Campania Flashcards
(110 cards)
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What accounts for more than 50% of the topography in Campania?
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hills
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What is the longest river in southern Italy?
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Volturno
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What is the principal river in Campania?
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Volturno
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Describe the climate in Campania
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coast is Mediterranean
hilly and mountainous inland areas have continental influences from their proximity to the southern Apennines and higher elevation
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Where does most of the rain fall in Campania?
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most of the rain is concentrated in the middle section and the coast
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Describe the soils of campania
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Overall Volcanic
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Why are old, ungrafted vines common in campania?
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the volcanic soils deterred phylloxera
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why are indigenous varieties so prolific in Campania? (over 100 native varieties)
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in the past it was cheaper for farmers to keep their native vines than to buy new plant material
volcanic soils stopped phylloxera from spreading, allowing the indigenous varieties to survive
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what is the most widely planted variety in campania?
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Aglianico
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Why can you find Barbera, Sangiovese and Malvasia Bianca di Candia in Campania
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because of the government’s economic investment during the 1950s. They pushed for farmers to plant these more productive grapes to stimulate economic growth
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Where does aglianico originate?
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native to southern italy
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What are the characteristics of Aglianico?
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Thick-skinned
Ripens very late
Hates drought and hot conditions
Performs well on hillsides and volcanic soils
high acid and tannin
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What Campanian grape is nicknamed the Barolo of the south?
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Aglianico
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What grape also goes by the local dialect of pér ‘e palummo
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Piedirosso
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What does piedirosso translate to?
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Means red foot, referring to the colour of the stems when ripe
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what does piedirosso add to blends?
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Adds perfume and softness to blends
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Where is piedirosso’s home in Campania?
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the coastal area around Napoli
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What does Falanghina translate to?
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Means stake, in reference to the stakes used to support the vine
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Which 3 producers saved Falanghina in the 1970s after it was almost lost to phylloxera?
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Villa Matilde
Grotta del sole
Mustilli
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Name the two distinct varieties of Falanghina
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Falanghina Fleagrea
Falanghina Beneventana
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Which of the two falanghina varietals is the more historical?
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Flegrea
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What is the characer of falanghina?
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High acid and fresh
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where does greco originate from?
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in Irpinia near the village of Tufo
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Why is Greco difficult to grow?
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Prone to fungal disease and late ripening
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Why is greco difficult to vinify?
High polyphenols
has a tendency to oxidise
tends to produce high levels of volatile acidity
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what is the character of Greco?
full-bodied with high acid, tannic mouthfeel
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Where does Fiano come from?
considered native to the town of Lapio in Irpinia
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Who saved Fiano from destruction by phylloxera in the 40s?
Antonio Mastroberardino
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What is the character of Fiano
floral and aromatic
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What does Coda di Volpe Bianca mean?
white foxtail, because the bunches look like a foxtail
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Coda di Volpe Bianca is only grown in what region of Italy?
Campania
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Why must harvest be well timed for Coda di Volpe?
because it only has medium acid and can lose acidity very quickly
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Biancolella is native to what area of Campania?
the volcanic Island of Ischia
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What is the character of Biancolella?
medium alcohol and acid
saline note
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what is the current training systems used in campania?
guyot or cordone speronato
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What were the historical training methods used in Campania
tedone, pergola and alberata
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From which DOC does the famous roman wine of Falernum originate?
Falerno del Massico DOC
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Which two producers lead the quality renaissance in Falerno del Massico DOC
Villa Matilde and Moio
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in which doc are Vineyards planted all around the limestone massif of monte massico and on the foothills of the extinct volcano roccamonfina
Falerno del Massico DOC
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What are the soils of Falerno del Massico DOC
volcanic topsoil over a limestone subsoil
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Primitivo is usually only found in Puglia, however in which Campanian DOC is it considered a traditional grape variety?
Falerno del Massico DOC
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What are the principal grapes of Falerno del Massico DOC?
