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Corsica Flashcards

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What is the Italian grape name of Sciaccarello?

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Mammolo

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What is the dominant grape in Muscat du Cap Corse?

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Muscat à Petit Grains

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What is the dominant red grape in Ajaccio?

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Sciaccarello

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What is the dominant white grape in Patrimonio?

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Vermentino

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What is the dominant red grape in Patrimonio?

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Nielluccio

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6
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T or F? Corsica is closer to Italy than France.

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True

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7
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How many sub-appellations lie within the regional Vin de Corse AOC?

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5

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What is the soil type on Corsica’s east coast?

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marly/sand mixed with granite

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What is the soil type in Ajaccio?

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Granite

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What is the soil type in Patrimonio?

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limestone/clay

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What is the soil type in Cap Corse?

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schist

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12
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What is Corsica’s largest AOC by size?

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Vin de Corse AOC

This AOC accounts for around 80% of all AOC wine.

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13
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Where are Corsica’s vineyards located?

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along the coastline

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14
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What is the climate of Corsica?

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Mediterranean with oceanic and alpine influences

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15
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What is the most widely planted red grape in Corsica?

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Nielluccio (Sangiovese)

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16
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Nielluccio is a synonym for what Italian grape?

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Sangiovese

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17
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What is the principal white grape of the Corsican AOC of Patrimonio?

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100% Vermentino

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18
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What AOC is for VdNs on Corsica?

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Muscat du Cap Corse

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19
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What is the regional AOC of Corsica?

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Vin de Corse/Corse AOC

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20
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What is Corsica’s most planted white grape variety?

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Vermentino with 17% of total plantings

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21
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What is the weather like in Corsica?

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hotter and drier than mainland France

little diurnal temperature swings

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22
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Why do the vineyards of Corsica ring the shoreline?

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The interior is extremely mountainous which sometimes extend all the way to the coast

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23
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Where is Corsica located?

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It is an Island in the Mediterranean Sea
* 100 miles southwest of France
* 50 miles west of Italy
* 7 miles north of Sardinia

24
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Who has had control of Corsica?

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Phocaeans > Rome > Saracens/Moors > Pisa > Genoa > France

25
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What red grapes are in the IGP wines of Corsica?

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All AOC grapes plus Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and Merlot

26
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What is Sciaccerello also known as?

A

Mammolo

27
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What is Corsica’s most widely planted red grape?

A

Nielluccio (Sangiovese)

28
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What is the white grape Ugni Blanc also known as?

A

Trebbiano

29
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What is Corsica’s most planted white grape?

A

Vermentino
Can Produce:
- Lively + aromatic wine
- Fat + round wine

30
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What soils are on the east coast of Corsica?

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Marly sand mixed with granite
Light, fresh fruit forward white, red and rosé

31
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What is the soil and the red grape that grows well in the soil of the Ajaccio AOC? What kind of wines does it produce?

A

High concentration of granite
Native grape Sciaccarello does well here
Produces richer and more full bodied wines than anywhere else on the island

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What is the soil of Patrimonio?

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Limestone and clay
Nielluccio (Sangiovese) works well here
Fruit forward full bodied and reds perform well
Herb-scented is a characteristic

33
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What is the soil and the grape that grows well in Cap Corse?

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The soil is schist
Good for Vermentino as is the cooler climate
Low rainfall and strong winds encourage sweet fortified wines

34
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What is the rainfall in Corsica?

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Average is 29” per year

Very little rain falls during the month of August and September

35
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How much sunshine does Corsica get?

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between 2,470-2,885 hrs/yr

sea absorbs and radiates it back at night reducing diurnal swing

36
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Does Corsica produce more red or white wine?

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Red

but rosé is most-produced style in both AOC and IGP

37
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What IGP is shared among the Rhône, Provence and Corsica?

A

IGP Méditérranée

38
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What is Corsica’s largest AOC by volume and production?

A

Vin de Corse / Corse AOC, it covers the entire island

39
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What is Corsica’s island wide IGP?

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The IGP Île de Beauté

40
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Does Corsica produce more AOC or IGP wine?

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IGP (63%)

AOC only represents only about 30%

41
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How much Corsican wine does the IGP Île de Beauté produce?

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63% of all Corsican wine

Note: a small amount of wine goes into IGP Méditérranée

42
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What is the principal white grape of the Ajaccio AOC?

A

Vermentino

43
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What is the principal red grape of the Patrimonio AOC?

A

Nielluccio

44
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What are the production numbers in Corsica?

A

4 AOCs, 5 DGCs and 2 IGPs

Wine Production
AOC - 30%
IGP - 63%
Vins Sans IG - 10%

45
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What was Corsica’s first AOC?

A

Patrimonio

1968

46
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What issues did Corsica face in the 19th and 20th centuries?

A
  1. Phylloxera in 1887
  2. two world wars
47
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When did Corsica become French?

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  • 1768 Genoa relinquished control
  • The future Emperor Napoleon was born here to Corsican vinyeard owners in 1769 in Ajaccio
  • Under Napoleon’s rule Corsica was allowed to export wine and tobacco duty free throughout France
48
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Who brought a clone of the Sangiovese grape to Corsica?

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The Italian City/State of Pisa brought the grape and later named it Nielluccio

49
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What are the vine training styles in Corsica?

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  • traditionally it was Gobelet style
  • more modern styles are single guyot and cordon training styles

More Modern styles are Single Guyot and Cordon de Royat

50
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What are the irrigation rules in Corsica?

A

Largely prohibited (is prohibited in Patrimonio)

Only allowed under special conditions and by special request in all AOC’s

51
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What are some threats against Corsican vines?

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  1. Prone to pest attack (cicadas)
  2. Esca (trunk disease)
  3. Flavescence dorée (bacterial)
52
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What are the characteristics of the Corsica regional AOC?

A

Covers entire Island but production primarily focused on east coast

Accounts for 80% of all AOC wine produced.

53
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What are the primary grapes of Vin de Corse AOC?

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  • Reds and rosé: min 50% Nielluccio, Sciacarello and Grenache
  • White: 75% Vermentino
54
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What are the blending requirements in the Ajaccio AOC?

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  • Mostly medium-bodied red and rosé with at least 40% Sciaccarello
  • White must be at least 80% Vermentino
55
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What are the characteristics of the Patrimonio AOC?

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  • Located on north coast and was Corsica’s first AOC
  • Reds and rosés primaily Nielluccio
  • Whites 100% Vermentino
56
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What are the characteristics of the Muscat du Cap Corse AOC?

A

VdN on the north peninsula
Wines are 100% Muscat à Petit Grains
Fortified white VdN
Between 15 - 18% ABV
and RS > 9%

57
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What are the five DGCs of the Vin de Corse/Corse AOC and where are they located?

A

5 DGCs
- Corse Coteaux du Cap Corse (North)
- Corse Calvi (Northwest)
- Corse Sartène (Southwest)
- Corse Porto Vecchio (Southeast)
- Corse Figari (South)

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