Southern Italy Red Wine Flashcards
What is your favourite Italian wine?
Really?
Cannonau di Sardegna DOC is located in which region?
Sardegna
Which wine has received world wide attention due to its high levels of antioxidant compounds thought to contribute to the longevity of the island’s people?
Cannonau
What is Sicilia’s most prolific grape variety and the cornerstone of its blend?
Nero d’Avola
Etna DOC is located in which region?
Sicilia
Taurasi DOCG is located in which region?
Campania
Sicilia Nero d’avola DOC is located in which region?
Sicilia
What was Southern Italy’s first DOCG?
Taurasi DOCG
What are the three noble red varieties of Italy?
Nebbiolo, Sangiovese, Aglianico
What is the king of Campanian red grapes?
Aglianico
Primitivo di Manduria DOC is located in which region?
Puglia
TRUE OR FALSE
Puglia has a reputation for producing darkly coloured, fruit-forward, richly alcoholic wines
True
The greatest concentration of Cannonau can be found around the province of?
Nuoro
TRUE OR FALSE
The Sicilia Nero D’Avola DOC covers the whole island?
True
Eloro DOC is known for crafting outstanding wines from which grape?
Ner d’Avola
TRUE OR FALSE
Some vineyards on Mt Etna date back to the pre phylloxera era
True - when phyllozera finally made its way to Etna, it only attacked the lower elevation vineyards. Higher elevation vineyards, with more volcanic soils, survived
TRUE OR FALSE
The Etna DOC wraps around the north, east and south part of the volcano
True
What gives a distinctive reddish hue to the landscape in Puglia?
Iron oxide
TRUE OR FALSE
Taurasi DOCG vineyards are planted in soils rich in volcanic materials
True
Cannonau is genetically identical to which grape variety?
Grenache/Garnacha
What is Sardegna’s most planted variety?
Cannonau
Which grape variety is historically known as Calabrese?
Ner d’Avola
TRUE OR FALSE
Nero d’Avola vines are often trained on Pergolas
False - They are trained low to the ground to absorb the heat reflected from the earth.
What is principle grape variety of Etna DOC
Nerello Mascalese
Is Nerello Mascalese an early or late ripening variety?
late
Aglianico is a thick or thin skinned variety?
Thick
What is Primitivo known as in the United States?
Zinfandel
Primitivo is an early or late ripening grape?
Early - hence the name
Which wine, coming from the granitic soils around Nuoro, can display a stoney, mineral quality as well as nuances of Mediterranean scrub?
Cannonau di Sardegna DOC
Which grape is often compared to Pinot Noir and Nebbiolo for its ability to express nuances of terroir
Nerello Mascalese
Which fruit-forward, rich and ripe wines (typically high in alcohol) often posses a touch of sweetness to help balance the slightly rustic tannins
Primitivo di Manduria DOC
Which wine has the nickname ‘Barolo of the South’
Aglianico
What minimun % of Cannonau is required to be labelled as Cannonau di Sardegna DOC
85% - BUT MOST ARE 100%
Cannonau di Sardegna Riserva DOC as what ageing requirements?
2 years - with at least 6 months in barrel
Does Cannonau di Sardegna have a classico zone?
yes
Which subzone is especially well regarded for crafting outstanding examples of Nero d’Avola?
Pachino in the Eloro DOC
Nero d’avola DOC wines must contain what minimum percentage of Nero d’Avola?
85%
Nero d’Avola Riserva DOC wines must be aged for a minimum of how many years?
2
Etna DOC must contain what minimum percentage of Nerello mascalese?
80% - although most are 100%
Etna Rosso Riserva wines have what ageing requirements?
4 years with at least 1 in oak
What are the ageing requirements for Primitivo di Manduria Riserva
2 years - with 9 months in oak
Primitivo di Manduria DOC must contain what minimum percentage of Primitivo?
85%
Taurasi DOCG wines must contain what minimum percentage of Aglianico?
85% - although most are monovarietal
What are the ageing requirements for Taurasi DOCG
3 years with at least 1 year in oak
What are the ageing requirements for Taurasi Riserva
4 years with at least 18 months in oak
