southern italy Flashcards
(147 cards)
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What styles of wine are permitted under Greco di Tufo DOCG?
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Still W & TM Sparkling W (3 yrs aging in bottle!!!)
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What Campanian white grape varietal is not permitted in Sannio DOC?
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Falanghina
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What DOC lies on the Gulf of Salerno?
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Costa d’Amalfi DOC
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2 DOCs that focus on Gaglioppo
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Ciro DOC & Melissa DOC
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Styles of wine permitted under Aglianico del Taburno DOCG
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ROSE & R
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What are the W & R grapes of Campi Flegrei DOC?
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Falanghina & Piedirosso (min 50) / Aglianico (min 30)
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Faro DOC is a blend of what 3 grapes? Faro vs Fara
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N Mascalese, N Capuccio & Nocera
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DOCs of Cagliari
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Nasco di Cagliari DOC (W), Nuragus di Cagliari DOC, Girò di Cagliari DOC (RED!)
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Sella e Mosca, Santadi and Agricola Punica are producers in what region?
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Sardinia
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Classico, Capo Ferrato, Jerzu & Oliena are subzones of what DOC?
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Cannonau di Sardegna DOC
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Furore, Tramonti & Ravello are subzones of what DOC?
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Costa d’Amalfi
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Puglia sits on what 2 bodies of water?
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Adriatic Sea & Ionian Sea
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Cannonau di Sardegna DOC “Riserva” 3 requirements
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90% Cannonau (vs 85); min 13.5% abv (vs 13); min 12 mo wood (vs 6); comes from Nuoro / Ogliastro areas
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What styles of wine is Vernaccia di Oristano?
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100% Vernaccia di Oristano (W); oxidative / sherry-like (flor); dry or sweet
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What are the wine styles permitted in Priorat?
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White, Rose, Red; Rancio, Mistela (VDL), VDN
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What region of Italy sits on the Sila Plateau?
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Calabria (Ciro DOC)
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Terre degli Osci is an IGT found in which wine region?
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Molise
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Bovale Grande & Bovale di Spagna are clonal variants of what grape? Bovale Sardo?
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Bovale Grande & Bovale di Spagna: Carignan; Bovale Sardo: Graciano
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G/S under Cirò DOC
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W / Rose / R ***all 3!!!
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What is the italian word for saigne?
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Salasso
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Min abv for Primitivo di Manduria DOC; Reserva?
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13.5%; 14% for Rsva
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Name the sub-zones of Cannonau di Sardegna DOC
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Classico, Capo Ferrato, Jerzu, Oliena
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White & R grapes of Vesuvio DOC
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W: Coda di Volpe; Ro/R: Piedirosso
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Ancient wine of Rome
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Falernum
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Assemblage & elevage of Etna Spumante
a) 60% Nerello M b) 18 mo
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Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG aging requirement
Normale: 3 years (1 yr barrel / 1 yr bottle); Riserva: 5 years (2 yrs barrel / 2 yrs bottle)
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Name the DOCGs of Puglia
(4) Castel del Monte Bombino Nero Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG
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Falerno del Massico DOC grapes
W: Falanghina; R: Aglianico (min 60%) + Piedirosso; varietal Primitivo
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What is the assemblage of Etna Rosato?
same as red! min 80% Nerello M, max 20% Nerello C + max 10% OAG
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Rose and red wines of Brindisi DOC is based on what grape?
Negroamaro
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Min % abv for Vermentino di Gallura "Superiore" DOCG
13% (high for a W!!)
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Terre di Cosenza DOC is in what region?
Calabria
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What DOCG sits in the foothills of the Iblei Mountains?
Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG
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What is Ottavianello a synonym for what grape in Italy? Where?
Cinsault; Puglia
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What are the 3 grapes must make up at 70% of Marsala Rubino?
Perricone, Nero d'Avola, Nerello Mascalese
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Biancolella & Forastera are grapes widely-cultivated in what region of Italy?
Campania: Ischia DOC, Costa d'Amalfi...
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Name 3 contrade of Etna
Calderara, Guardiola, Feudo di Mezzo, Passopisciaro, Pietramarina, San Lorenzo, Santo Spirito
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Marisa Cuomo calls what DOC home? What town is she in?
Costa d'Amalfi DOC; Furore
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Top W & R grapes of Molise
Trebbiano Toscano & Montepulciano ***Abruzzo twin
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Sparkling wines in Molise are produced under what appellation?
Molise DOC (White, Rose, R, Sparkling)
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What body of water separates Calabria & Puglia?
Gulf of Taranto
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Largest island in the Mediterranean
Sicily #1 (Sardinia #2)
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What is the grape of Castel del Monte?
Nero di Troia
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R grape of Cirò DOC
Gaglioppo (min 80%)
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What are the elevation requirements for Taurasi?
