Southern Italy

Question 1

Campania Grape Varieties

Answer 1

Fiano
Greco
Aglianico

Question 2

Main Regions

Answer 2

Campania
Basilicata
Puglia
Sicily

Question 3

Climate

Answer 3

• Hot and dry inland; humid near coast.
• Many vineyards located on slopes in the Appenines: altitude provides heat relief.
• Sea breezes cool the vineyards on flatter Puglian peninsula.

Question 4

Viticulture

Answer 4

• Traditional: vines bush-trained low to the ground with leaf cover protecting grapes from sunburn.
• Now: Cordon training & trellising are the most common methods.
• Mechanization: possible on Puglia’s flat plain (due to these newer techniques).

Question 5

Campania Main Labels

Answer 5

Fiano di Avellino (Fiano)
Greco di Tufo (Greco)
Taurasi (Aglianico)

Question 6

Fiano

Answer 6

• Campania
• White
• Medium acidity; medium-full body, aromas of stone fruit, melons, & mango.
• Often made for early drinking
• Best eg matured in oak
• Best eg can bottle age: honey and wax.
• DOCG: Fiano di Avellino

Question 7

Greco

Answer 7

• Campania
• White
• High acidity, leaner in body, flavours of green apple, stone fruit & passion fruit
• Most fermented in stainless steel
• Some fermented in old oak with techniques such as lees stirring to enhance texture
• Best eg can bottle age: honey and mushrooms
• DOCG: Greco di Tufo

Question 8

Aglianico

Answer 8

• Campania, Basilicata
• Black
• Deep colour, high acidity, high tannins, flavours of black fruit.
• Matured in oak
• Can bottle age: earthy, forest floor notes.
• Blended into many wines from Campania and other regions.
• DOCG: Taurasi DOCG (Campania); Aglianico del Vulture DOC (Basilicata)

Question 9

Puglia Varieties

Answer 9

Negroamaro

Primitivo

Question 10

Basilicata Varieties

Answer 10

Aglianico

Question 11

Negroamaro

Answer 11

• Puglia
• Black
• High yields: simple. fruity wines for early drinking
• Controlled yields: high-quality, full-bodied, with medium tannins, medium acidity, high alcohol, & baked red and black fruit.
  DOCG: Salice Salentino DOCG (Puglia)

Question 12

Primitivo

Answer 12

• Puglia
• Black
• High yields: simple. fruity wines for early drinking
• Controlled yields: high-quality, full-bodied, with medium tannins, medium acidity, high alcohol, & pronounced very ripe berry fruit flavours

Question 13

Sicily Varieties

Answer 13

• Nero d’Avola
• Nerello Mascalese
• Nerello Capuccio
• Ch.
• Syrah

Question 14

Sicily Main Labels

Answer 14

• IGT Terre di Sicilia/Terre Siciliane
• Sicilia DOC
• Etna DOC

Question 15

Etna DOC: Red

Answer 15

• Blend of Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Capuccio
• Fragrant wine with high acidity, high tannins, and aromas of sour red cherries, cranberries, raspberries, and sometimes, dried herbs.
• Bottle age: tannins soften; mushroom aromas.

Question 16

Etna DOC: White

Answer 16

• Medium-bodied with high-acidity, citrus flavours and often a stony/steely character
• Bottle age: honey & wax

Question 17

Nero d’Avola

Answer 17

• Medium-full bodied, with medium acidity, medium tannins, & aromas of plums and black cherries.
• Most often made into fruity, early-drinking wine, but best eg are more concentrated and complex.