Campania

Question 1

What is an viti effect of volcanic soil

Answer 1

ungrafted

Question 2

What are 2 example DOC from ancient traditions

Answer 2

Falerno del Massico
Aspirinio di Aversa

Question 3

Greco Grape
Ancient or modern ?
Home?
characteristics / tendencies
Ageworthy ?
Name refers

Answer 3

Ancient
Irpinia around Tufo
tannic, can oxidize / hi VA, disease prone, hi polyphenols
yes
greek style not from Greece

Question 4

2 Rivers

Answer 4

Volturno
Calore

Question 5

Falanghina del Sannio DOC
% overall of Falanghina acreage
Soils (5)
Grapes / most common biotype

Answer 5

75%
clay, volcanic, sandstone, limestone, alluvial
85% Falanghina, Beneventana

Question 6

What is the top grape

Answer 6

Aglianico

Question 7

Taurasi DOCG
Vineyard loc
Who encouraged Aglianico
Soil
Training
Traditional training
ungrafted ?

Answer 7

flank Calore river
Mastroberardino
Calcareous clay, limestone, interspersed with volcanic. some sandy - clay, sandstone
Cardone Speronato and Guyot
Raggiera aka Starza
yes

Question 8

Fiano
Native from where ? area of region.

Answer 8

Lapio in Irpinia

Question 9

Where is volcanic soil strict

Answer 9

Flegrei
Vesuvio

Question 10

Appellations of Sannio (3)
rank in Campania
% DOC/G

Answer 10

Aglianico del Taburno DOCG
Falanghina del Sannio DOC
Sannio DOC
1
50%

Question 11

Appellations for Irpinia (3)
Rivers (2)
Soils

Answer 11

Taurasi DOCG
Greco di Tufo DOCG
Fiano di Avellino DOCG
Calore, Sabato
Volcanic

Question 12

Which river is the longest in southern italy

Answer 12

Volturno

Question 13

Four historic sub regions mapped to current

Answer 13

Sannio = Benevento Province
Irpinia = Avellino
Cilento = Salerno
Terra di Lavoro = Caserta and shared with southern Lazio

Question 14

Fiano di Avellino DOCG
Loc
North Border, River flow where
Soils
size compared to Greco di Tufo
style variations?

Answer 14

20 villages around Avellino
Greco di Tufo, Sabato flows north
Volcanic, clay
larger
due to size

Question 15

What are 3 ancient regions that survived to become as DOCs

Answer 15

Vesuvio
Campi Flegrei
Ischia

Question 16

What city did Etruscans found ? What viti ?

Answer 16

Capua
Training up trees

Question 17

Importance of International

Answer 17

none

Question 18

What is the largest distrct

Answer 18

Sannio

Question 19

Costa d’Amalfi DOC
Loc
Vineyard locs
Soil
Training
Native or Int’l ?

Answer 19

SE Sorrento Peninsula, Amalfi coast on bay of Amalfi
Terraces from steep retaining walls
Loose volcanic over dolomite limestone
Pergola
Native only

Question 20

Greco di Tufo DOCG
name derived
land under vine rank
vineyard loc (river)
soils (4)
grapes, primary , aux, vessel
local name for flavor / aroma

Answer 20

Tufaceous top soil
hi proportion, Irpinia smallest total acreage
flanking Sabato river
clay, limestone, sand, volcanic - sulfur rich
85% Greco, 15% max Coda di Volpe Bianca, stainless
Sufurei - smokey / flinty

Question 21

More red or white

Answer 21

red

Question 22

Where does Calore river flow

Answer 22

Inland into Volturno

Question 23

Falerno del Massico DOC
Vineyard loc
soil (2)
grapes 3 red, 1 white

Answer 23

limestone Massif Monte Massico and extinct volcano Roccamonfina
Volcanic over limestone
Aglianico, Primitivo, Piedirosso / Falanghina

Question 24

Falerno del Massico DOC
created why ?
location relative to historical
top estates (2)

Answer 24

to revive historic Falernum
same districts as historical Falernum
Villa Matilde, Moio

Question 25

What grape did Mastroberndino save

Answer 25

Fiano

Question 26

Soils Top Sub (3)

Answer 26

Volcanic Limestone, sandstone, calcareous clay

Question 27

Falanghina Biotypes (2) / where ?

Answer 27

Flegrei in Napoli and Caserto. Campi Flegrei and Falerno del Massico Benevento - Benevento province in Falanghina del Sannio

Question 28

what is second red grape

Answer 28

Piedirosso

Question 29

Fiano Native from where ? Who saved Ageworthy?

