Southern Italy, Sicily, Sardinia Flashcards
(174 cards)
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What is Marsala Vergine?
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Marsala in which nothing but fortifying spirit has been added
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Where is Faro DOC?
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Sicily
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What is the min percentage of nerello mascalese required in Etna Rosso DOC?
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80%
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Falanghina is sometimes blended with what rare white grape in Campania?
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biancolella
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What are the main white grapes of Campania?
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- falanghina
- greco
- fiano
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Castel del Monte DOC produces still and sparkling wine based on what grapes?
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bambino bianco
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What percentage of gaglioppo is required in the reds of Ciro?
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80%
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What is the max yield in Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG?
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52 hl/ ha
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What is the main white grape of Etna Bianco?
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carricante
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What are the 2 DOCGs in Campania for white wine?
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- Fiano di Avellino
- Greco di Tufo
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What is the soil type of Campania?
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volcanic tufa
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Cannonau is an alias for what grape? Where?
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Grenache in Sardinia
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What is the climate of Calabria?
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hot mediterannean coast w/ continental interior
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What are the native red grapes of Sicily?
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- nero d’avola
- frappato
- nerello mascalese/cappuccio
- perricone
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What is the specialty of Greco di Bianco DOC?
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sweet wines made from dried greco grapes
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What is the only wine allowed in Castel del Monte Bambino Nero DOCG?
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bambino nero based rose
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What is the primary soil in Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG?
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volcanic
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What is the min percent of primitivo required in Primitivo di Manduria DOC?
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85%
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Why do winemakers favor reductive techniques when vinifying grillo?
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it oxidizes easily so reductive winemaking preserves thiols
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Where is Castel del Monte Nero di Troia located?
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Puglia
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What is the age requirement for Marsala Vergine and Solera?
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min 5 years in oak or cherry
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What styles of wine are allowed in Falanghina del Sannio DOC?
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white only
- still
- sparkling
- late harvest
- passito
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What is the only DOCG in Sicily?
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Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG
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What is the min percent of fiano required in Fiano di Avellino DOCG?
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85%
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What type of training helps curb the vigor of nerello mascalese?
alberello (head training)
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What is the min percent of aglianico required in Taurasi DOCG?
85%
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What styles of wine are allowed in Etna DOC?
red, white, rose, sparkling
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What is the primary grape of a wine labeled Etna Rosso?
nerello mascalese
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In what region is Savuto DOC located?
Calabria
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What are the age requirements for Aglianico del Vulture Superiore and Reserva?
Superiore - min 12 mos in barrel, 12 mos in bottle
not released until Nov 1, 3YFH
Reserva - min 2 years in barrel, 12 mos in bottle
not released until Nov 1, 5YFH (longest aging requirement for an aglianico DOCG)
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Vermentino di Sardegna DOC must be made with what min percent vermentino?
85%
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What is the Italian term for slightly sweet?
abbocato
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What is the min RS for Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturals DOCG?
50 g/L
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Sicilian dessert wines are dominated by what 2 grapes?
- zibbibo (moscato)
- malvasia
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Whites of Vesuvio DOC are dominated by what 2 grapes?
- coda di volpe
- verdeca
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How many DOCGs are in Puglia?
4
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What is the min abv for Aglianico del Vulture Superiore?
13.5%
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What DOCGs of Campania allows sparkling wine?
- Greco di Tufo
- Fiano di Avellino
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What are the native white grapes of Sicily?
- cataratto
- carricante
- inzolia
- grillo
- gracanico
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What styles of wine are allowed in Malvasia delle Lipari DOC?
white, passito, liquoroso
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Where is Taurasi DOCG located?
Avellino, Campania
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What does amabile mean?
medium sweet (sweeter than abbocato)
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Where is Malvasia delle Lipari located?
Sicily
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What does asciutto refer to in Aglianico del Vulture Superiore?
dry
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Salice Salentino and Brindisi are appellations focused on what red grape?
negroamaro
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What are the primary red grapes of Campania?
- aglianico
- piedirosso
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What red grapes are allowed in Marsala Rubino?
- perricone
- nero d'avola
- nerello mascalese
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What is the age requirement for Fine Marsala?
min 1 year in oak or cherry wood (first 4 months can be id a diff container)
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What are the 4 DOCGs of Campania?
- Fiano di Avellino
- Greco di Tufo
- Aglianico del Taburno
- Taurasi
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What are the age requirements for Aglianico del Taburno DOCG?
rosato - released March 1, YFH
rosso - min 2 years from Nov 1
reserva - min 3 years from Nov 1, includes 1 year in wood, 6 mos in bottle
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What grape is considered a blending grape in the white DOCGs of Campania?
coda di volpe
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What are the primary red grapes of Molise?
