Southern and Central Italy Flashcards
What are the top two DOCG for Aglianico? What is the third and where is it located?
Taurasi DOCG (Campania)
Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG (Basilicata)
Third best is Aglianico del Taberno DOCG and it’s located in Campania
Between what elevations must vines for Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG be planted?
Between 200-700m
What are the grape requirements for Taurasi DOCG (Campania) vs. Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG (Basilicata)?
Taurasi DOCG : min 85% Aglianico plus 15% other non-aromatic red grapes of Avellino
Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG: 100% Aglianico
What is the dominant soil type of Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG?
Volcanic
What are the aging requirements for Taurasi DOCG?
Normale: Min 3 years from December 1 of the harvest year (1 year in wood)
Riserva: Min 4 years from December 1 of the harvest year (18 months in wood)
What are the aging requirements for Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG?
Superiore (Normale): Min 3 years from November 1 of the harvest year (1 year in wood, 1 year in bottle)
Riserva: Min 5 years from November 1 of the harvest year (2 years in barrel, 2 years in bottle)
What are the aging requirements of Aglianico del Vulture DOC vs Superiore DOCG?
DOC:
Not released until September 1 of the year following harvest. Can be released as Tranquile or Spumante.
DOCG:
Superiore min 3 years from November 1 of harvest year (1 in wood, 1 in bottle)
Riserva min 5 years from November 1 of harvest year (2 years in barrel, 2 years in bottle)
Released as tranquile only
What style of wine is produced in the Greco di Bianco DOC?
Sweet, still passito white wine from min 95% Greco Bianco
What are the principal white and red grapes respectively for wines from the Ischia DOC?
White: Forastera and Biancolella for still and sparkling white
Red: Guarnaccia and Piedirosso for still red and passito
What is the most important DOC of Molise and what are the styles and grapes?
Biferno DOC
Whites from mostly Trebbiano Toscano
Reds from mostly Montepulciano plus Aglianico
What are the synonyms for Graciano and Carignan resectively in Sardinia?
Graciano is called Bovale Sardo
Carignan is called Bovale Grande
Where is Brindisi DOC and what are the colors, styles, and sweetness levels produced there?
Puglia
Dry still Red, white, and rosé styles.
What is the main red grape of Brindisi DOC? White grape?
The main red grape is Negroamaro. Chardonnay is the top white grape.
What is the synonym for Nero D’Avola in Sicily?
Calabrese
What is the most important DOC of Calabria? What are the main white and red grapes respectively?
Cirò DOC
White: Greco Bianco (min 80%)
Red: Gaglioppo (min 80%)
Where is the Melissa DOC and what are the main grapes?
Calabria; like Cirò DOC the main grapes are Greco Bianco and Gaglioppo
What is the DOC area of Gravello? What IGP is it bottled under? Who is the producer, what are the grapes, and what is its nickname?
Librandi; Cirò DOC but bottled under Val di Neto IGP
Gaglioppo and Cabernet Sauvignon
Super Tuscan of the South
What is the DOC of A’Vita?
Ciró DOC
What is the top white wine DOC of Calabria and what style is this DOC most famous for?
Greco di Bianco DOC; sweet passito styles
Lacryma Christi is associated with what DOC of Campania?
Vesuvio DOC
What are the grapes used in the production of Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio Rosso? Bianco?
Rosso: min 50% Piedirosso plus Aglianico and Sciascinosso
Bianco: min 35% Coda di Volpe plus Verdeca, Fallanghina, and Greco
What are the 3 main soil types of Campania and which areas are each associated with?
Volcanic/Sandy: Vesuvio DOC, Campi Flegrei DOC
Alluvial: Sannio DOC and Aglianico del Taburno DOCG
Limestone/Tufo: Irpinia DOC, Taurasi DOCG, Fiano di Avellino DOCG, and Greco di Tufo DOCG
What is the most famous and long-lived white wine of Campania?
Greco di Tufo DOCG
What is the DOC of Marisa Cuomo?
Costa d’Amalfi DOC