Answer 29

Lapio in Irpinia Mastrobernardino yes

Question 30

Historic Falernum red or white ageing vessel , time Grapes possibly used characteristics (5) how served Myth

Answer 30

white amhorae, 10 years Falanghina, Greco, Aglianico hi ABV, spice, honey, oxidized, smoke / sun baked diluted Bacchus turned milk into wine and Monte Massif into vineyards

Question 31

Largest Campania Island

Answer 31

Ischia

Question 32

Sannio DOC Loc Grapes (2 red, 1 white) ? Most importantly (3 white, 1 red)

Answer 32

same as Falanghina del Sannio Piedirosso, Barbera del Sannio, Moscato Fiano, Greco, Coda di Volpe Bianco, Aglianico

Question 33

What was first DOCG in Southern Italy

Answer 33

Taurasi

Question 34

Which white is thought to be among Italy finest

Answer 34

Fiano

Question 35

Apps of Cilento Loc

Answer 35

SW of region

Question 36

Climate influences

Answer 36

Altitude Sea

Question 37

Most important district

Answer 37

Irpinia

Question 38

Campi Flegrei DOC Grapes (2) Name from Loc Winegrowing area Island part of DOC vineyards characteristics

Answer 38

Peidirosso , Falanghina Burning Fields West of Napoli , Volcanic depression Overlooking Bay of Pozzuoli, Ischia, and Procida Procida on sloped with artificial escarpments / retaining walls

Question 39

Ischia DOC Wines (5)

Answer 39

Varietal Biancolella Varietal Forastera Varietal Piedirosso Bianco blend Forastera and Biancolella Rosso - Pierirosso and Guarnaccia

Question 40

Aglianico Grape Noble ? Native to where ? Nickname Grows best where topo / soil ?

Answer 40

TRUE Southern Italy Barolo of the South Hillsides Volcanic

Question 41

What Aglianico % for total area

Answer 41

30%

Question 42

Vesuvio DOC - Lacryma Christi Loc Soil LC names derived LC differences from Vesuvio DOC

Answer 42

circle arouns slope of Vesuvio Top soil deep volcanic ash, pulverized lava Tears of Christ ,lost piece of heaven also Lagrina drip filtering process stricter rules, hi ABV

Question 43

Did phylloxera arrive early or late

Answer 43

late

Question 44

Sannio DOC Subzones (5)

Answer 44

Guardiolo (Guarda Sanframondi) Taburno Sant'Agata dei Goti Solopaca Solopaca Classico

Question 45

Viti Traditional Modern Old ungrafted use ?

Answer 45

Tendone, Pergola, Alberata Guyot, Cordone Speronato Pergola, Alberata

Question 46

Climate Coast Inland

Answer 46

Med More Continental

Question 47

What did Greeks institute in viti

Answer 47

low trained vines

Question 48

What was the first DOC

Answer 48

Ischia

Question 49

Central Coast Appellations (4)

Answer 49

Campi Flegrei DOC Vesuvio DOC - Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio Ischia DOC Costa d'Amalfi DOC

Question 50

Vesuvio DOC - Lacryma Christi LC Rosso Grapes (3) LV Bianco Grapes (4) Vesuvio DOC grapes Riserva allowed

Answer 50

Piedirosso primary, Sciascinoso, Aglianico Coda di Volpe Bianco primary, Verdeca, Falanghina, Greco same as LC Rosso only

Question 51

Piedirosso Grape names means local names (2) Native where ? Blended into ? provides ? True home ? Varietal common or rare ?

Answer 51

red foot like red foot of a pigeon Per e Palumno Piede di Colombo (pigeon foot) Campania Aglianico. Perfume Napoli costal area becoming more common

Question 52

What did Irpinia first do?

Answer 52

Bulk wine for export during phylloxera

Question 53

Falerno del Massico DOC wines (3) / grapes Riserva allowed ?

Answer 53

Rosso DOC - Aglianico with Piederosso Primitivo DOC - south and SE with sea influence Bianco DOC - Falanghina (Falegrea) blend Rosso and Primitivo only

Question 54

Where is the ancient home of Falernum (mountain)

Answer 54

Around the Massif of Massico

Question 55

What was the Terrova del Vino

Answer 55

The wine railroad

Question 56

IGTs (2 large plus 2 hi Q)

Answer 56

Benevento - entire province Campania - entire region Rocca Monfina Colli di Salerno

Question 57

Borders north and south

Answer 57

Lazio Basilicata

Question 58

Where / when fog common

Answer 58

inland / winter

Question 59

Code di Volpe Bianco grape name means native where

Answer 59

white fox tail Campania

Question 60

What are the 2 most distinctive whites

Answer 60

Greco and Fiano

Question 61

Who propagated old Falanghina vines and spread Beneventana

Answer 61

Leonardo Mustilli

Question 62

Appellations of Caserta (North) 2

Answer 62

Falerno del Massico DOC Aversa (Aspirinio di Aversa) DOC

Question 63

Vineyards on hills, mts, plains ?

