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What are the predominant wines of Campania?

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Volcanic

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Which region is home to the ancient wine ‘Falernum’?

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Campania

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What are the 3 biotypes of aglianico and where are they commonly found?

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1) Aglianico Amaro from Taburno
2) Aglianico di Taurasi
3) Aglianico del Vulture (Bascilicata)

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What is the longest river in Campania?

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Volturno

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What is the blending requirement for Asprinio di Aversa DOC?

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85% asprinio, 100% for the spumante version

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What is Campania’s largest island?

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Ischia

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Is Campania predominantly a white or red region?

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Red

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What Campania variety takes its name from the grape cluster looking like a fox tail?

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Coda di Volpe Bianca

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What red grape from Campania is known as the ‘Barolo of the South’?

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Aglianico

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What important Aglianico DOCG lies in Campania?

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Aglianico del Taburno DOCG

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What is the blending requirement for Aglianico del Taburno DOCG?

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85% Aglianico

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What is the predominant grape in Campania?

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Aglianico

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What does Lacryma del Christi mean?

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Tears of Christ

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What is the signature grape of Ischia?

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Biancolella

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What DOC derives its name from the term for ‘burning fields’?

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Campi Flegrei DOC

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What biotype of Aglianico is found in Aglianico del Taburno DOCG?

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Aglianico Amaro

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What grape is the Campania, Aversa DOC based upon?

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Asprinio

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What does the grape Piedrosso’s name refer?

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The red stem of the grape when ripe

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What are lemon groves called in Amalfi?

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Giardini di Iimoni

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What vine training system can reach 50 ft into the air?

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Asprinio vines

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What vine training system is used in Aversa DOC?

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Alberata Aversana

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What does Lacrima Christi mean?

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Tears of Christ

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What was Campania’s first DOC?

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Ischia DOC

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What legendary 1968 wine brought peoples attention to aglianico?

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Mastrobernadino Taurasi Riserva

