Central & Southern Italy

Question 1

What are the 3 regions of Central Italy you need to know for the CMS 2 exam?

Answer 1

1. Umbria
2. Marche
3. Abruzzo

Question 2

What are the 4 southern regions of Italy’s mainland you need to know for the CMS 2 exam?

Answer 2

1. Campania
2. Puglia
3. Basilicata
4. Calabria

Question 3

Locate the following regions of Italy on the map:

• Umbria
• Marche
• Abruzzo
• Campania
• Puglia
• Basilicata
• Calabria

Answer 3

Question 4

What is the main red DOCG of Umbria?

Answer 4

Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG

Question 5

What is the main red DOC of Abruzzo?

Answer 5

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC

Question 6

What are the 2 main white wine DOCs of Marche?

Answer 6

1. Verdicchio di Matelica DOC
2. Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC

Question 7

What is the main red DOCG of Campania?

Answer 7

Taurasi DOCG

Question 8

What are the 2 white DOCGs of Campania?

Answer 8

1. Greco di Tufo DOCG
2. Fiano di Avellino DOCG

Question 9

What is the general climate of Central Italy?

Answer 9

Maritime on the coast and Continental inland.

Question 10

What is the climate of Southern Italy?

Answer 10

Mediterranean

Question 11

Fill in the blank.

Central Italy has the ______ Mountains.

Answer 11

Apennine Mountains

Question 12

• What are the 2 seas on Italy’s west coast?
• What is the sea on Italy’s east coast?

Answer 12

• West Coast:
  
  • Ligurian Sea
  • Tyrrhenian Sea
• East Coast: Adriatic Sea

Question 13

What dormant volcano is found in Campania?

Answer 13

Mt. Vesuvius

Question 14

What is Campania’s main soil type?

Answer 14

Volcanic

Question 15

What are the 3 main white grape varieties found in Central and Southern Italy?

Answer 15

1. Fiano
2. Greco
3. Verdicchio

Question 16

What are the 4 main red grape varieties found in Central and Southern Italy?

Answer 16

1. Aglianico
2. Montepulciano
3. Sagrantino
4. Primitivo

Question 17

When you see the term ‘Superiore’ on a bottle of wine from Central and Southern Italy, what does that mean for the wine inside the bottle?

Answer 17

Higher alcohol level requirement.

Question 18

When you see the term ‘Riserva’ on a bottle of wine from Central and Southern Italy, what does that mean for the wine inside the bottle?

Answer 18

Longer aging requirements.

Question 19

Young Taurasi and Sagrantino di Montefalco should be or should not be
decanted?

Answer 19

Young Taurasi and Sagrantino di Montefalco should be
decanted.

Question 20

Name 2 Taurasi DOCG producers.

Answer 20

1. Mastroberardino
2. Pietracupa

Question 21

Name 2 Montepulciano d’Abruzzo producers.

Answer 21

1. Emidio Pepe ($$$)
2. Amorotti (natural)

Question 22

Name 2 Sagrantino di Montefalco producers.

Answer 22

1. Milziade Antano
2. Arnaldo Caprai

Arnaldo Caprai is known for their 25th Anniversary bottling.

Question 23

Name 2 Verdicchio di Matelica DOC producers.

Answer 23

1. Bisci
2. Colle Stefano

Question 24

Name 2 Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC producers.

Answer 24

1. La Staffa
2. Villa Bucci