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What are the major bodies of water surrounding Puglia?

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Adriatic Sea
Ionian Sea
Golfo di Taranto

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What is the terrain of Puglia?

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Broad plains
Low Hills
Flat, fertile plains

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How many DOCG of Puglia?

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What are the DOCG of Puglia?

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Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva DOCG
Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva DOCG
Castel del Monte Bombino Nero DOCG
Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG

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Grape variety and minimum of Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva DOCG

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Min. 65% Nero di Troia (Uva di Troia)

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Grape variety and minimum of Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva DOCG

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Min. 90% Nero di Troia (Uva di Troia)

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Grape variety and minimum of Castel del Monte Bombino Nero DOCG

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Min. 90% Bombino Nero

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Grape Variety and minimum of Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG.

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Varieties: 100% Primitivo

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Minimum RS of Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG.

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50g/l

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Nero di Troia is also known as what in Puglia?

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Uva di Troia

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Where do Castel del Monte Bombino Nero DOCG, Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva DOCG, Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva DOCG lie?

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Within Castel del Monte DOC.
Northern Puglia.
Close to the Adriatic Sea.

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Grape Varieties of Castel del Monte DOC

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Bianco/Frizzante/Spumante:
Pampanuto, Chardonay, and/or Bombino Bianco
Rosso/Novello:
Nero di Troia, Aglianico, and/or Montepulciano
Rosato/Frizzante/Spumante:
Bombino Nero, Aglianico, and/or Nero di Troia

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What is the most cultivated grape in Puglia?

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Negroamaro

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Main grape variety of Salice Salentino DOC

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Negroamaro
Some Susumaniello found

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Main grape variety of Brindisi DOC

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Negroamaro

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What are the most important grape varieties of Puglia?

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Nero di Troia
Negroamaro
Primitivo

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Primitivo is genetically identical to what grape?

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Zinfandel (now now Tribidrag?)

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Where is Primitivo di Manduria DOC?

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Puglia
West of Salice Salentino DOC on the Ionian Coast

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Grape variety and minimum of Primitivo di Manduria DOC.

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minimum 85% Primitivo

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Where is Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG?

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West of Salice Salentino DOC on the Ionian Coast

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What was the first DOCG of Puglia?

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Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG

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What is the minimum RS for Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG?

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50 g/l

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True or False: Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG is subject to the appassimento process.

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True

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Grape variety and minimum of Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG.