- montepulciano
- aglianico
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What are the 3 subzones of Cannonau di Sardegna?
- Oliena
- Jerzu
- Capo Ferrato
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What is the most planted grape in Calabria?
gaglioppo
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How long must Etna DOC spumante rest on lees?
min 18 months
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In what region is Bivangi DOC?
Calabria
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What is the min abv for both Fiano di Avellino and Greco di Tufo?
11.5%
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What are the primary white grapes of Ischia DOC?
- forastera
- biancolella
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Where is the local nuragus grape found?
Sardinia
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Liquoroso wines in Irpina DOC can only be made from which grape?
aglianico
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What is the age requirement for single varietal Primitivo in Falerno del Massico DOC?
min 1 year after Jan 1, YFH
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Late harvest wine in Erice DOC can be made from which 2 grapes varietally?
- zibbibo
- sauv blanc
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What is the assemblage of Eloro DOC Pachino?
- min 80% nero d'avola
- max 20% frappato/pignatello
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Aspirino is an alias for which grape?
greco
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What is the min abv in Marsala DOC?
Fine - 17.5%
Superiore/Vergine/Solera/Reserva - 18%
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What is the concia process in Marsala production?
the required addition of min 1% mosto cotto to marsala ambra to cheaply mimic that tawny color of barrel aging
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What grapes are allowed in Marsala oro and ambra?
- grillo
- inzolia
- cataratto
- damaschino
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Where is Falerno del Massico located and what are its primary grapes?
Campania
red - aglianico and primitivo
white - falanghina
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What are the aging requirements for Aglianico del Vulture Superiore and Reserva?
Superiore - min 3 years with 1 year in wood
Reserva - min 5 years with 2 years in wood
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What are the age requirements for Taurasi and Reserva?
Taurasi - min 3 years with 1 year in wood
Reserva - min 4 years with 18 mos in wood
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What is the min abv in Taurasi DOCG?
12%
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What DOC in Campania produces passito wines?
Falanghina del Sannio
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Which 2 winds bring precipitation to Mt Etna?
- grecale
- sirocco
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What is the age requirement for Etna Rosso Riserva?
4 years from Nov 1 including 1 year in wood
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What is the elevation for vineyards on Mt Etna?
northern slope 300-800 m
eastern slope 300-900 m
southern slope 300-1000 m
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Where is Ciro DOC located?
Calabria
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What is the only DOCG in Basilicata?
Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG
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What are the age requirements for Marsala Superiore and Reserva?
Superiore - min 2 years in oak or cherry
Superiore Reserva - min 4 years in oak or cherry
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How many contrade are in Etna DOC?
142
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What are the primary grapes of Matera DOC Moro?
- cab sauv
- merlot
- primitivo
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What are the 3 main red grapes in Sardinia?
- Cannonau
- Carignano
- Monica de Sardegna
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What are the 3 DOCs for sweet wine in Sicily?
- Marsala
- Passito di Pantelleria
- Malavsia delle Lipari
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Red wines of Ischia DOC are blends of what 2 grapes?
- piedirosso
- guarnaccia
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Casavecchia di Ponteleone DOC makes only what style of wine?
red
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In what region is Campi di Flegri DOC and what are the primary red and white grapes?
Campania
- falanghina
- piedirosso, aglianico
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What is vigneti ad alberata?
traditional training method of vines trained up poplar trees
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What is the min abv in Vesuvio Lacryma Christi?
12%
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What is the primary grape in Alezio DOC?
negroamaro
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What are the primary white grapes of Brindisi DOC?
- chard
- malvasia branca
- fiano
- sauv blanc
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What is the age requirement for Marsala Vergine and Solera 'Reserva/stravecchia?'
min 10 years in oak or cherry
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What are the primary red and white grapes of Ostuni DOC and in which region is it located?
Puglia
white - impigno, francavilla
red - ottavianello
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What styles of wine are allowed in Copertino DOC?
negroamaro based red and rose
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What are the 4 marketing based historical label designations in Marsala?
- Italy Particular
- Superior Old MArsala
- Garibaldi Dolci
- London Particular
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What is the age requirement for Etna Rosso Reserva?
min 4 years from Nov 1 including 12 months in wood
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What styles of wine are allowed in Nuragus di Cagliari DOC?
Nuragus based white and sparkling
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what are the red grapes of Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio?
