Southern Italy

Question 1

What is the climate of Southern Italy and what are the vineyard locations?

Answer 1

Hot and dry inland but becoming humid near the coast.
Many of the vineyards are located on slopes providing relief from the heat.

Question 2

Where in Southern Italy has the most DOC?

Answer 2

Campania

Question 3

What is the landscape of Campania? What are the best wines in the region made from?

Answer 3

Varied landscape with mountains, valleys and coastal plains.
Fiano and Greco

Question 4

What are the characteritics of Fiano?

Answer 4

Medium acidity, medium to full body with aromas of stone fruit, melons and mangos. Typically drunk young but can be matured in oak and develop into wax and honey.

Question 5

What is the most important black variety in Campania?

Answer 5

Agliaco.
high acid and tannin with flavours of black fruit. Can develop into forest floor and earthy notes.
Taurasi DOCG.

Question 6

Where is Basilicata and what is the dominant grape?

Answer 6

Just below Campania
- Extremely mountainous region where vineyards can reach 900 and are planted on the vast high plains of the extinct Volcano Monte Vulture.
- Aglianico

Question 7

What is Puglia like as a wine region and most important grapes?

Answer 7

Vast agricutural where large volumes of grapes are grown.
Negroamaro and Primitavo.

Question 8

What is Negroamaro like? Name of best DOC

Answer 8

Black variety, full bodied,medium tannin and acid, high alcohol and baked red fruits. Best comes from Salice Salentino DOC

Question 9

What kind of wine does primatino produce?

Answer 9

Full bodied, medium tannin and acidity, high alcohol nd ripe berry

Question 10

What is the dominant black variety in Siciliy?

Answer 10

Nero d’avola
- medium to full bodied
medium acid and tannin
aromas of plums and cherries

Question 11

Where is Etna DOC?

Answer 11

Located in Sicily, produced from low yielding wine at high altitudes.

Question 12

What are important reds from Etna DOC and what are they like?

Answer 12

Made from Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio which when blended together make fragrant wines with high acid, high tannin, aromas of sour cherries, raspberries, cranberries and dried herbs.

Question 13

What are the white wines from Etna like?

Answer 13

Medium body with high acidity, typicallu citrus with stoney, steely character and can develop into honey and wax with bottle age.