Southern Italy and the Islands Flashcards
MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT ARE THE DOCG’S OF CAMPAGNIA?
Fiano di Avellino-White
Greco di Tufo- White
Aglianico del Taburno- Red
Taurasi-Red
WHERE/WHAT IS AVERSA?
Campagnia DOC for Sparkling wines.
Aspirino = grape
Must compose 85% Aspirino with Grecco, Trebbino and Fiano.
Trained high with Poplar trees acting as trellises
WHAT IS THE RED GRAPE OF CIRO?
CIRO DOC, CALABRIA
Grape: Gaglioppo
IN WHICH REGION IS VERMENTINO DI GALLURA DOCG LOCATED?
Sardinia; DOCG; 12% min alcohol
Fermented at cool temps from the hilly terroir of Gallura.
Grape = Vermentino up to 95-100% with 0-5% other local varieties
STYLES:
Vermentino
Vermentino Superiore
Vermentino Frizzante
Vermentino Spumante
Vermentino Passito
Vermentino Vendemmia Tardiva
WHAT ARE THE SUB-ZONES OF CANNONAU DI SARDEGNA?
SUB ZONES:
Oliena
Jerzu
Capa Ferrato
WHAT IS THE WHITE GRAPE OF CIRO?
CIRO DOC, CALABRIA
White:Grecco
WHAT IS THE DOCG FROM SARDINIA?
Vermentino di Gallura
WHAT ARE TWO SHERRY LIKE STYLES OF WINE PRODUCED IN SARDINIA?
Vernaccia di Oristano
* Located on the west coast of Sardinia
* An oxidative wine similar to Sherry→the wine is aged in partly empty barrels to allow a flor to form→styles are dry and liquoroso (dry and sweet versions – both can be Superiore and Riserva)
Malvasia di Bosa
* Located north of Oristano is another Sherry-like wine (the flor may or may not form) that can be produced in a dry, sweet or fortified style
WHAT GRAPES ARE USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF RUBINO MARSALA?
Rubino is rare and comes from red grapes –Calabrese, Nerello Mascalese and Perricone
WHAT COLORS AND STYLES DOES MODERN MARSALA COME IN?
Modern Marsala comes in:
Oro (golden) - Sweetened with Sifone
Ambra (amber) - Sweetened with Mosto Cotto
Rubino (ruby) - Sweetened with Sifone
Each color comes in a Secco, Semi-Secco and Dulce style
WHAT IS THE AGING FOR VERGINE MARSALA AND VERGINE STRAVECCHIO?
- Vergine/Soleras = 5 years
- Vergine/Soleras Stravecchio = 10 years
WHERE IS DOC FARO LOCATED?
North East Sicily
NERELLO MASCALESE IS THE BASE GRAPE
WHAT ARE THE 5 BASIC CASK AGING FOR MARSALA?
There are five types based on cask ageing:
* Fine = 1 year
* Superiore = 2 years
* Superiore Riserva = 4 years
* Vergine/Soleras = 5 years
* Vergine/Soleras Stravecchio = 10 years
WHERE/WHAT IS CERASUOLO DI VITTORIA?
Sicily DOCG: RED ONLY
STYLE:
Cerasuolo di Vittoria
Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico
VARIETIES:
50-70% Nero d’Avola (Calabrese)
30-50% Frappato
Min ABV: 13%
Aging Requirements:
Cerasuolo di Vittoria: May not be sold until June 1 of the year following the harvest
Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico: May not be sold until March 31 of the second year following the harvest
WHAT IS SIFONE?
Sifone is a mixture of sweet wine and grape alcohol used to sweeten Marsala. It can also be sweetened with cotto.
WHAT IS COTTO?
Cotto is a slowly heated, unfermented grape juice used to sweeten Marsala. May be dry (secco), Semisecco, dolce
WHERE IS BIFERNO DOC AND WHAT STYLES DOES IT MAKE?
Molise DOC
Produces reds and rosatos from Montepulciano and Sangiovese
Whites are based on Trebbiano
WHERE IS MONTE MASSICO?
This is the Volcanic mountain in Campania
WHAT IS THE SOIL OF FALERNO DEL MASSICO DOC?
It is Volcanic Tuffa, This is Campania
WHERE AND WHAT IS TAURASI DOCG?
Campania DOCG Produced in the Inland town of Irpina in the province of Avellino Min 85% Aglianco Max 15% other Red Grapes from Avellino N=12% ABV R=12.5% ABV
AGING:
N=3 yrs/ 1yr wood
R=4yrs/ 18 months wood
PRODUCERS:
Mastroberadino
Terradora
Feudi di San Gregorio
WHERE AND WHAT IS AGLIANICO DEL TABURNO DOCG?
Campania DOCG Min 85% Aglianico Styles: Rossato, Rosso, Rosso Riserva Rosato & Rosso= 12% ABV Rosso Riserva= 13% ABV
AGING:
N- 2 years
R-3 years/ 1yr in wood/ 6 months in btl
WHERE AND WHAT IS GRECO DI TUFO DOCG?
Campania DOCG Min 85% Greco Max 15% Coda di Volpe Styles: Dry and Sparkling styles Dry White: 11.5% ABV Spumante: 12% ABV
AGING:
Aged 36 months
WHERE AND WHAT IS FIANO DI AVELINO DOCG?
Campania DOCG
Min 85% Fiano
Max 15% Trebbiano Toscano, Coda di Volpe, Greco
11.5% ABV
Identify 2 DOC’S WHERE FALANGHINA COMPOSES THE MAJORITY OF THE WINE?
Sannio DOC- Dry Whites, Passito & Botrytis Styles
Campi Flegrei - Dry Whites (volcanic)
Vesuvio- Dy Whites (volcanic)
WHAT STYLES OF WINE ARE MADE IN VESUVIO AND WHERE IS THIS LOCATED?
Located in Campania
Sparkling, white, rossato, red and fortified
Superiore styles called “Lacryma Christi dei Vesuvio” if the ABV is 12%.
MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT BODIES OF WATER ARE AFFILIATED WITH APULIA?
Adriatic and Ionian Sea
WHAT ARE THE DOCGS OF APULIA?
- Primitivio di Manduria Dolce Naturale
- Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva
- Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva
- Castel di Monte Bombino Nero
WHAT ARE THE MAJOR RED GRAPES OF APULIA?
Nero di Troia
Negroamaro- (Most planted)
Primitivo