Southern Italy

Question 1

What is considered the least mountainous region in Italy?

Answer 1

Apulia

Question 2

What are the 4 DOCs of Molise?

Answer 2

Biferno

Molise

Tintilia del Molise

Pentro di Iserna

Question 3

Name 5 indigenous white grape varietals of Sicily.

Answer 3

Cataratto

Grillo

Inzolio

Grecanico

Carricante

Question 4

What are the DOCGs of Apulia?

Answer 4

Castel de Monte Bombino Nero DOCG

Castel de Monte Nero di Troia Riserva DOCG

Castel de Monte Rosso Riserva DOCG

Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG

Question 4

What soil type exists in the DOCG Aglianico del Vulture?

Answer 4

Volcanic soils from Mount Vulture

Question 5

What is the climate of Sicily?

Answer 5

Meditteranean

Question 6

Name 2 great producers in the Taurasi region?

Answer 6

Mastroberardino

Feudi San Gregorio

Question 8

What does Piederosso translate to?

Answer 8

red feet

Question 8

What is the DOCG of Sicily?

Answer 8

Cerasuolo di Vittoria

Question 8

What is a synonym for Zibbibo?

Answer 8

Muscat d’Alexandria

Question 9

How has Moscato di Siracusa DOC been renamed?

Answer 9

Siracusa DOC

Question 9

What grape is used in Salice Salentino DOC and what region is it located within?

Answer 9

Negroamaro

Puglia

Question 10

What is the most cultivated grape in Castel del Monte?

Answer 10

Negroamaro

Question 11

Name 5 indigenous red grapes from Sicily.

Answer 11

Nero d’Avola

Frappato

Perricone

Nerello Mascalese

Nerello Cappucio

Question 12

What is the main grape varietal seen in Frascati DOC?

Answer 12

Malvasia

Located in Lazio

Question 13

What style of wines are made in the Malvasia delle Lipari DOC?

Answer 13

Sweet

Passito

Fortified

Question 14

What is Sardinia’s sole DOCG?

Answer 14

Vermentino di Gallura

Question 15

What DOC is known for its Gaglioppo in Calabria?

Answer 15

Ciro DOC

Question 16

What separates Calabria from Sicily?

Answer 16

The narrow straight of Messina.

Question 17

How do you achieve the Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio label?

Answer 17

A minimum of 12% abv must be reached within the confines of the Vesuvio DOC.

Question 18

Who discovered Marsala?

Answer 18

John Woodhouse in 1773, who first fortified the wine to ensure safe shipment to his home country

Question 19

Where is Conero Rosso Riserva DOCG

Answer 19

Marches

Question 20

What is Sicily’s most planted red grape?

Answer 20

Nero d’Avola

Question 20

Where is the Orvieto DOC located?

Answer 20

Umbria

Question 21

What is the varietal make up of Cerasuolo di Vittoria?

Answer 21

50%-70% Nero d'Avola 30%-50% Frappato

Question 22

What is Coda di Volpe?

Answer 22

White grape produced in Campania. Known for its high acidity

Question 23

What are the dominant varietals of the Etna DOC?

Answer 23

Carricante- White Nerello Mascalese- Red

Question 23

What are the subzones of Cannanou di Sardegna?

Answer 23

-3- Oliena Jerzu Capo Ferrato

Question 25

What white & red grapes are used in the production of wines from the isle of Ischia DOC?

Answer 25

White- Forastera & Biancolella Red- Guarnaccia (Grenache variant) & Piedirosso

Question 26

What is the only white wine DOCG of Tuscany?

Answer 26

Vernaccia di San Gimignano

Question 27

What is the minimum abv % for Aglianico del Vulture Superiore and what are the aging requirements?

Answer 27

13.5% minimum 3 years aging including one in wood Riserva may be used if there is a minimum of 5 years aging including 2 in wood

Question 28

What is the abv % requirement for Vermentino di Gallura DOCG?

Answer 28

Normale- 12% Superiore- 13%

Question 29

What grapes constitute the majority of the blend of Vesuvio DOC bianco?

Answer 29

Coda di Volpe & Verdeca to a lesser extent Falanghina and Greco

Question 30

Where is Cesanese del Piglio DOCG?

Answer 30

Lazio (Latium)

Question 31

What white grape in the Marches received two DOCG zones for Riserva wines in 2009?

Answer 31

Verdicchio

Question 33

What is the dominant grape of the Faro DOC? Who is a great producer of Faro wines?

Answer 33

Nerello Mascalese Palari

Question 34

What is home to 3 DOCG wines as well as Nero (Uva) de Troia?

Answer 34

Castel del Monte

Question 36

What is Sicily's most heavily planted grape?

Answer 36

Cataratto

Question 38

What wine makes up the largest production of Sicily?

Answer 38

Marsala

Question 39

Malvasia di Bosa DOC as well as Vernaccia di Oristano DOC may make wines fortified in a smilar style to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 39

Spanish Sherries Both DOC are from Sardegna

Question 40

What style of wine is made in the Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale?

Answer 40

Sweet wine 100% - grapes may be dried minimum 50g/l RS

Question 41

Where is Primitivo di Manduria?

Answer 41

Apulia

Question 42

What is the DOCG of Basilicata?

Answer 42

Aglianico del Vulture Superiore

Question 43

What are the DOCG of Campania?

Answer 43

Taurasi DOCG Fiano di Avellino DOCG Greco di Tufo DOCG Aglianico del Taburno DOCG

Question 45

What is the main red grape for Calabria?

Answer 45

Gaglioppo- genetically linked to Sangiovese

Question 46

What white grape is common on the Southern end of Sardina?

Answer 46

Nuragus

Question 47

What are the aging requirements of Taurasi DOCG?

Answer 47

Minimum 3 years with one in wood Riserva= Minimum 4 years with 18 months in wood

Question 48

What are the dominant red and white grapes on the island of Sardinia?

Answer 48

White- Vermentino Red- Cannanou (Garnacha); Carignano (Carignan)

Question 49

What grapes are produced the most in the volcanic tufa soils on the lower mountain slopes in Campania?

Answer 49

Primitivo, Aglianico, Falanghina

Question 50

Where is Primitivo di Manduria DOC located?

Answer 50

Apulia east the of the Salice Salentino DOC.

Question 51

What DOC of Calabria provides the best examples of dry white wine from Greco di Bianco?

Answer 51

Melissa DOC Greco di Bianco- Bianco passito style