Calabria/ Sicily Flashcards
What is the chief red grape of Calabria?
Gaglioppo
-thick-skinned
Name 3 DOCs of Calabria?
-Ciro DOC
-Melissa DOC
-Greco di Bianco DOC
Lamezia DOC, S. Anna di Isola Capo Rizzuto DOC, Savuto DOC, Scavigna DOC, Terre di Cosenza DOC
What is the main grape of Ciro DOC?
Gaglioppo
Where do the best examples of white wines made from Greco come from in Calabria?
Melissa DOC
What style of wine is Greco di Bianco DOC?
sweet wines made from Greco, often partially dried prior to fermentation
What is Sicily’s most famous vinous product?
Marsala
Name 4 Sicilian wine producers
Marco di Bartoli (Marsala)
Planeta
Palari
COS
Why is Sicily well-suited to quality wine making?
- arid Mediterranean heat is countered by altitude in better vineyards allowing diurnal shifts to even the ripening process
- beneficial hillside exposures are common on the mountainous island
Name the 7 white grapes of Sicily
-Cattarratto*
-Inzolia*
-Grecanico*
-Carricante*
-Grillo*
Zibibbo (Muscat of Alexandria)
Malvasia
*=native
What is Zibbibo?
a synonym for Muscat of Alexandria in Sicily
Name the 5 native red grapes of Sicily
Nero d'Avola (Calabrese) Frappato Perricone Nerello Mascalese Norello Cappucio
What is Calabrese?
a synonym for Nero d’Avola in Sicily
What is Sicily’s most heavily planted grape?
Catarratto
- 3rd most cultivated in Italy
- only found in vineyards of western Sicily
What 2 wines utilize the Catarratto grape varietal ?
- Marsala blends
- Alcamo Bianco DOC table wines
What are 2 white grapes, other than Catarratto, used in Marsala?
Inzolia
Grillo