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What grape is found mainly in the village of Tufo in Campania?
Greco
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What is one of Campania’s most ancient white grapes?
Falanghina
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What Campania appellation was created in 1989 but has been around since Roman times?
Falerno del Massico DOC
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What is the largest volcano in Campania?
Vesuvio
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What subregion of Campania is dedicated to Falanghina?
Falanghina del Sannio DOC
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What was Campania’s first DOC in 1966?
Ischia DOC
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What is Vesuvio DOC commonly known as?
Lacryma Christi Del Vesuvio
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How many appellations are there in Campania?
19 - 4 DOCGs and 15 DOCs
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Is Greco related to Calabria’s Greco Bianco?
No
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What region has the highest population density in all of Italy?
Campania
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What is considered to be Campania’s most noble grape?
Fiano
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What fruit are grown along the Amalfi coast?
Lemons
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What region possesses some of Italy’s most ancient winemaking traditions?
Campania
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What do the overwhelming number of Vesuvio DOC wines have on the label instead?
Lacrima Christi from Vesuvio
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What is the most widely planted white grape in Campi Flegrei DOC?
Falanghina
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What red grape in Campania performs well on volcanic soils?
Aglianico
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What appellation borders Fiano di Avellino to its north?
Greco di Tufo
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What Campania DOC is also a UNESCO world heritage site?
Costa d’Amalfi DOC
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What are lemons called along the Amalfi coast?
Sfusato
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Which region has the highest population density in Italy?
Campania
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What sub zone of Campania corresponded to the province of Avellino?
Irpinia
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What is the general topography of Campania?
80% hills and mountains
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What is the ancient name of Fiano sometimes found on labels?
Apianum
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What DOCG is based on the biotype called Aglianico Amaro?
Aglianico del Taburno DOCG
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What are the 2 distinct varieties of Falanghina?
Falanghina Flegrea and Falanghina Beneventana
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What varieties are associated with Falanghina del Sannio DOC?
Falanghina Beneventana
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What is considered to be Campania’s most noble white grape?
Fiano
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What grape is considered native to the volcanic island of Ischia?
Biancolella
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What other fruit is the Costa d’Amalfi known?
Lemons
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What are the two stories explaining how the name Lacryma Christi come about?
1) pieces of heaven fell into the Gulf of Napoli when Lucifer was expelled from heaven and 2) the monks uses drip filter system on wine
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What is one of the finest and most ancient white grapes in Campania?
Greco
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What city in Campania was wiped out during a volcanic eruption and from which volcano?
Pompei from Vesuvio
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Which Campania is credited with saving Fiano?
Antonio Mastroberardino
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What is Campania’s most widely planted white grape?
Falanghina
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What are Campania underground caves called?
Tufo
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What Roman wine was considered the 1st growth of its time?
Falernum
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What is Ischia called ‘I’isola verde’?
The green island
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What Campania grape’s name comes from the word ‘aspro’ meaning ‘tart’?
Asprinio
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What are the 4 historic sub-regions of Campania?
Sannio Irpinia Cilento Terra di Lavoro
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Which producers helped reintroduce Falanghina?
Villa Matilde, Grotta del Sole and Mustilli
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What does Pér ‘e Palummo and Piede di Columbo mean?
Pigeon’s foot
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What grape means ‘white foxtail’?
Coda di Volpe Bianca
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What does ‘vigneti ad alberata’ mean on labels?
That a grape has come from a vineyard with alberata aversana vine training system
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What is one of the best wines of Campania and is associated with a volcano?
Vesuvio DOC - Lacrima Chrisi del Vesuvio
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What white grape is native to the island of Ischia?
Biancolella
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Who was Antonio Mastroberdino and what did he do?
The founder of Campania’s wine industry bringing back native varieties
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What grape is considered the ‘King of Campania’?
Aglianico
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What does Piedross mean?
Red foot
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What DOC forms a circle around the slopes of Vesuvio?
Vesuvio DOC - Lacrima Christi del Vesuvio
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What was the Ferrovia del Vino and what did it do?
The wine railroad which took wines to northern Italy and France when phylloxera decimated their vineyards
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What does ‘vignetti ad alberata’ on a label mean?
That it was grown in a vineyard using the traditional tree training
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What is the 2nd most important red grape from Campania?
Piedrosso (Pér ‘e Palummo in local dialect)
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Does Campania have some of Italy’s earliest or latest harvests for dry wines?
Latest (Mediterranean climate but altitude plays a big part)
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Who propagated old vines of Falanghina Beneventura?
Leonardo Mustilli
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What is Campania’s greatest red grape?
Aglianico
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What river flows through both Greco di Tufo DOCG and Fiano di Avellino DOCG?
Sabato River
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What ancient grape, native to Campania is known as ‘white foxtail’?
Coda di volpe Bianca
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What is Ischia known as and why?
The green island ‘l’isla verde’ because of the colour of the tufa
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What grape is used in Campi Flegrei DOC?
Piedirosso
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How many native grape varieties does Campania have?
More than 100
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What sea does Campania face?
Tyrrhenian Sea
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Where might Falanghina get its name?
Phalangae - Latin for ‘stake’
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What variety of grape would you associate with Falerno del Massico and Campi Flegrei DOC?
Falanghina Flegrea
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What struck in the 1980s in Campania devastating the Irpinia region?
An earthquake
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What appellation means ‘burning fields’ in reference to its volcanic nature?
Campi Flegrei DOC
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What Campania DOC was created in 1989 to revive the ancient appellation of Falernum?
Falerno del Massico DOC
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What grape is considered the ‘Barolo of the South’?
Aglianico
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What is one of the prestigious appellations of Southern Italy producing aglianico?
Taurasi DOC
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What are the 3 biotypes of Aglianico?
Aglianico Amaro (Aglianico del Taburno) from Taburno, Aglianico di Taurasi from Taurasi and Aglianico del Vulture from Vulture in Basilicata
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Are international varieties prevalent in Campania?
No, there are very few

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