Southern Italy & Sicily Flashcards
Southern Italy Covers: Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise
Put the levels of sweetness in Italy from driest to sweetest
Abboccato, Amabile, Secco, Ascuitto, Dolce
Asciutto (bone dry)
Secco (dry) 0-4g/L
Abboccato (off-dry) 4-12g/L
Amabile (demi-sec) 12-45g/L
Dolce (45+ g/L)
What are the grape requirements for Taurasi and Aglianico del Taburno?
They are the same minimum 85% Aglianico with max 15% other non-aromatic red grapes of Avellino and Benevento respectively.
What are the aging requirements for Aglianico del Vulture Superiore & Riserva DOCG?
Superiore: 12 months in barrel, 12 months in bottle, not to be released before November 1 of the third year following the harvest - 3 Years
Riserva: 2 years in barrel and 2 years in bottle, not to be released before November 1 of the fifth year following the harvest - 5 Years
Lacryma Christi is produced in what DOC? What province is this located in?
What is the main white and red grapes?
Vesuvio DOC in Campania
White: Minimum 45% Caprettone and/or Coda di Volpe
Caprettone was recognized as a separate variety in 2014 from Coda di Volpe
Red/Rosato:
Minimum 50% Piedirosso
What is the least mountainous region in Italy and what are the three major red grapes here?
Puglia
Primitivo, Nero di Troia, Negroamaro
What is the DOCG(s) of Basilicata
Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG
100% Aglianico
Superiore: 12 months in barrel, 12 months in bottle, not to be released before November 1 of the third year following the harvest - min. 3 years
Riserva: 2 years in barrel and 2 years in bottle, not to be released before November 1 of the fifth year following the harvest - min. 5 years
What region is Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG located in, what is the min. RS and what process are grapes in this DOCG usually subjected to?
Puglia
100% Primitivo, Minimum 50g/L RS
Appassimento
What are the grape requirements for Faro DOC? Where is it located?
45-60% Nerello Mascalese, 15-30% Nerello Cappucio, 5-10% Nocera
Calabrese (Nero d’Avola), Gaglioppo, and Sangiovese making up the rest
Sicily (NE corner)
Rosso Only
What is the name of the wine produced on the slopes of Monte Massico that was among the most prominent wines in the world at the height of the Roman Empire? Province? Grape?
Falernian
Campania (Province)
Aminean (Greco) grape
What are the DOCGs of Campania (4)
Greco di Tufo (2003)
Aglianico del Taburno (2011)
Fiano di Avellino (2003)
Taurasi (1993)
(All min. 85% of varietal)
What is the major white grape of Calabria?
A. Gaglioppo
B. Greco Bianco
C. Guarnaccia Bianca
D. Pecorello
B. Greco Bianco
Greco di Bianco DOC solely produces passito wine from Greco
Ciró DOC produces dry whites from Greco
Melissa DOC produces dry white from Greco
What are the grape requirements for Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG? What region is it located in?
50-70% Nero d’Avola, 30-50% Frappato
Sicily
What is the major and largest DOC of production in Puglia for Negroamaro?
A. Salice Salentino DOC
B. Castel del Monte DOC
C. Brindisi DOC
D. San Severo DOC
E. All of the above
A. Salice Salentino DOC (this is the major production 2200+ HA)
Brindisi DOC: min. 70% Negroamaro (337HA)
Castel del Monte DOC: 0 - 100% Nero di Troia, Aglianico or Montepulciano
San Severo DOC: min. 70% Montepulciano
What are the dominant red and white varietals respectively for Etna DOC?
Red: Nerello Mascalese, (Nerello Cappuccio 2nd)
White: Carricante, (Cataratto 2nd)
What are the DOCGs of Puglia (4)
Castel del Monte Bombino Nero (2011): Min. 90% Bombino Nero - Rosato Only
Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva (2011): Min. 90% Nero di Troia (Uva di Troia)
Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva (2011): Min. 65% Nero di Troia (Uva di Troia)
Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale (2011): 100% Primitivo
What is the major red grape of Calabria? What is the main DOC?
Gaglioppo
Ciró DOC
Melissa DOC produces varietal Gaglioppo also
What are the two major red grapes of Campania? Which is the most important?
Aglianico (most important)
Piedirosso
What are the four tiers of wine quality in Italy from highest to lowest?
Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG)
Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC)
Indicazione Geografica Tipica
Vino (formerly Vino da Tavola)
What is the Italian name for botrytis?
Muffa Nobile
What is the Italian word for dosage?
dosato
What is the name of the mountain range that runs north-south through Italy?
Apennine Mountains
What is the name of the sea on the west coast of Italy? East Coast? South Coast?
What is the major sea which all are a part of?
Ligurian and Tyrrhenian Seas on the west side, Adriatic Sea on the east side, and the Ionian sea at the south.
Mediterranean
What was the purpose of Goria’s Law in 1992?
To establish a much-needed IGT category.
