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Southern Italy - Campania Flashcards

1
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Main city here?

A

Naples

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Best known grapes?

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Falanghina, Greco. Fiano, Aglianico

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Best known Aglianico DOCG?

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Taurasi DOCG

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Climate?

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Warm Mediterranean. inland slopes up to 600m

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soil types?

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limestone and clay in hills* (Fiano di Avellino DOCG, Greco di Tufo DOCG, Taurasi DOCG), volcanic and sandy (Campi Flegrei DOC, Vesuvio DOC), alluvial (Sannio DOC, Beneventano IGT)

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Falanghina?

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workhorse. unoaked, medium intensity, apple, peach and grassy note

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Greco?

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challenging to grow. deep lemon, oily, most unoaked

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Fiano

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high quality, waxy texture, rescued by Mastroberardino family

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Aglianico

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Taurasi DOCG requires 85%, 3 years ageing. 4 years ageing and 18 months in oak for riserva.

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production companies?

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mostly private companies

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