Aglianico, Piedirosso and Primitivo
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What are the principal grapes of the Falerno del Massico Rosso?
Aglianico based, often with a small amount of piedirosso
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Where is primitivo grown in the Falerno del Massico Primitivo DOC?
grown around the south and southeast of monte massico
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What is the principal grape of Falerno del Massico Bianco?
Falanghina
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What is the principal grape of the Aversa DOC?
the local grape Aspirino
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Which Capmpanian DOC is located on Flat and fertile land with volcanic material over a tufo sub soil
Aversa DOC
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What is the vine training system in Aversa?
Alberata Aversana, vines are trained very high (10-15m above the ground sometimes) using poplar and elm trees as support
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t or f: Aversana DOC is 100% Aspirino for still wines
False, 85% min for stills, 100% for sparkling
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t or f: the wines of Aspirino DOC have always been still
false, they were traditionally fizzy
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which Campanian doc is located in the large volcanic depression to the west of Napoli
Campi Flegrei
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What does campi flegrei translate to?
Translates to burning fields, this area and lake averno where considered the gate way to the roman underworld
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describe the vineyard topography of campi flegrei doc
Whole area is covered in dormant volcanos
Vineyards are often on steep slopes with terraces
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the DOC of campi flegrei includes which volcanic island?
Procida
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In which Campanian DOC would you find Deep volcanic soils composed of layers of volcanic ash, lapilli, pumices and yellow tufo rocks
Campi Flegrei DOC
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What is the most important red and white grape of Campi Flegrei DOC
Piedirosso
Falanghina
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What is the name for Piedirosso in Campi Flegrei?
per’ e’ palmummo
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t or f: legally campi flegrei Rosso and Bianco must be 100% Piedirosso and Falanghina respectively
false, both must be a minimum 90%, even though they generally are 100%
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In which campanian DOC would you find topsoils being deep layers of volcanic ash and pulverised lava
Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio DOC
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What gives a range of exposures and elevations in Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio DOC
the vines are planted on around the slopes of Vesuvio giving many different aspects
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What is the principal grape of Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio DOC Rosso?
Piedirosso
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What is the principal grape of Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio DOC Bianco?
Coda di Volpe Bianca
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t or f: Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio DOC is another name for Vesuvio DOC
false, Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio DOC is a sub-designation of Vesuvio DOC
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Compare Vesuvio DOC to Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio DOC
Vesuvio DOC is less strict and can be made with the same grapes in rosso, rosato and bianco
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What is Campania's largest island?
Ischia
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When were vines introduced to Ischia and by whom?
Introduced in 8th century BC by the greeks
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What is Campania's first DOC
Ischia DOC
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What Campanian island is also refered to as L’isola Verde (the green island)
Ischia
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What is the vineyard topography of Ischia
All the vineyards are on steep narrow terraces
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Name the fives wines produced under the Ischia DOC
Varietal Biancolella, Forastera and Piedirosso
Ischia bianco based on forastera and biancolella
Ischia rosso based on peidirosso and guarnaccia
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Describe the vineyard topography of the Costa d'Amalfi DOC
Vineyards are on extremely steep terraced slopes
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what is the soil of the amalfi coast?
Volcanic material as topsoil, dolomite limestone as the subsoil
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What is the training system used in Costa d’Amalfi DOC
Overhead pergola, low yielding and ungrafted vines
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What are the principal grapes of the Bianco blend of Costa d’Amalfi DOC
Based on falanghina and Biancolella
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What are the principal grapes of the Rosso blend of Costa d’Amalfi DOC
Piedirosso, Aglianico and Sciascinoso
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What is the largest wine producing region in Campania?
Sannino
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Which part of Aglianico del Taburno DOCG is cooler?
Southern part is at higher elevation and thus cooler
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in which campanian DOC would you find Calcareous clay and sandstones topped with volcanic material?