What part of Italy and what DOC would you find the red Magliocco grape as the main varietal?
A. Calabria, Terre di Cosenza DOC
B. Sicily, Vittoria DOC
C. Puglia, Salice Salentino DOC
D. Calabria, Cirò DOC
A. Calabria, Terre di Cosenza DOC
min. 60% Magliocco (aka: Magliocco Dolce/Arvino/Mantonico Nero/Lacrima/Guarnaccia Nera)
high tannin, thick skin, wild berries, savory
Cirò DOC: Gaglioppo
Salice Salentino DOC: Negroamaro
Vittoria DOC: 50% - 70% Calabrese (Nero d’Avola), 30% - 50% Frappato
Copertino DOC, San Severo DOC, Squinzano DOC, Gioia del Colle DOC are all located in what region?
A. Campania
B. Puglia
C. Sicily
D. Calabria
E. Shared between Basilicata & Molise
B. Puglia
San Severo DOC: Bombino biano, Montepulciano
Squinzano DOC: Chardonnay, Malvasia bianca - Negroamaro, Susumaniello
Copertino DOC: Rosato/Rosso only - Negroamaro
Gioia del Colle DOC: Trebbiano, Primitivo, Aleatico
Brindisi DOC in Puglia is known for what red grape?
A. Nero di Troia
B. Primitivo
C. Negroamaro
D. Aglianico
E. It’s a white wine only DOC
C. Negroamaro
Susumaniello red produced also, peppery, smoke, herba, red berries
Brindisi, Salice Salento, Squinzano and Copertino DOC’s are all in the southern portion of Puglia producing red from Negroamaro
Match the following grapes to the appellation in which they can be used.
Negroamaro, Greco, Uva di Troia, Verdeca, Montepulciano
A. Barletta DOC
B. Copertino DOC
C. Locorotondo DOC
D. Melissa DOC
E. Biferno DOC
A. Uva di Troia - Barletta DOC - Puglia
- <span>Barletta is abuts Castel del Monte DOC, </span><span>Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva & Rosso Riserva DOCG’s</span>
B. Negroamaro - Copertino DOC - Puglia
- Copertino is around Nardó DOC Squinzano DOC & Salice Salento DOC, all negroamaro producing DOC’s
C. Verdeca - Locorotondo DOC - Puglia
D. Greco - Melissa DOC - Calabria
- Melissa DOC abuts Ciró DOC, same wines for rosso and bianco
E. Montepulciano - Biferno DOC - Abruzzo
Castel del Monte Bombino Nero, Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva, Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva, Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale are the 4 DOCG’s of Puglia.
- Which produces only rosato?
- Does Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva, Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva produce wine from the same grape?
- Rosato only: Castel del Monte Bombino Nero: min 90% Bombino Nero
- Both produce red only wine from Nero di Troia
Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva (min. 90%), Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva (min. 65%)
Uva di Troia is synonym with Nero di Troia
What 2 DOC’s of Campania share the same zone of production but one focuses on Falanghina, producing only whites from this grape?
Falanghina del Sannio DOC & Sannio DOC
Subzones: Guardia Sanframondi (Guardiolo), Sant’Agata dei Goti, Solopaca, Taburno
What island DOC northwest of Naples west of the Campi Flegrei DOC produces whites from Forastera & Biancolella and reds from Guarnaccia & Piedirosso?
A. Irpinia
B. Elba
C. Lipari
D. Ischia
D. Ischia
Bianco/Spumante: 40-70% Forastera, 35-55% Biancolella<br></br>Rosso: 40-50% Guarnaccia, 40-50% Piedirosso
Campi Flegrei use Falanghina (50% -70%) for white and Piedirosso (min. 50%)
Aglianico (min. 30%) for reds
Casavecchia di Pontelatone DOC, Irpinia DOC and Terre del Volturno IGT are all located in what region?
Campania
What 3 DOC’s of Campania are south of Vesuvio along the Gulf of Salerno?
North side of Gulf of Salerno
Penisola Sorrentina DOC, Costa d’Amalfi DOC
South of Gulf of Salerno
Cilento DOC
What is the island DOC off the coast of Sicily that focuses on Moscato locally known as Zibbibo?
A. Lipari
B. Capri
C. Stromboli
D. Pantelleria
D. Pantelleria
Moscato di Pantelleria/Passito di Pantelleria DOC
Malvasia delle Lipari DOC uses Malvasia, Stromboli is part of Lipari DOC, they are part of the Aeolian Islands
Capri DOC is part of Campania and has less than 2HA of production
Etna Bianco Superiore must be produced in what commune on Mt. Etna
A. Randazzo
B. Milo
C. Castiglione
D. Linguaglossa
E. Piedimonte Etneo
B. Milo
Etna Bianco Superiore madates 80% Carricante, Etna Bianco only 60%
Randazzo, Castiglione, Linguaglossa, Piedimonte Etneo are on the north side of Etna and produce most of the wines of Etna with many famous Contrade (subzones/crus) 133 in total
The communes of Randazzo & Castiglione on Mt. Etna in Sicily have many of the named Contrade (Crus) name a few?