- piedirosso
- aglianico
- sciascinoso
- olivella
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In what region are the grapes guarnaccia, pecorello, montanico, and magliocco commonly found?
calabria
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What wine styles are allowed in Aleatico di Puglia DOC?
- dolce naturale
- liqoroso dolce naturale
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Calabrese is an alias for which grape?
nero d'avola
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What is the only DOCG of Sardinia?
Vermentino di Gallura DOCG
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What is the min abv of Greco di Bianco DOC?
14%
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The reds of Castel San Lorenzo DOC are blends based on which 2 grapes?
- sangiovese
- barbera
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What are the primary grapes of Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio bianco?
- coda di volpe
- caprettone
- falanghina
- greco
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What is the assemblage of Verasuolo di Vittoria DOCG?
50-70% nero d'avola
30-50% frappato
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What is the traditional method of making sweet wines in Pantelleria?
- dried grapes added to fermenting grapes
- grapes dried outside in walled areas (stenditoio) or drying tunnels (serre)
- 1st stage of drying is passolata (semi dry) and becomes moscato di Pantelleria
- 2nd stage of drying is passa malaga which brings grapes to 1/4 or original weight and becomes Passito di Pantelleria
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What are the 5 subzones of Sannio DOC?
- Guardia Sanframondi
- Sant'Agata dei Goti
- Solopaca
- Solopaca Classico
- Taburno
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What are the primary red and white grapes of Noto DOC?
- moscato
- nero d'avola
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What are the 2 main red grapes of Salice Salentino DOC?
negroamaro - red, rose, sparkling
aleatico - red, dolce, liquoroso
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Forastera and biancolella make up the white blends in what Campania DOC?
Ischia DOCM
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Mastroberardino and Feudi di San Gregorio are producers located in what region?
Taurasi, Campania
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What are the 3 designations of Marsala?
- ora
- ambra
- rubino
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What are the primary red and white grapes of Ciro DOC?
- greco bianco
- gaglioppo
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What 3 DOCs in Calabria produce passito wine?
- Greco di Bianco DOC
- Lamezia DOC
- Terre di Cosenza DOC
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White wine of Salice Salentino DOC must be min 70% what grape?
chardonnay
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What are the 4 DOCGs of Puglia?
- Castel del Monte Bambino Nero
- Castel del Monte Nero di Troia
- Castel de Monte Rosso Riserva
- Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale
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What is the age requirement for Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG?
not sold until June 1, YFH
* Classico is not sold until March 31, 2YFH
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What are the primary soil types of Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG?
- iron rich clay over limestone
- more sand to south and east
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Where is Aglianico del Vulture located?
Basilicata
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Where is sussumaniello found?
Puglia
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What are the qualities of frappato in the vineyard?
- late ripening
- heat and drought resistant
- most fragrant in red, sandy, calcareous soil
- less vigorous so often guyot pruned to increase production
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Where is Salice Salentino located?
Puglia
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What DOC offers the best example of wines made from greco in Calabria?
Melissa DOC
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What Puglia DOCG is dedicated to rose?
Castel del Monte Bambino Nero DOCG
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Etna Bianco Superiore only originates from what commune?
Milo
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What are the 4 DOCs of Basilicata?
- Aglianico del Vulture
- Grottino di Roccanova
- Matera
- Terre del'Alta Val d'Agri
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The white wine of Alcamo DOC is based on what grape?
cataratto
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What are the qualities of nero d'avola in the vineyard?
- buds early, ripens late
- heat and saline tolerant
- retains acidity even in warmth
- trained low to absorb heat
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Greco bianco is genetically identical to what grape?
malvasia di Lipari/Malvasia di Sardegna
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What is the difference between Catarratto Bianco Comune and Catarratto Bianco Lucido ?
- Catarratto Bianco Comune has higher sugar and lower acidity
- Catarratto Bianco Lucido has more-compact bunches and can be more refined
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What producer revived the fiano grape?
Mastroberardino
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In what soil does fiano yield its best expression?
volcanic
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Name three regions of Italy where Fiano is present
- Campania
- Sicily
- Puglia
- Molise
- Basilicata
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What parent grape to nerello, gagglioppo, and frappato share?
Sangiovese
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What body of water separates Calabria and Sicily
Strait of Messina
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What is the mezzadria system?
sharecroppers farm the land and split profits with the landlord
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Terre dei Vestini and Terre di Casauria are the highest regarded subzones where?