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100% Primitivo

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Where is Susumaniello found?
Puglia
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Where is Verdeca found in Puglia?
Valle d'Itria
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Grape variety and minimum of Squinzano DOC Rosso/Rosato.
Rosso/Rosato minimum 70% Negroamaro
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Grape variety and minimum of Copertino DOC.
Rosato/Rosso 0 - 100% Negroamaro
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True or False: The Fiano labeled Fiano in Puglia is the same as the Fiano in Campania.
False: It is Fiano Minutolo, not related to the Campanian grape Fiano
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What is the soil and climate found in the far northeast of Puglia?
Small areas of limestone soil Coastal Influence
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What are the grape varieties and styles of wine found in the far northeast of Puglia
Traditional method sparkling wines from Bambino Bianco and Pinot Noir
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White grape variety of Brindisi DOC
White: Chardonnay, Fiano di Minutolo, Malvasia Bianca
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Soils of Manduria?
Red soils (Terra rossa) over limestone
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Main grape variety of Manduria.
Primitivo
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White Grape variety of Gioia del Colle Bianco DOC.
Bianco -50% - 70% Trebbiano Toscano
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The Salento Peninsula is located in what part of Italy?
In the southern part of Puglia in the heel.
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What are the administrative provinces of Puglia North to South?
Foggia in the north, Bari and Taranto in the middle and Brindisi and Lecce in the south.
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What is the white grape of Ostuni/Ostuni Ottavianello DOC?
50% - 85% Impigno 15% - 50% Francavilla
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Impigno is a cross of what two grape varieties?
Bombino Bianco and Quagliano
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Rosé in Ostuni/Ostuni Ottavianello DOC is made of what grape?
Ottavianello
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What is another name for Ottavianello?
Cinsault
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What grape reigns supreme in Barletta, Cerignola, and Castel del Monte?
Uvo di Troia
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White grape variety and minimum of Gravina DOC.
Minimum 50% Greco Minimum 20% Malvasia Bianca and/or Bianca Lunga Maximum 30%, alone or combined, Fiano, Verdeca, Bianco di Alessano, Chardonnay
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Climate of Puglia.
Hot Mediterranean
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Where is Colline Joniche Tarantine DOC?
Puglia Covering an area of hills on the Taranto side of its borders with the provinces of Bari and Brindisi.
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Where is Martina/Martina Franca DOC?
Puglia The Martina Franca viticultural zone covers a roughly circular area around the eponymous town of Martina Franca, which lies 16km (10 miles) inland from the Adriatic Coast (and roughly the same distance from the Gulf of Taranto in the other direction)
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Where is Locorotondo DOC?
Puglia In the provinces of Bari and Brindisi
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What is geology of Colline Joniche Tarantine DOC, Martina/Martina Franca DOC, Locorotondo DOC?
Cretaceous limestone under layers of iron-rich quaternary deposits.
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In what DOC is Susumaniello found?
Found in southern Puglia. Salice Salentino DOC Brindisi DOC
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What are the IGT of Puglia?
Daunia IGT Murgia IGT Puglia IGT Salento IGT Tarantino IGT Valle d'Itria IGT
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What is Fiano in Puglia known as?
Fiano Minutolo
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Red grape variety of Brindisi DOC.
Negroamaro, Susumaniello
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Impigno and Francavilla are found in this DOC in Puglia.
Ostuni/Ostuni Ottavianello DOC
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What is the grape and % of Gravina DOC Passito?
100% Malvasia
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Styles of Gravina DOC?
Bianco Rosso/Rosato Passito
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Grape variety of Gravina Rosso/Rosato DOC.
Minimum 40% Montepulciano Minimum 20% Primitivo Maximum 30%, alone or combined, Aglianico, Uva di Troia, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
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What does Colline Joniche Tarantine translate to?
Joniche is a variant spelling of Ioniche, meaning 'Ionian' and referring to the Ionian Sea coastline whose path they mirror Tarantine confirms them as belonging to the Taranto province The Joniche hills of Taranto
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White grape variety of Colline Joniche Tarantine?
Minimum 50% Chardonnay
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Red grape variety of Colline Joniche Tarantine?
Minimum 50% Cabernet Sauvignon
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Varietal labeled red wine of Colline Joniche Tarantine DOC must contain _____ % of _______.
85% Primitivo
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What is Martina Franca DOC's mesoclimate?
-Slightly cooler -The surrounding hilly topography creates a slightly cooler climate -This contributes to the area's ability to create lighter and fresher sparkling wines -Proximity to the coastline creates a diurnal temperature shift that cools down the vines at night
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This is a DOC in Puglia for white wine and sparkling only.
Martina Franca DOC
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Grape varieties of Martina Franca DOC.
50% - 65% Verdeca 35% - 50% Bianco d' Alessano maximum 5%, alone or combined, Fiano, Bombino, Malvasia Bianca
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Styles of Locorotondo DOC?
Bianco/Superiore/Riserva Passito Varietal Wine
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Grape variety of Locorotondo Bianco DOC.
Minimum 50% Verdeca Minimum 35% Bianco d' Alessano Maximum 15% other white grapes suitable for cultivation in Puglia
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This DOC is 100% Verdeca and/or Bianco d'Alessano in Puglia for Superiore/Reserva/Spumate/Passito wines.
Locorotondo Bianco DOC
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Grape Variety of Squinzano Bianco DOC.
Minimum 80% Chardonnay and/or Malvasia Bianca Maximum 20% other white grapes suitable for cultivation in Puglia with the exclusion of Moscati
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What is the minimum % of varietally labelled Squinzano DOC Bianco and Rosso?
Negroamaro/Susumaniello -Minimum 85% of the stated variety -Maximum 15% other black grapes suitable for cultivation in Puglia -Chardonnay/Malvasia Bianca/Piano/Sauvignon minimum 90% of the state variety
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Red variety of Gioia del Colle DOC
Rosso/Rosato -50% - 60% Primitivo Primitivo -100% Primitivo Aleatico -85% Aleatico
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Castel del Monte has three DOCG zones devoted to dry wine. What are they, and what are their styles and encepagements?
Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva DOCG (Rosso Riserva, >65% Uva di Troia, max RS 10g/L) Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva DOCG (Rosso Riserva, >90% Uva di Troia, max RS 10g/L) Castel del Monte Bombino Nera DOCG (ROSATO ONLY, >90% Bombino Nera, max RS 10g/L) Minimum alcohol for Rosso Riserva wines is 13%
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What DOC is contiguous with the Castel del Monte DOCG zones?
Castel del Monte DOC Bianco/Frizzante/Spumante Rosso/Novello Rosato/Frizzante/Spumante Varietal wines: Bombino, Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Nero di Troia, Cabernet/Riserva, Aglianico/Riserva
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What are the aging requirements for the two Riserva DOCG's of Puglia?
2 years, one in wood
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What is the most cultivated grape in Puglia? Where is it prominently found?
Negroamaro. Salice Salentino DOC: Rosso/Rosato, Varietal (also bianco (chardonnay based), Aleatico/Riserva/Dolce/Licoroso) Brindisi DOC: Varietal Rosso/Rosato (also varietal Susumaniello, Chardonnay, Fiano, Sauvignon) Both DOCs are clustered together in the southern part of Puglia.
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What DOC is contiguous with Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG, and what styles are authorized?
Primitivo di Manduria Rosso/Riserva 85% Primitivo, plus 2 years with 9mos in wood for Riserva
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What two DOC's cover the bulk of Puglia?
Tavoliere dellle Puglie o Tavoliere (north of Bari) Terra d'Otranto/ Neroamaro di Terra d'Otranto (south of bari)
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Trebbiano Toscano is the same as what?
Ugni Blanc
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Trebbiano di Soave is the same as what?
Verdicco Bianco
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What is the major soil type of Puglia?
Terra Rossa (ferrous clay and sand) topsoil over limestone
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What is Vigneti del Sud, and who runs it?
Vigneti del Sud is the Puglian property of the Antinori estate, made under the brand name Tormaresca.
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What happens to most Puglian white wine?
It's either consumed locally, or made into vermouth.
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What typically causes stuck fermentation in the south?
High temperatures

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