1. Alicante = central Italy 2. Tai Rosso= Veneto 3. Guarnaccia= Campania 4. Gamay del Trasimeno/Gamay Perugino= Umbria

Sardegna Flashcards by Alex Hawes

What are Nuraghi?

Ancient, Sardegnan, stone buildings with conical trunks. Representative of Neuralgic civilization

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Where is the Mar di Sardegna?

West Coast

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What separates Sardegna and Corsica?

Boche di Bonifacio

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Capital of Sardegna?

Cagliari

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Sardegna topography

68% Hills
18% Plains
14% Mountains

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Sardegna’s largest plain?

Campidano

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Most important river of Sardegna?

Tirso

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What wind buffets Sardegna?

Maestrale

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% of Red Grapes Sardegna?

60%

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Cannonau + Vermentino = what % of plantings?

40%

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Most planted varietal Sardegna?

Cannonau

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Synonyms of Cannonau

Alicante = central Italy
Tai Rosso= Veneto
Guarnaccia= Campania
Gamay del Trasimeno/Gamay Perugino= Umbria

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Carignano synonyms

Mazuelo
Carignan
Uva di Spagna
Bovale Grande

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2 biotypes of Bovale

Grande = carignan
Sardo= more important/distinctive (Graciano)

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What soil type does Vermentino love

Granite.

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Vermentino synonyms

Favorita
Pigato
Rolle

Vernaccia di Oristano

makes unique oxidative style of wine.

Nuscu?

Means musk, referring to Nasco grape.

Sardegnan % DOC/G

50%

Name the 5 Regional DOC’s of Sardegna

Cannonau di Sardegna
Vermentino di Sardegna
Monica di Sardegna
Moscato di Sardegna
Sardegna Seminano

Sardegna Flagship app for red wines?

Cannonau di Sardegna

Cannonau di Sardegna DOC

Min 85% Cannonau

Max 15% Bovale, Carignano, Pascale

When is Cannonau di Sardegna qualified for Classico

From Nucor province or Ogliastra Sub-region

Classico requires min 90% Cannonau with 24/12

3 subs of Cannonau di Sardegna

Oliena
Jerzu
Capo Ferrato

Vermentino di Sardegna DOC

Min 85% Vermentino

Monica di Sardegna DOC

Min 85%

Vermentino di Gallura DOCG

Min 95% Vermentino

What is sughero

cork

Where does majority of Italian Cork come from

Gallura

Alghero DOC

Only DOC producing varietal Cagnulari and Torbato + Only DOC that allows international varieties to be featured as varietal wines or as backbone for blends.f

Carignano del Sulcis DOC

4X less wine than Cannonau di Sardegna | Min 85%

Carignano del Sulcis Superiore

Must be Alberello | 2 yrs

Vernaccia di Oristano DOC

``` Tirso River 100% Min 2 yrs in 80% filled barrels Stored in well ventilated cellars Flor (Sherry like) Superiore = 3 yrs Riserva= 4 yrs ``` NOT FORTIFIED

Malvasia di Bosa DOC

Special occasions min 95% Malvasia di Sardegna No aging. Stainless Steel most common Sweet Riserva= 24/12 (Dry to off dry) Not regulated but common to fill barrels partial for the Flor Sherry thing.