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC
- require at least 90% and 100% Montepulciano, respectively
- higher minimum alcohol, lower maximum yields, and longer aging
- Within Vestini is the important wine district Loreto Aprutino, home to one of Abruzzo’s iconic producers, Valentini
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What is the difference between Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo DOC normale and superiore?
- superiore requires 90% montepulciano
- normale requires 85%
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In what region is the Tintilia (red) grape native?
Molise
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What two bodies of water border Puglia?
- Ionian Sea
- Adriatic
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What major mountain range influences viticulture in Northern Puglia
Daunian mnts.
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Where is the Calore river?
Taurasi
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Furore, Ravello, or Tramonti are subzones where?
Costa d’Amalfi DOC
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What is a capanno?
vineyard worker huts in Vulture
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Why is Vulture cooler than Taurasi?
Mount Vulture is the tallest peak in south Italy along the Appenines and blocks warm air from north Africa while allowing cool air to funnel in from the Adriatic sea.
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What region separates the Tyrrhenian and Ionian seas?
Calabria
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What are palmenti/palmento?
large stone fermentation/winemaking facilities in sicily
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What is the average elevation in Sicily?
500 m
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Why are more white grapes grown on the east and south side of etna?
higher elevation means cooler temperatures and more rain
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In what vintage were Etna contrada first officially recognized?
2011
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In what doc would you find Tasca d’Almerita, Castellucci Miano, and Feudo Montoni?
Contea di Sclafani DOC
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What are nuraghi?
truncated conic towers built with basalt stones by early Sardinian peoples during the Bronze Age
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Where is most cork (quercus suber) produced in Italy?
Sardinia
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What is the soil of Vermentino di Gallura DOCG?
pink granite
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What other satellite island may make wine in the region of Sardegna?
Sant’Antioco - south of sulcis and connected by a bridge
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Name a synonym for carignan on Sardegna
Bovale Grande
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What is Mirto?
A popular local beverage in Sardinia is the liqueur Mirto. The myrtle (mirto) plant grows wild in the Mediterranean scrubland of Sardinia and Corsica, and its berries are macerated in an alcohol base with water and sugar to make Mirto.
28%–36% ABV, no additives of coloring or flavoring, and less than 270 grams per liter of total sugar.
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What are the 2 main Aeolian islands?
- Lipari
- Salina
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Why do wines from Malvasia delle Lipari have a copper hue?
They must be blended with a min 5% red wine (Corinto Nero)
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Dry wines of Malvasia di Lipari would be bottled under what geographic indication?
Salina IGT
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What is the min RS of Malvasia delle Lipari?
60g/L
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What mountains influence Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG?
Hyblean
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Name three ways marsala is sweetened
- sifone (a sweet and syrupy mistelle)
- mosto cotto
- rectified concentrated grape juice
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Who makes ‘Vecchio Samperi?’
De Bartoli
- Vecchio Samperi is named for the contrada where his family’s cellar is located
- tying the wine to a sense of place was virtually unheard of in Marsala when the wine was first released (1980)
- labeled as vino da tavola (does not qualify for Marsala DOC ) because it is unfortified and its ABV is lower than the minimum
- it is made in the traditional solera style of Marsala
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Name 5 contrade of Etna
- San Lorenzo
- Bocca di Orzo
- Calderara Sottana
- Pietra Marina
- Monte Rosso
- Rinazzo
- Santo Spirito
- Rampanti
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What are the three appellations for sweet wine in Puglia?
- Moscato di Trani DOC
- Primitivio di Manduria Dolce Natural DOCG
- Aleatico di Puglia DOC
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Where are the Sila mountains located?
Calabria
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Where is Monte Nebrodi located?
Sicily
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What is cordisco a synonym for?
Montepulciano - producers are trying to ban the term Montepulciano outside the Abruzzo region and are now pushing people to use this term
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Name four wine producing regions with terra rossa soil
- Limari (Italy)
- Cerasualo di Vittoria (Italy)
- Coonawarra (Australia)
- La Mancha (Spain)
- Wrattonbully (Australia)
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What is vino sfusso?
bulk wine in the south of italy
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What are the RS requirements for Marsala secco, semi-secco, and dulce?
Secco 0- 40 g/L
Semi Secco 40- 100 g/L
Dulce 100 g/L +
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What is the name of the eastern wind that effects Etna?
Grecale
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What are the 2 DOCGs of Abruzzo?
- Colline Teramane Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOCG
- Terre Tollesi DOCG
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What Italian regions have no DOCGs?
- Calabria
- Liguria
- Molise
- Trentino Alto Adige
- Valle d'Aosta
