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What covers an area of Southern Italy? |
Extends south of Lazio, down to the tip of the country, including the peninsula of Puglia and the Island of Sicily |
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Its climate |
is hot and dry inland, becoming humid near the coast |
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Where are located many of the vineyards? |
on slopes within the Apennines. |
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What provides Apennines altitude? |
some relief from the heat |
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What else cools vineyards? |
Sea breezes cool the vineyards located on the flatter terrain on the Puglian peninsula. |
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How were traditionally wines trained? |
Bush-trained low to the ground with leaf cover protecting the grapes from sunburn. Old vines are evidence of this. |
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Which techniques are used now and for what they allow? |
Cordon training and trellising. They allow for mechanisation on Puglia's flat plain |
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Which region is a home of the most DOCGs? |
Campania |
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Campania landscape |
A varied landscape with mountains, valleys and coastal plains - means that range of grapes can be grown |
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Which are the most popular white grapes? |
Fiano and Greco |
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Fiano and Greco are planted in other regions, but the most popular are two Campanian appellations which are... |
Fiano di Avellino DOCG and Greco di Tufo DOCG |
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What kind of wine gives Fiano? |
medium acidity medium to full body aromas of stone fruit, melons and mango often made to be drunk young |
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Can Fiano be matured and age? |
Yes, can be matured in oak and can age in bottle, developing aromas of wax and honey |
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Greco characteristic |
Has more acidity and is leaner in body green apple, stone fruit and passion fruit |
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How is Greco fermented? |
mostly in stainless steel, but some use old oak and techniques such as less stirring to enhance the texture |
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Can Greco be aged? |
Yes, the best can age in bottle developing aromas of honey and mushrooms |
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Which is the most prestigious black grape of the south? |
Aglianico |
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Aglianico characteristic |
deep colour, high acidity and tannin flavours of black fruit |
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Can Aglianico be aged? |
Yes, it is matured in oak and can age in bottle |
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Which aromas develop while aged? |
Earthy and forest floor aromas |
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The best appellation of Aglianico is... |
Taurasi DOCG |
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Which region lies just below Campania? |
Basilicata |
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Basilicata's landscape |
extremely mountainous, where vineyards can reach 900 metres especially on the vast, high plain that surrounds the extinct volcano of Monte Vulture. |
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Which is the principal grape? |
Aglianico and makes Aglianico del Vulture DOC |
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Is Puglia a small region? |
No, it is a very vast agricultural area. |
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Puglia's climate? |
Hot |
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Which grapes dominate there? |
Black, most notably Negroamaro and Primitivo (Zinfandel) |
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What kind of wines are produced if grown at high yields? |
Simple, fruit wines for early drinking which are sold as Puglia IGT |
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If yields are controlled Negroamaro produces... |
high-quality full-bodied wines, medium tannins medium acidity high alcohol baked red and black fruit |
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From which DOC come the best of Negroamaro? |
Salice Salentino DOC |
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Yields controlled Primitivo... |
similar to Negroamaro. full-bodied, medium tannin medium acidity high alcohol pronounced ripe berry fruit |
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Most of the Sicilian wines are labelled as... |
IGT Terre di Sicilia/Terre Siciliane or if yields are slightly lowered, Sicilia DOC |
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Which is the dominant grape |
Nero d'Avola |
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What kind of wines does it produce? |
medium to full-bodied medium tannins medium acidity aromas of plums and black cherries |
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In what style is it usually made? |
In a fruity, early-drinking style but those from best producers are more concentrated and complex |
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What kind of white varieties are planted? |
Local (sold as varietal or blended) - usually made in unoaked style, displaying citrus and stone fruit flavours. Chardonnay also. |
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Which another black variety has been particularly successful |
Syrah |
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Sicily has a number of small appellations. Some of the best come from... |
ETNA DOC - produced from old, low-yielding vines at high altitudes |
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The reds are made from... |
Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio |
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which are blended together to give... |
fragrant wines, high tannins high acidity aromas of sour red cherry, cranberry, raspberry, sometimes with dried herbs |
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Can they age? |
yes. With bottle-age, the tannins soften and mushroom-like aromas can develop. |
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High-quality whites tend to be... |
medium-bodied high acidity citrus fruit often with stone/steely character |
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What aromas are developed with bottle age? |
Honey and wax |