Randazzo: Feudo, San Lorenzo, Calderara Sottana
Castiglione: Barbabecchi, Feudo di Mezzo, Rampante, Sciara Nuova, Guardiola
Passopisciaro is a frazioni (subdivision/hamlet) of Castiglione
Province is Catania
What 2 DOC’s of Sicily are at the southern most point of the island and focus on Nero d’Avola production for red wine?
A. Eloro DOC & Noto DOC
B. Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOC & Etna DOC
C. Faro DOC & Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOC
D. Eloro DOC & Alcamo DOC
A. Eloro DOC & Noto DOC
They are south of Cerasuolo di Vittoria
Eloro DOC is rosso only has a subzone Pachino that mandates Nero d’Avola
Noto DOC : bianco Moscato only, rosso Nero d’Avola only
Alcamo DOC is in the NW near Marsala, it uses Calabrese (Nero d’Avola) and itnernational and native varietals
Delia Nivolelli DOC, Menfi DOC, Sciacca DOC and Monreale DOC are all part of what region in Italy?
A. Campania
B. Calabria
C. Puglia
D. Sicily
E. They don’t exist
D. Sicily
They are all small production DOCs in the NW of Italy near Marsala along with Salaparuta DOC, Sambuca di Sicilia DOC, Contessa Entellina DOC, Erice DOC, Alcamo DOC
Noto DOC and Siracusa DOC in southern Sicily are know for making whites from ____ only?
A. Carricante
B. Malvasia
C. Moscato
D. Grillo
C. Moscato
Planeta family rescued Moscato di Noto and Nino Pupillo did the same for Moscato di Siracusa
dry, spumante and passito styles
(World Atlas of Wine)
Marsala DOC wines are produced in 3 colors, name them and the grapes used? List 2 grapes for each category? Which is the lower quality and is the only style that permits the practice of concia?
Oro, Ambra: Grillo, Ansonica (Inzolia), Catarratto, Damaschino
Rubino: Perricone, Calabrese (Nero d’Avola), and Nerello Mascalese; plus a max. 30% white grapes
Ambra: is of lower quality and is the only style that permits the practice of concia: the addition of mosto cotto (sifone)
Mosto Cotto is cooked grape must
Fine, Superiore, Superiore Riserva, Vergine/Solera, Vergine Riserva/Solera Riserva/Vergine and Solera Stravecchio are the aging indicattion for Marsala, what is the min. aging for each category? What are the Marsala sweetness categories (3)?
Fine: Min. 1 year
Superiore: Min. 2 years
Superiore Riserva: Min. 4 years
Vergine/Solera: Min. 5 years
Vergine Riserva/Solera Riserva/Vergine and Solera Stravecchio: Min. 10 years
(All aged in oak or cherry wood, Vintage Marsala does exist and the vintage refers to the year of fortification)
secco indicates a maximum 40 grams per liter of residual sugar, semisecco indicates 40 to 100 g/l of residual sugar, and dolce indicates a minimum 100 g/l of residual sugar.
What is the most prominent DOC of Molise and what are the major red and white grapes here?
Biferno DOC
Red/Rosato: Montepulciano (70%-80%) + Aglianico (10%-20%)
White: Trebbiano Toscano (70%-80%)
Molise DOC has most production
Tintilia del Molise DOC: rosso/rosato only - min.95% Tintilia, deep dark wines
The Locorotondo DOC in Puglia produces wine based on what grape variety?
A. Monica
B. Verdeca
C. Primitivo
D. Gaglioppo
E. Cataratto
B. Verdeca
bianco only: min. 50% Verdeca, min. 35% Bianco di Alessano
still, spumante, passito
Varietal Fiano & Bianco di Alessano (85%) produced also
What winery in Campania helped revived the Aglianico grape in the 1970’s creating their flagship wine Radici since 1986?
Mastroberardino
Radici is 100% Aglianico grown in their Montemarano vineyard
Radici means Root
Mastroberardino has 14 estates
_____ DOCG is the only DOCG in Italy producing solely rosato wines.
B. Castel del Monte Bombino Nero DOCG
Min. 90% Bombino Nero - max. 10 g/l RS
Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo only produces rose but it’s not a DOCG
A de-classified Taurasi would likely be released under which of the following appellations?
A. Aglianico del Taburno DOCG
B. Irpinia DOC
C. Sannio DOC
D. Avellino DOC
E. Beneventano IGT
B. Irpinia DOC
Bianco/Spumante/Passito: 40-50% Fiano, 40-50% Greco
Rosato/Rosso/Rosso Novello: min. 70% Aglianico
Subzone: Campi Taurasini: rosso only - min. 85% Aglianico
Varietal wine 85% stated varietal authrorized for production
