Grapes southern Flashcards
(54 cards)
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Gaglioppo
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Calabria
13c
Greek origin = Beautiful foot
Ruby with high acidity
2
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Malvasia Bianca Lunga
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Tuscany
Vin Santo
3
Q
Malvasia Bianca di Candia
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Lazio
Most widely planted in Lazio
Vigorous and high yields
Neutral wines
4
Q
Sangiovese
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Tuscany Marche Jupiter’s Blood 1 grape in Italy Ciliegiato x Calabrese Montenuovo Maybe native to Southern Italy Difficult to cultivate and site sensitive Best on clay and limestone Clonal diversity
5
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Zibibbo
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Sicily Pantelleria = Muscat of Alexandria Sweet passitio = Raisin Muscat family Moscato Bianco x Axina Tres Bias
6
Q
Trebbiano Abruzzese
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Abruzzo
Higher quality than Bombino Bianco and Treb Toscana
Can oxidise easily
White flowers, citrus and nuts
7
Q
Carricante
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Sicily Etna High in malic acid Harvested late Orange blossom and citrus Flinty petrol notes
8
Q
Falaghina
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Campania
= Stake
Falanghina Flegrea and Falanghina Beneventana
Increasingly planted
Crisp acidity, delicate, floral, sparkling and swet
9
Q
Trebbiano Giallo
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Lazio
High yields
Body in blending
10
Q
Negro Amaro
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Puglia
Black + Bitter
Reliable and high yields
Deep colour and black fruits
11
Q
Montepulciano
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Abruzzo - half all plantings Marche Workhorse grape Late ripening Good in warm regions No relationship to place in Tuscany Deep ruby colour but not complex Rosato - Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo Vino di Taglio
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Q
Vernaccia Nera
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Marche
Aromatic red
Serrapetrona - red sparkling wines
13
Q
Piedirosso
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Campania
Often blended with Aglianico
Adds softness and perfume
14
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Aglianico
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Noble grape of Italy Campania Basilicata (Vulture) Thick skins and ripens late High in tannin and acidity Age well High in alcohol and acidity Taurasi, Taburno and Vulture biotypes
15
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Grechetto di Todi
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Umbria = Pignoletto Light crisp, delicate perfume, high acid Suitable for sparkling wines Sometimes included with GdO in "Grechetto"
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Grillo
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Sicily 19c Marsala Cataratto Bianco x Muscat of Alexandria Trad =Deep, nutty, astringent - now fresh and citrus = Pips
17
Q
Trebbiano Spoletino
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Umbria near Montefalco
Increasing plantings
Med-full bodied, acidic, citrus and blossom
18
Q
Primitivo
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Puglia 18c Gioia del Colle Early ripening =Zinfandel and Crljenack Kastelanski Vino di Taglio Big rich wines, high alcohol
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Nero di Troia
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Puglia North Central Castel del Monte High tannins Blended or Varietals
20
Q
Malvasia Bianca di Basilicata
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Basilicata
Vulture area
21
Q
Lachrima
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Marche Lachrima di Morro d'Alba =Teardrop, skins break easily Aromatic red grape Perfume, acidity, dark ruby
22
Q
Sangiovese synonyms
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Brunello - Montalcino Prugnolo Gentile - Montepulciano Sangiovese Grosso - widespread Sangioveto - Chianti Clasico Morellino - Scansano
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Q
Grechetto di Orvieto
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Umbria near Orvieto Blended Light, citrussy, acidity, Suitable for Botrytis/Late harvest Sometimes included with GdT in "Grechetto"
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Frappato
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Sicily
Vittoria SE Sicily
Trad blended, now varietal
Perfumed, friendly, juicy
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Pecorino
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Marche
Abruzzo
Increasing popularity
Name means sheep
High acid
Guido Cocci Griffoni 1980s
Bit like Sauv Blanc
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26
Vermentino
Sardegna
Tuscany
Aromatic white
Gallura
Warm sunny, near sea, yellow/straw
Floral, fruity aromatic, stone, mineral
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Malvasia di Lipari/Greco Bianco
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Calabria
Sicily - Aeolian islands
=Greco Bianco
=Malvasia di Sardegna
Sweet passito style
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28
Vernaccia di Oristano
Sardegna
Unique oxidative white style
West coast
Sherry like or simple dry varietal
29
Canaiolo Nero
18c - main grape of Chianti
| Blending partner - brings softness and perfume
30
Trebbiano Toscana
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Most widely planted white grape in Tuscany
Abruzzo, Umbria, Lazio
Highly productive
Falling out of favour
Vin Santo
Aka Procanico
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Inzolia
Sicily
=Ansonica
Marsala
Moderate acidity
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Sagrantino
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Umbria
Ancient 16c - native to Montefalco
Late ripening and cold resistant
One of most tannic wines - oak and bottle aging
Name - sacred- used in the Mass?
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Vernaccia di San Gimignano
Ancient Tuscan grape
Found around San Gimignano
Dry varietal wines
34
Fiano
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Campania
Campania's most noble white grape
Lapio
Antonio Mastroberadino
Floral citrus balsam honey mineral
Ages well
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Verdicchio
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Marche
= Trebbiano di Soave=Turbiana of Veneto
=Green
Floral and citrussy aromas, acidic
Ages well
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Malvasia di Lazio
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Lazio
Castelli Romani
= Malvasia Puntinata (dotted)
Muscat of Alexandria x Schiava Grosso
Prone to botrytis
Perfume grapey aromas
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Bombino Bianco
Puglia
North and Central
High acidity
Good for sparkling
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Tintilia
Molise
From Spain
Traditionally blended with Montpulciano
Full bodied, deep ruby
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Monica
Sardegna
Spanish
simple light table wine if unrestricted in yields
40
Bombino Nero
Puglia
North and Central
Castel del Monte
Rosato wines lighter than Negro Amaro
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Nero d'Avola
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Sicily
=Calabrese, 'Calavrisi'
No1 red grape in Sicily
Likes warmth - albarello
Deep colour, high alcohol and fresh acidity
Ages
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Aliatico
Tuscany
Elba
Red aromatic
Used for passitio
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Ciliegiolo
Umbria
Native to Tuscany
Cherry
44
Greco
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Campania
Ancient variety
Tufo
Difficult to grow
High levels of volatile acidity
Full and sweet wines
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45
Coda di Volpe Bianca
Campania
=White Foxtail
Moderate acidity
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Nerello Mascalese
Sicily
Etna
Late ripening
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Passerina
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Marche
Adriatic
Mineral, fruity - sparkling and passitio
=Pay the debts, chase the debts
High yield
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Nerello Cappuccio
Sicily
Etna
Blended with Nerello Mascalese
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Catarratto Bianco
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Sicily
Ancient workhorse grape
Cataratto Bianco Comune and Cataratto Bianco Lucido
West Sicily
Marsala
Simple dry wine
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Asprinio
Campania
Asprinio di Averso
Tart white grape
51
Carignano
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Sardegna
=Mazuela
Southern Sardinia
Late budding/ripening
Vigorous
Deep ruby colour
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Cannonau
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Sardegna
=Garnacha/Grenache
Spanish
East Central -Nuoro
Resistant to drought
aka Alicante, Tocai Rosso, Gamay del Trasimeno,
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Biancolella
Campania
Ischia
Moderate alcohol and acidity
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Cesanese
Lazio
Lazio's most distinctive red grape
Cesanese Commune and Cesanese d'Affile (better)
