Central & Southern Italy Flashcards
Chianti was elevated to DOCG in ______ (year).
1984
Name 3 subzones of Chianti.
Rùfina, Colli Fiorentini, Montespertoli, Montalbano, Colli Senesi, Colli Aretini, Colline Pisane
What type of soil is found in Chianti?
Soft, friable, marl-like galestro and alberese, or sandstone; clay schist and sand
Morellino di Scansano is a DOCG of ______ (region).
Tuscany
Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG wines are 100% ______ (grape).
Sagrantino
What is the main grape of Marche?
Verdicchio
What is the most cultivated grape of Abruzzo?
Montepulciano
Which region is known for Falernian wine? Bonus: what is the famous vintage?
Campania, 121 BC
Name the two most important white grapes of Lazio.
Trebbiano Toscano, Malvasia
True / False: Molise does not contain any DOCG zones.
True
Vesuvio is a DOC of ______ (region).
Campania
Apulia / Puglia has climatic influences from which two seas?
Adriatic and Ionian Seas
What is the most cultivated red grape of Apulia?
Negroamaro
(_____*) di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG produces wines that are 100% ______ (grape). Bonus: what is the minimum required RS?
Primitivo; 50 g/L RS
Name the one DOCG of Basilicata.
Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG
Gaglioppo is a thick-skinned red grape found mostly in the ______ region.
Calabria
Sicily is separated from Calabria by the ______.
Narrow strait of Messina
What is Zibibbo also known as?
Muscat of Alexandria
Name one grape used for Oro and Ambra Marsala and one used for Rubino Marsala.
Oro / Ambra: Grillo, Ansonica (Inzolia), Catarratto, Damaschino; Rubino: Perricone, Calabrese (Nero d’Avola), and Nerello Mascalese