Southern Italy Flashcards

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Climate and Grape growing

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Cold Seabreeze and high slopes of Appennini moderate the dry and hot climate. Humid inland.
Cordon training and trellising are common methods to protect grapes from sunburn.

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Campania 4

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Campania 4
Capoluogo: Napoli
Città: Avellino, Benevento, Caserta, Salerno.
Vulcanic soil

White
Fiano di Avellino DOCG - Fiano
Full body, medium acidity. stone fruit, melon and mango

Greco di Tufo DOCG - Greco
Full bosy, high acidity. Green fruit, stonefruit and passion fruit, mushrooms

Red
Taurasi DOCG - Aglianico
Aglianico is a late ripening, thick-skinned grape that produces full-bodied red wine high in acid and tannin with flavors of smoked spice earthy and forest floor, dark black fruits and plums
Age 3 years with 1 in oak
Riserva (min 12.5% abv) age 4 years

DOCs
Vesuvio DOC (11% abv)
Sono vini rossi, bianchi e rosé prodotti da uve autoctone.

Taburno DOC
Sono vini bianchi, rossi o rosé.
Aglianico del Taburno è il prodotto migliore.

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Puglia 4

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Puglia 4
Primitivo (zinfandel clone) and Negroamaro are famous here.
Full body, medium acidity, high alcohol.
baked Red and black fruit.

Red
Castel del Monte Bombino Nero DOCG (12% abv) - Bombino

Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva DOCG
Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva DOCG
Nero di troia

Sweet red
Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG - Primitivo
Dried grapes

Other
Primitivo di Manduria DOC
È un vino alcolico secco, amabile (semi-sweet) o dolce, prodotto da vite Primitivo che può essere fortificato e diventare quindi liquoroso.

Salice Salentino DOC - Negroamaro (80%) 13.5% o 14% abv e matura per 2 anni di cui 6 mesi in legno.
Il bianco è prodotto da minimo 70% di Chardonnay.

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Sardegna 1

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White
Vermentino di Gallura DOCG - Vermentino

Cannonau di Sardegna DOC (12.5-13% abv) - Cannonau
Riserva age 2 years with 6 in oak
Classico 2 years with 1 in oak

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Basilicata 1

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Vineyards on 900m altitude on Monte Vulture
Vulcanic soul

Aglianico del Vulture DOCG - Aglianico
Age 2 years with 1 in oak
Riserva age 4 years with 2 years in oak

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Sicilia 1

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Cerasuaolo de Vittoria DOCG - Frappato and Avola nero
Full body, medium acidity. Prunes, cherries .
Well drained volcanic soil.

Marsala DOC (17% abv) - Marsala
Fortified wine

Etna DOC - Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio
Medium body, high acid. Citrus, Stony/steely

IGT Terre Siciliane and Sicilia DOC - Nero d’avola
are common

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