Chapter Ten: Central and Southern Italy

Question 1

What are two DOCG-level wines based on Verdicchio?

Answer 1

Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva DOCG

Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva DOCG

Question 2

What is the region of origin for: Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva DOCG and Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva DOCG?

Answer 2

Marches

Question 3

What is the region of origina of Orvieto DOC?

Answer 3

Umbria

Question 4

What are the styles of wine produced in the Orvieto DOC?

Answer 4

White wines based on Grechetto and Trebbiano Toscano, dry to sweet

Question 5

What are the terms used for:

• dry
• semi-dry
• semi-sweet
• sweet

Answer 5

Dry: Secco

Semi-Dry: Abboccato

Semi-sweet: Amabile

Sweet: Dolce

Question 6

What are the two DOCG wines of Umbria?

Answer 6

Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG

Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG

Question 7

What is the required assemblage of Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG?

Answer 7

100% Sagrantino

Question 8

What is the required assemblage of Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG?

Answer 8

Min. 70% Sangiovese

Question 9

What is the region of production for Frascati DOC?

Answer 9

Lazio

Question 10

One of Lazio’s best known wines:

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Answer 10

Montefiascone

Question 11

What is the DOCG of Lazio that produces sweet (late harvest) white wines?

Answer 11

Cannelioni di Frascati DOCG

Question 12

What is the province surrounding the city of Naples and Mount Vesuvius?

Answer 12

Campania

Question 13

What are the two red wine DOCGs of Campania?

Answer 13

Taurasi DOCG

Aglianico del Taburano DOCG

Question 14

What is the main grape of Taurasi DOCG?

Answer 14

Aglianico

Question 15

What are the two white wine DOCGs of Campania?

Answer 15

Greco di Tufo DOCG

Fiano di Avellino DOCG

Question 16

What are the two DOCGs of Abruzzo?

Answer 16

Colline Teramane Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOCG

Tullum/Terre Tollesi DOCG

Question 17

What are the best-known DOC wines of Abruzzo, one white and one red?

Answer 17

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC

Trebbiano d’Abruzzo DOC

Question 18

What is the Abruzzo-based DOC for “cherry-colored” wines based on the Montepulciano grape?

Answer 18

Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo DOC

Question 19

What is the main red grape of Calabria’s Cirò DOC?

Answer 19

Gaglioppo

Question 20

What is the main white grape of Calabria’s Cirò DOC?

Answer 20

Grecco Bianco

Question 21

What is the style of wine made in the Greco di Bianco DOC?

Answer 21

Copper-colored dessert wine, made using partially-dried Greco Bianco grapes

Question 22

What is the late-harvest DOCG wine produced in Puglia?

Answer 22

Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG

Question 23

What is the main grape variety of the Salice Salentino DOC?

Answer 23

Negroamaro

Question 24

What is the DOCG wine of Sicily?

Answer 24

Cersuolo di Vittoria DOCG

Question 25

What are the grape varieties used in Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG?

Answer 25

Nero d'Avola Frappato

Question 26

What are the 3 leading white grapes of Marsala?

Answer 26

Catarrato Grillo Inzolia

Question 27

What are the 3 leading styles of Marsala, based on color?

Answer 27

Oro (golden) Ambra (amber) Rubino (ruby/red

Question 28

What are the 3 styles of Marsala, based on sweetness?

Answer 28

Secco/dry: max 4% RS Semisecco/semi-dry: 4%-10% RS Dolce/sweet: more than 10% RS

Question 29

What is the minimum required agining for Marsala Fine?

Answer 29

One year

Question 30

What is the minimum required aging of Marsala Superiore?

Answer 30

Two years

Question 31

What is the minimum required aging for Marsala Superiore Riserva?

Answer 31

Four years

Question 32

What is the minimum required aging for Marsala Vergine?

Answer 32

Minimum 5 years in a solera

Question 33

What is the minimum required aging for Marsala Solera?

Answer 33

Minimum 5 years in a solera

Question 34

What is the minimum required aging for Marsala Vergina Stravecchio Riserva?

Answer 34

Minimum 10 years cask aging, also the wine must be dry

Question 35

What is the grape variety also known as Cannonau?

Answer 35

Grenache/Garnacha

Question 36

What is the required assemblage for Cannonau di Sardegna DOC?

Answer 36

Minimum 85% Cannonau (90% for riserva)

Question 37

What is the DOCG wine of Sardinia?

Answer 37

Vermentino di Gallura DOCG