Puglia Flashcards
What is the least mountainous region in Italy?
Puglia
What region is home to 3 of the 4 DOCGs of Puglia?
Castel del Monte
What is the grape of Barletta DOC in Castel del Monte?
Nero (or Uva) di Troia
What is the most cultivated red grape of Puglia?
Negroamaro
What are the 2 prominent DOCs for Negroamaro?
Salice Salentino DOC
Brindisi DOC
What are the 2 white grapes that show promise in Salice Salentino DOC?
- Chadonnay
- Pinot Bianco
Name 2 varietal wines of Primitivo?
Primitivo di Manduria DOC
Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG
What is the minimum RS required for Primitivo di Maduria Dolce Naturale DOCG?
min. 50 g/l RS
- may be subject to the appasimento process
How many DOCs does Basilicata have?
4
- Aglianico del Vulture DOC*
- Grottino di Roccanova DOC
- Matera DOC
- Terre dell’Alta Val d’Agri DOC
What is the sole DOCG of Basilicata?
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