SOUTHERN ITALY

Question 1

SOUTHERN ITALY-IN GENERAL

Answer 1

• IT EXTENDS SOUTH OF LAZIO, DOWN TO THE TIP OF THE COUNTRY & INC PUGLIA & SICILY
• CLIMATE:HOT/DRY INLAND/BECOMING HUMID NEAR THE COAST
• VINS:MANY LOC ON SLOPES WITHIN THE APENNINES/ALTITUDE PROV SOME RELIEF FROM THE HEAT/ SEA BREEZES COOL THE VINS LOCATED FLATTER TERRAIN OF PUGLIAN PENNINSULA
• AGRICULTURE IS PRINC ECON ACTIVITY IN SOUTH/GR GROWING IS PART IMP IN THE REG OF PUGLIA&SICILIA WHERE SIGN VOLUMES OF W ARE MADE

Question 2

SOUTHERN ITALY-IN GENERAL-VINE TRAINING

Answer 2

TRADITIONALLY VINES ARE BUSH-TRAINED LOW TO THE GROUND W LEAF COVER PROTEC. THE GRAPES FROM SUNBURN

-OLD VINES ARE EVIDENCE OF THIS BUT;

TODAY, CORDON TRAIN.&TRELLISING ARE MOST COMMON METHODS USED

-THESE NEWER TECH. ALLOW MECHANISATION IN PUGLIA’S FLAT PLAIN

Question 3

CAMPANIA-IN SOUTHERN ITALY

Answer 3

• HOME TO MANY DOCG THAN ANY OTHER REG IN SOUTH
• A VARIED LANDSCAPE W MOUNT.,VALLEYS & COASTEL PLAIN MEANS=RANGE OF BLACK & WHITE GR V CAN BE GROWN HERE
• GRAPES PRO BEST WINES: FIANO, GRECO/BOTH ARE POP SOUTHERN VAR & GROWN IN MANY OTHER REG
• BEST EX COME FROM: FIANO DI AVELLINO DOCG/GRECO DI TUFO DOCG

Question 4

GRAPES IN CAMPANIA-SOUTHERN ITALY

Answer 4

FIANO:M ACIDITY/M TO F BODY/STONE F/MELONS & MANGO/OFTEN MADE TO BE DRUNK YOUNG BUT BETTER EX ARE MAT IN OAK & CAN BE AGED IN BOTTLE/DEV AROMAS OF WAX & HONEY

GRECO:MORE ACIDITY/LEANER BODY/ GREEN APPLE/STONE F/PASSION F/MOST FERMENT IN STAINLESS STEEL/SOME USE OLD OAK TECH SUCH AS LEES STIRRING TO ENHANCE TEXTURE/BEST: CAN AGE IN BOTTLE=DEV MUSHROOM & HONEY

AGLIANICO (BG):MOST PREST. B.G.V OF THE SOUTH/DEEP COLOUR/H ACIDITY/H TANNIN/BLACK F/MAT IN OAK/CAN AGE IN BOTTLE DEV EARTHY,FOREST FLOOR/FOUND IN A NUMBER OF WINES IN CAMPANIA, BEST KNOWN=

-TAURASI DOCG

Question 5

BASILICATA-IN SOUTHERN ITALY

Answer 5

• JUST BELOW CAMPANIA
• EXTREMELY MOUNTAINOUS REG WHERE VINS CAN REACH 900METRES,ESPECIALLY ON THE VAST, HIGH PLAIN THAT SURROUNDS THE EXTINCT VOLCANO OF MOUNT VULTURE
• PRIN GR:AGLIANICO
• BEST WINE OF THE REG:AGLIANICO DEL VULTURE DOC

Question 6

PUGLIA-IN SOUTHERN ITALY

Answer 6

• VAST AGRICULTURAL AREA/LARGE VOLUMES OF GR GROWN
• CLIMATE:HOT/MEANS REG DOM BY BLACK GR
• MOST NOTABLE GR:NEGROAMARO & PRIMITIVO (ZINF)
• WHEN THEY ARE GROWN H YIELDS: SIMPLE/FRUITY W
• NEGROAMARO WHEN YIELDS ARE CONT:H Q/F BODY/M TANNINS/M ACIDITY/H ALCOHOL/BAKED RED&BLACK F

MANY OF BEST COME FROM SALICE SALENTINO DOC

-PRIMITIVO CAN ALSO PRO HQ WINES IN A SIMILAR STYLE/ BEST:F BODY/M TANNINS/ M ACIDTY/ H ALCOHOL/ PRON FLAV OF VERY RIPE BERRY FRUIT

Question 7

SICILY-IN SOUTHERN ITALY

Answer 7

VAST QUANTITIES OF GRAPES LIKE PUGLIA/ FINDS THEIR WAY INTO EITHER:

IGT TERRE DI SICILIA/TERRE SICILIANE

OR IF YIELDS ARE SLIGHTLY LOWERED

SICILIA DOC

DOM BLACK GR IN THESE WINES:NERO D’AVALO/GROWN WIDELY THROUGHOUT THE ISLAND

NERO D’AVALO:M TO F BODY WINES/ M ACIDITY/ M TANNIN/ PLUMS&CHERRIES/OFTEN MADE IN A FRUITY, EARLY-DRINKING STYLE/THOSE FROM BEST PROD ARE MORE CONCENT & COMPLEX

Question 8

SICILY WHITE & OTHER GR VAR-IN SOUTHERN ITALY

Answer 8

• LOCAL WHITE VAR ARE EITHER SOLD AS VARIETAL OR BLENDED/ USUALLY MADE IN UNOAKED STYLE/DISPLAYING CITRUS & STONE F
• INT VAR ALSO PLANT:CHARDONNAY, SYRAH/SYRAH HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY SUCCESSFUL

Question 9

SICILY APPS-IN SOUTHERN ITALY

Answer 9

• NUMBER OF SMALL APPS
• SOME OF THE BEST W ON THE ISLAND COME FROM:

ETNA DOC

• PRO FROM OLD, LOW-YIELDING VINES AT HIGH ALTITUDES
• THE REDS ARE PART NOTEWORTHY/THESE ARE MADE FROM NERELLO MASCALESE/NERELLO CAPUCCIO
• THEY BLENDED TOGETHER TO CREATE FRAGRANT WINES W BOTH H ACID/H TANNINS/SOUR CHERRY, CRANBERRY,RASPBERRY SOMETIMES W DRIED HERB
• W BOTTLE AGE=H TANNINS SOFTEN&MUSHROOM-LIKE AROMAS CAN DEVELOP
• HQ WHITE WINES ARE ALSO MADE: M BODY/H ACIDITY/CITRUS/OFTEN STONY, STEELY CHARACT/DEV HONEY&WAX W BOTTLE AGE