Answer 63

hills

Question 64

Aversa (Aspirinio di Aversa) DOC Grape still and sparkling req Loc Vineyard topo (hills or flat) Soil (top / sub) Viti Cellaring Styles (past / present)

Answer 64

85% , 100% Aspirinio town of Aversa flat Fertile, deep volcanic over tufo Alberata - high on trees, ungrafted Tufo caves past fizzy, today still or spumante

Question 65

Taurasi DOCG grapes DOCG reqs Ris reqs Vini vessels

Answer 65

85% Aglianico age, wood more age, more wood age small oak, botti, combo

Question 66

Signature grape of Ischia DOC

Answer 66

Biancolella

Question 67

Mostly hills, mts or plains

Answer 67

Hills 51% MTS 34% Plains 15%

Question 68

How many indigenous grapes

Answer 68

>100

Question 69

Fiano di Avellino DOCG 4 areas Grapes (4) Vini latin name allowed on label

Answer 69

Lapio - NE, Montefredane - North Central, Summonte - NW, Gesinali - South Central (SE of Avelllino) 85 Fiano, max 15% greco, Coda di Volep Bianca, Trebb Tosc Stainless, sur lie common Apianum

Question 70

Fiano Native from where ? Who saved

Answer 70

Lapio in Irpinia Mastrobernardino

Question 71

Costa d'Amalfi DOC Grapes unique to DOC 4 white, 1 red Others 2 white, 3 red

Answer 71

Ginestra, Ripolo, Fenile, Pepella, Tintare Falanghina, Biancolella Piedirosso, Aglianico, Sciascinoso

Question 72

Most noble white

Answer 72

Fiano

Question 73

Falanghina Grape name from ? from ancient or modern use ?

Answer 73

Phalangae - ancient staked training system

Question 74

Successful regions under Rome (3)

Answer 74

Vesuvio Flegrei Falernum in particular

Question 75

Production total Italy small holdings or large red vs white % DOC/G, IGT

Answer 75

4% small 80% red slightly more < 20%, 10%

Question 76

Notable Falanghina producers (3)

Answer 76

Vlilla Matilde Grotia de Sole Mustilli

Question 77

Code di Volpe Bianco grape name means native where grown where else

Answer 77

white fox tail Campania none

Question 78

Campi Flegrei DOC Soils Ungrafted ? Wines (2), grape reqs Riserva allowed ?

Answer 78

Deep volcanic , yellow tufo TRUE sue to soil Piedirosso DOC, 90%, Falanghina DOC 90% only for Piedirosso

Question 79

Ischia DOC Loc nickname Vineyard locations

Answer 79

North end bay of Napoli Lisola verde "green island", lush vegetation, green tufo Steep stone terraces from Tufo

Question 80

which DOC still uses Alberata but with high trees

Answer 80

Aversa (Aspirinio di Aversa) DOC

Question 81

Rainfall levels

Answer 81

ample

Question 82

Aglianico del Taburno DOCG Vineyard locs soil (3) Grapes / reqs Ris req Biotype Other styles ?

Answer 82

Hills in North part of App Calcareous Clay, sandstone under volcanic 85% Aglianico more age, wood, bottle age Amaro Rosato

Question 83

Falanghina del Sannio DOC % overall of Falanghina acreage Soils (5) Grapes / most common biotype

Answer 83

75% clay, volcanic, sandstone, limestone, alluvial 85%

Question 84

what is top white grape

Answer 84

Falanghina

Question 85

Falanghina Grape name from ? from ancient or modern use ? varietal or blend ? common style and others (2)

Answer 85

Phalangae - ancient staked training system ancient use both dry still. sweet and sparkling

Question 86

Falanghina del Sannio DOC Subzones (4)

Answer 86

Guardiolo (Guarda Sanframondi) Taburno Sant'Agata dei Goti Solopaca

Question 87

Costa d'Amalfi DOC Sub-zones (3) Sub-zones req Ris, Sup ?

Answer 87

Ravello, Furoro, Tiramonti 100% from zone no, no

Question 88

Who died in Vesuvius erupt

Answer 88

Pliny

Question 89

Aversa (Aspirinio di Aversa) DOC harvest method labeling option

Answer 89

ladders can designate Alberata if 100% trained

Question 90

What triggered restart in Irpinia

Answer 90

Earthquake