Soils

Question 1

Bolgheri

Answer 1

Gravely, well drained

Question 2

Montecucco

Answer 2

Inland 120-500m

Marl, Clay, high stone content

Question 3

Morellino di Scansano

Answer 3

Shallow rocky 250-400m

West = sandstone

East = limestone

Question 4

Suvereto DOCG

Answer 4

Alluvial sand to clay

Question 5

Elba

Answer 5

narrow terraced slopes

soils - wide range - volcanic, sedimentary, limestone, schist

Question 6

Cortona

Answer 6

Soils sandstone, marl, schist CLAY most important to hold water when there is drought

Continental and Med influences

Question 7

Vernnacia di San Gimignano DOCG

Answer 7

Yellow sand, yellow clay, Marine

200-400m

Question 8

Montalcino

Answer 8

Galestro

Question 9

Vino Nobile Montepulciano

Answer 9

Sandy - Homogenous

Question 10

Toscana

Answer 10

Diverse

Limestone, clay and sandstone

Galestro & Alberese

Question 11

Umbria

Answer 11

Alluvial - Ancient Lake TIberno central

Clay, Sand - Orvieto

Sandstone, marl clay - Lake Tresimeno between Torgiano & Montefalco

Volcanic - Orvieto, Bolsena caldera

Question 12

Torgiano

Answer 12

Sand & clay over limestone

Question 13

Montefalco

Answer 13

Lacustrine with yellow sand and clay

NW - marl & sandstone

Martini, Todi and Spoleto overlap so similar soils

Question 14

Orvieto

Answer 14

Tufo, clay, alluvial

Question 15

Lazio

Answer 15

1. Volcanic - Volsini - Albani (north)
2. Limestone - Latina/Frosinone (south)
3. Clay and sand (coast)

Question 16

Frascati

Answer 16

Volcanic

Question 17

Verdicchio

Answer 17

Calcareous clay

Uniform soils, loose, well-drained, clay & sand

Question 18

Matelica

Answer 18

Limestone, marl, clay and sandstone

Question 19

Serrapetrona

Answer 19

Clay, marl, sandstone

Question 20

Conero

Answer 20

Poor calcareous clay soils

Question 21

Offida

Answer 21

Clay, sand & gravel on coast

Clay soils - water retention a problem

between Tesino & Tronto rivers

Question 22

Marche

Answer 22

1. Inland - sandstone and marl - Matelica, Serrapetrona
2. Coastal hills - clay, sand, gravel
3. Hills - calcaerous clay - Jesi, Ancona, Offida, Piceno

Question 23

Abruzzo

Answer 23

Mostly high clay content

Some marl and sandstone with high clay content in middle band.

Question 24

Campania

Answer 24

Primarily volcanic

Question 25

Campi Flegrei

Answer 25

Volcanic & limestone

Question 26

Aglianico Taburno

Answer 26

calcareous clay and sandstone topped with volcanic material

Question 27

Sannio

Answer 27

Clay, volcanic, sandstone, limestone, alluvial

Question 28

Taurasi

Answer 28

Calcareous clay and marine-limestone with volcanic material

Question 29

Greco di Tufo

Answer 29

High clay, limestone, sand and volcanic material

Question 30

Fiano di Avellino

Answer 30

High clay and volcanic material

Question 31

Ischia

Answer 31

Greenish tufo rocks narrow terraces

Question 32

Amalfi

Answer 32

Top Soil: loose, well draining volcanic material & sub-soils of Dolemite limestone

Question 33

Aversa

Answer 33

Flat and fertile with tufo sub-soil with top soil made from volcanic material Have tufo caves

Question 34

Falerno del Massico

Answer 34

volcanic topsoil & limestone subsoil