Aglianico del Taburno DOCG
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t or f: Aglianico del Taburno DOCG must be 100%
false, it only has to be minimum 85%, even though most are usually 100%
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What biotype of Aglianico is found in Aglianico del Taburno DOCG and what is its characteristics?
Taburno has its own biotype of Aglianico called ‘Agliancio amaro’
slightly higher in acid than the other biotypes
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What are the three main biotypes of Aglianico in Campania?
Aglianico Amaro, Taburno
Aglianico di Taurasi, Taurasi
Aglianico del vulture, vulture in Basilicata
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what vareital of Falanghina is found in Falanghina del Sannio DOC
mostly beneventana
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How has the Beneventana varietal of Falanghina become so prolific in Sannio?
Beneventana was propogated by Leonardo Mustilli in the 1970s, after he found old vines in abandoned vineyards in Sant’Agata dei Goti. Mistakenly thought to be the felgrea variety
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t or f: Sannio DOC covers a large area than Falanghina del Sannio DOC
false, it covers the same area
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Due to its size, Sannio DOC focus on a large range of varietal wines. Name 4 of the most important
Fiano
Greco
Coda di Volpe Bianca
Aglianico
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the region of Irpinia is traversed by which two rivers?
the Calore and Sabato rivers
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Which province of Campania is the most important qualitatively?
Irpinia
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What is the first appellation in Southern Italy to receive and DOCG?
Taurasi
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who is considered the founding father of modern Campanian wine
Antonio Mastrberardino
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Why was Antonio Mastroberardino so influential to Campanian wine
He and his two brothers replanted their vineyards with native aglianico, greco and fiano after phylloxera and the 2 wars
Convinced the other growers to do the same and ignore the government suggestions to plant more productive sangiovese and trebbiano toscano
Produced a historic wine when he released his taurasi riserva in 1968 putting taurasi on the map
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which DOCG flanks the calore river?
Taurasi
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What are the soils of Taurasi DOCG?
Calcareous clays and marine-origin limestone interspersed with volcanic materials
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What are the main training methods used in Taurasi DOCG?
Guyot or cordone speronato, some old and ungrafted vine trained by the traditional raggiera system
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Why can Taurasi produce Aglianico in a great diversity of styles?
Because of the variations in altitude and average temperatures
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What is the minimum % of aglianico in Taurasi DOCG?
85%, althought most are 100%
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what are the ageing vessel used in Taurasi DOCG?
botti and small new oak
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What is the smallest winegrowing appllation GEOGRAPHICALLY in Campania?
Greco di Tufo DOCG
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Which DOCG flanks the Sabato river
Greco di Tufo DOCG
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which campanian docg has soils that are High in clay content, often mixed with limestone, sand and volcanic material, rich in sulfur
Greco di Tufo DOCG
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t or f: greco di tufo must be min 85% greco
true
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what vessels are used to age and ferment greco di tufo?
stainless steel
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which wine is usually site-specific bottlings: Greco di Tufo DOCG or Fiano di Avellino DOCG
Wines are usually a blend of the different villages in Greco di Tufo
Fiano di Avellino is usually site-specific
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What are the soils of Fiano di Avellino?
Rich in volcanic elements and high in clay
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Why is there more variation in the styles of Fiano d'Avellino than there is in Greco di Tufo?
the appellation is larger than greco di tufo, meaning there is much more variation in the styles produced
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t or f, Fiano d'Avellino is 100% Fiano
false, its minimum 85% Fiano, although most of time its 100%
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what does Apianum mean on a bottle?
the ancient name of Fiano
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In Fiano di Avellino, which village is known for wines with pronounced aromatics?
Lapio
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In Fiano di Avellino, which village is known for wines with power and concentration?
Summonte
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In Fiano di Avellino, which village is known for wines that are mineral and long lived?
Montefredane
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In Fiano di Avellino, which village is known for wine that are delicate and approachable?
Cesinali
