year in wood
• min 5 years of aging for Riserva