400m-700m
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Elevage & abv for Etna Rosso Riserva
a) 13% abv b) 4 yrs (1 yr oak)
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Palombina & Per e Palummo are synonyms of what grape?
Piedirosso
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What river divides Taurasi in half?
Calore River
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Min % Greco in Greco di Tuffo DOCG; what is the complimentary grape?
85%; Coda di Volpe
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Cantina Santadi and Cantine Argiolis are producer in what Italian wine region?
Sardinia
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Closest Italian DOC to Naples
Vesuvio DOC
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Signature grape of the Aeolian Islands
Malvasia delle Lipari
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The Gulf of Taranto divides what 2 wine regions?
Calabria & Puglia
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In what region of Italy will you find Cinsault?
Puglia (called Ottavianello locally)
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Highest volume-producing IGP of Italy
Terre Siciliane IGP
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What is the color of the Nasco grape and in what Italian region is it grown? Nuragus?
a) both W b) Sardinia (Nasco di Cagliari DOC)
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Squinzano & Copertino DOCs produce reds based on what grape?
Negroamaro
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Matera DOC is in what region of Italy?
Basilicata
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Sardinia's oldest DOC
Vernaccia di Oristano DOC
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Where is the Carignano del Sulcis DOC?
Sardegna
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% Primitivo & min RS under Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG
a) 100% Primitivo b) min 50 g/l RS
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What color grape is Semidano? In what region is it grown?
White; Sardinia
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Vecchio Amaro del Capo comes from what Italian region?
Calabria
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2 mandatory white grapes & 2 mandatory red grapes of Costa d'Amalfi
W: Falanghina / Biancolella; Piedirosso (30) / Tintore (20)
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W & R grapes of Melissa DOC; what region?
a) Calabria b) W: Greco Bianco R: Gaglioppo
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Gaglioppo is grown in what DOC? What famous Italian grape is it related to?
Ciro DOC (Calabria); Sangiovese
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The Salento Peninsula is a feature of what wine region?
Puglia
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Tintilia is a grape native to what wine region?
Molise
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What is concia as it relates to the production of Marsala?
The addition of mosto cotto (cooked must); ***permitted for ambra styles only
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2 producers of Vermentino di Gallura
Cantina del Vermentino, Capiccheroa, Vigne Surrau
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Taurasi elevage
N: 3 yrs (1 yr barrel); Rsva: 4 yrs (1.5 yrs barrel)
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Maximum elevation for Etna DOC What marks Etna DOC's northern boundary?
1,000 meters (DOC boundary marked by Etna's Strada Provinciale Quota Mille :) )
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What is pergola called in Campania?
Raggiera
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Why does vineyard acreage diminish in 1980s in Sardinia?
Vine pull scheme (arrachage)
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Magliocco Dolce is a native grape to what wine region?
Calabria (RED)
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Marco Caprai is assoc w/ what wine region?
Montefalco Sagrantino
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What is Grenache called in Sardinia?
Cannonau
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Provinces of Vermentino di Gallura DOCG
Olbia-Tempio & Sassari
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Where will you find the white grapes Fenite, Ginestra, Pepella, Ripoli?
Costa d'Amalfi DOC
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2 rose-only appellations of Italy
Castel del Monte Bombino Nero DOCG & Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo DOC
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What is the DOC of the Aelian Islands?
Malvasia delle Lipari DOC
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Min % Fiano in Fiano di Avellino DOCG
85% (+ Greco, Coda di Volpe, Trebb Toscano) ***both Campania W DOCGs 85%
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Min % Aglianico in Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG
100% (vs 85% in Taurasi)
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Radici Taurasi Riserva comes from a single vineyard within what commune?
Montemarano <3
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What grape dominates southern Puglia?
Negroamaro
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Name the island-wide DOCs of Sardinia
Cannonau di Sardegna DOC, Monica di Sardegna DOC, Moscato di Sardegna DOC, Sardegna Semidano DOC, Vermentino di Sardegna DOC,
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Where is the Aversa DOC? What is the grape?
Campania; W (still / sparkling); Asprinio (Greco)
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R grape of Salice Salentino DOC
Negroamaro
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Where is Galluccio DOC? What are the grapes?
Campania; Falanghina & Aglianico
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Famous vintage of Radici that puts Taurasi on map
1968 ***same as 1st V of Sassicaia
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What is the soil of Cerasuolo di Vittoria?
Terra Rossa!!!!!! Iron-rich clay over LS (sand in E & S)
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Most planted grape of Sardinia?
Cannonau
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What regions make up the "classico" subzone of Cannonau di Sardegna DOC?
Nuoro & Ogliastro
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Tuscan estate behind Agricola Punica
Sassicaia x Santadi
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"Apianum" is in reference to what grape varietal in Campania?
