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19 Cards in this Set
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South italy known for what grapes? |
Aglianico Primitivo Negroamaro |
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Regions here? |
Campania Basilicata Puglia Sicily |
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Climate here? |
Hot and dry inland Humid near the coast Many slopes, alt provides relief from heat Sea breeze cools flatter terrain of puglian peninsula |
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What is the principal economical activity here? |
Agriculture Grape growing important in puglia and sicily (large volume) |
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Traditionally how were vines trained here? How are they more commonly trained now? |
Bush trained low for leaf cover protection from sunburn Now cordon trained and trellis to allow for mechanisation of flat plain of puglia |
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Where is home to most docgs in south? |
Campania |
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Describe landscape in Campania |
Varied! Mountains, valleys and coastal plain |
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What varieties produce best white in Campania? Name 2 best apps and types of wine they produce |
Fiano and Greco Fiano di avellino docg Med acid, med to full bod, stone fruit, melons and mango If bottle age = wax n honey Greco di tufo docg more acidity, leaner bod, green apple, stone fruit, pass If bottle = honey n mush Most stainless ferment but Sometimes old oak or lees stirring |
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Most prestigious black variety in Campania? Characteristics? What is best known app? |
Aglianico Deep colour, high acid n tannin Black fruit Matured in oak Can bottle age = earthy Forest foor Taurasi docg |
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Where is basilicata? What is landscape here? |
Just below Campania in curve of boot Extremely montainous Some vineyards reaching 900 metres especially on the high plain that surrounds extinct volcano: monte vulture |
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Principal grape of basilicata? Best known app? |
Aglianico Aglianico del vulture doc |
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Puglia is hot climate so dominated by what varieties? |
Black varieties: Negroamaro Primitivo (zinfandel) |
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High yield in puglia gives what? Under what app |
Simple fruity for early drinking Puglia igt |
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When yields are controlled in puglia what is produced? What grape characteristics?
Best app for this? |
Negroamaro = full bod, med tannins, med acidity, high alcohol, baked red n black fruit
Salice salentino doc
Prim = similar but ripe berry |
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Sicily vast quantities too and normally under what app? If lower yield what app? |
IGT Terre di Sicilia/terre sicilliane Sicilia doc |
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What is dom grape in sicily Characteristics? |
Nero d'avola Med to full bod Med acid and tannin Plums n black cherries Often fruity early drinking Best = concentrated complex |
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White varieties in Sicily? |
Local blends or varietals Normally unoaked citrus and stone And International: syrah and chardonnay Syrah particular success but not white meh? |
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Number of small apps but best in Sicily is what? Produced from what vines and grapes |
Etna doc Old low yielding vines at high alt Nerello mascalese Nerello cappuccio Blended for fragrant, high acid, highvtannin Sour cherry, cranberry, rasberry Bottle age is mush and soft tannins |
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White wine characteristics in etna doc? |
Med bod, high acid, citrus stoney steel Bottle = honey and wax |
