southern italy

Question 1

The climate of the south of italy is __ and __ inland and near the coast ___.

Answer 1

• hot
• dry
• humid

Question 2

many of the vineyards laying on the ___ of the ___. the altitude gives some cooling to the heat.

Answer 2

Slopes of the apennines

Question 3

what can cool the flatter terraines of the south Puglia ?

Answer 3

the sea breezes will cool the region here

Question 4

agriculture is the principal economic activity of the south with grape growing particularly imptortan in puglia and sicily

Answer 4

yeees mofo

Question 5

what are the grape growing conditions ?

Answer 5

1) the vines are bushtrained
2) low to the ground with leaf cover protection for sunburn
3) old vines are the evidence of this
- — but now the most common techniques are cordon and trellis trained vines
- — these newer techniques allow mechanisation on puglia

Question 6

How many DOCG has Campania ?

Answer 6

1) Fiano D’Avelino docg: white med acidity, med to full body, aromas white stone fruit, melon and mango
- - often drunk young
- - many good can mature in oak and age in bottle

2) Greco di Tufo DOCG: higher in acidity and leaner in body: green apple, stone fruit and passion fruit
- - the most are ferm in stainless steel to
- - some are ferm in oak and lees stirring to enhance the texture of the wine
- - some can age long in bottle developing flavours of honey and mushroom s

3) Taurasi DOCG: wines from aglianico:
- high tann, deeply colored, high acidity with flavours of black fruit
– its matured in oak and can age in bottle where it develops flavours of earth, forest floors
you can find the best here in Taurasi DOCG

Question 7

Just below Campania there is a region called ____, its a very mountanious region where vineyard can reach ____ m, especially on the high plain where the extinct ____ of monte vulture. and what kind of grape do they use ?

Answer 7

• basilicata
• 900
• volcano
• Aglianico del Vulture DOC

Question 8

Puglia is a vast agricultural area, where large volumes of grape are grown. the hot climats means the region is dominated by black grapes. which one ?

Answer 8

1) Primitivo (zinfandel)
2) Negroamaro
- —- when they are produced at high yields, the deliver simpel fruity wines that are sold as Puglia IGT

Question 9

When yields are controlled, Negroamaro produces high quality:

Answer 9

• full bodied wines
• med tann and acidity
• high alc
• baked red and black fruit

Question 10

the best negroamaro’s comes from:

Answer 10

Salice Salentino

Question 11

what can you expect of high quality primitivo ?

Answer 11

• full bodied wines
• med tann and aci
• high alcohol
• pronounced flavours of very ripe berry fruit

Question 12

sicily also grows vast quantities of grapes, most of which found their way into either:

Answer 12

1) IGT terre de sicilia
2) when yields are slightly lowered
- Sicilia DOC

Question 13

Nero d’Avola is dominant black grape producing wineswith:

Answer 13

• med to full bodied wines
• med tann aci and
• plums and black cherries
• • mostly made in a fruity easy drinking style
• – are more concentrated and complex

Question 14

local white grapes are eather sold as varietal or blended wines and displays flavours of:

Answer 14

• unoakedstyle
• citrus
• stone fruit

Question 15

The best wines of the island Sicily comes frot the ___ and ar made of:

Answer 15

• etna
• nerello mascallese and capuccio
• • these are blended into fragrant wines with:
• • high acidity and tann
• • red sour cherry, red berries, raspberry and some of them with dried herbs
• — with bottle age the tann softens and develops flavours of mushroom

Question 16

what can i expect from a high quality white wine from Sicily ?

Answer 16

• med bodied
• high acidity
• citrus fruit
• often with a stony steely character
• • when aged in bottle honey and wax