Fiano (reference to ancient wine from Fiano; permitted on bottles of Fiano di Avellino DOCG)
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Silvio Carta is a producer in what DOC?
Vernaccia di Oristano DOC
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Etna rosso can contain up to what % OARG?
max 10% (max 20% N Capuccio / max 10% non-aromatic ...)
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Sardinia's only DOCG; what year?
Vermentino di Gallura DOCG; 1996
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San Severo is a DOC in what region?
Puglia's 1st DOC
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Minimum wood aging for Marsala Superiore Riserva
min 4 years
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What separates Sardinia from Corsica?
Strait of Bonifaccio
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Greco di Bianco DOC produces what style of wine? In what region?
White passito; Calabria
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Cagliari is the capitol of what Italian wine region?
Sardegna (important b/c lots of DOCs w/ Cagliari in name)
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Name the island-wide IGT of Sardinia
Isola dei Nuraghi IGT
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Name the producer and region of the following bottlings: "Barrau", "Montessu" and "Samas"
Agricola Punica (Sassicaia / Santadi JV)
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Bovale Sardo is a synonym of what grape?
Graciano
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Italy's 2nd DOC
Ischia DOC
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Trellising in Taurasi
Raggiera / Pergola Avellinese
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S-most DOC of Italy
Sicilia DOC (or Noto DOC / Eloro DOC)
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2 mandatory white grapes & 2 mandatory red grapes of Ischia DOC
W: Forastera / Biancolella; Guarnacha / Piedirosso
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Name 2 Italian appellations based on Zinfandel
Primitivo di Manduria DOC, Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG, Gioia del Colle DOC
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#1-producing DOC of Sardegna
Vermentino di Sardegna DOC
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Grapes of Capri DOC
W: Falanghina & Greco; R: Piedirosso
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Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG sweetness level / color / wine style
LH sweet red (min 50 g/l RS)
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Styles of wine made under Tintilia di Molise DOC
Rose & Red
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What body of water divides Calabria and Sicily?
Strait of Messina
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Isola dei Nuraghi IGT covers what Italian wine region?
Sardinia
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Who produces "Turriga" and "Costera"? Under what appellation?
Argiolis; Isola dei Nuraghi
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Top 2 DOCs of Puglia for R wines based on Negroamaro
Brindisi DOC & Salice Salentino DOC
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Sardinia was long-ruled by what kingdom?
Aragon
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In what year does Cerasuolo di Vittoria gain DOCG status?
2005
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Top W & R grapes of Calabria
Greco Bianco & Gaglioppo
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Where is the Gargano Peninsula?
Puglia (N-most part)
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DOC closest to Naples
Campi Flegrei DOC / Vesuvio DOC
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Catanzaro is the capitol of what Italian region?
Calabria
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Min % Vermentino in Vermentino di Gallura DOCG
0.95
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Who produces "Titolo"?
Elena Fucci
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What is the most-planted grape of Sardinia? What is it called locally?
Grenache; Cannonau
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Name 2 producers of Fiano di Avellino DOCG
Mastroberardino, Feudo di San Gregorio, Quintodecimo (also all make Greco di Tufo DOCG)
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In what region does the Appenine mountain range end in Italy? / What region of Italy marks the end of the Appenin Mtns?
Calabria
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What mountains directly affect Mt Etna?
Nebrodi Mtns
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Cantine Lento, Librandi & Odoardi are producers in what Italian wine region?
Calabria (Cirò DOC)
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Min % abv for Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG
13.5% (same as Priorat!)
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Taurasi is in what province? Aglianico del Taburno DOCG?
Avellino; Benevento
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Trellising in Costa d'Amalfi DOC
Terraced pergola
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S-Italy's 1st DOCG; what year?
Taurasi (1993)
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1st Taurasi Riserva Mastroberardino; 1st vintage of Radici?
1928, 1986
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What does Lacryma Christi indicate on a bottle of wine? What appellation is this associated with?
Higher alcohol (12 for W/Ro/R); Vesuvio DOC
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Old vine Carignan DOC of Sardegna
Carignano de Sulcis DOC
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Marsala labeled "Semi-Secco" can include up to how much sugar?
min 40 g/l RS - max 100 g/l RS
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Soil of Gallura
Granite
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Ellenico is the ancient name for what grape?
Aglianico
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What is the R grape of the following DOCs? Brindisi, Salice Salentino, Squinzano, Copertino
Negroamaro
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What wine styles are permitted under Vermentino di Gallura DOCG?
(W) Still, Frizz / Sp, VT / Passito
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What 2 DOCs of Sardinia produce flor-aged wines?
Malvasia di Bosa DOC & Vernaccia di Oristano DOC
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Italy's least mountainous region
Puglia
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What color grape is Monica? In what region is it grown?
Red; Sardinia
