Corsica

Question 1

Vin de Corse AOP

Answer 1

• Red, Rosé - generic, island-wide
  
  • Nielluccio, Sciacarello with Grenache, Barbarossa, and Rhône grapes
• White
  
  • blends, Vermentino, Ugni Blanc

Question 2

Nielluccio is a varient of what grape?

Answer 2

Sangiovese (Nielluccio)

Question 4

Corsica

Vin doux naturel AOP

Answer 4

Muscat du Cap Corse AOP

Question 5

The island of Corse (Corsica)

Answer 5

• long time contributor to Europe’s surplus wine, but many of the island’s lowest quality vineyards have been uprooted
• productive vines, Carignan and Alicante Bouschet, torn out in favor of higher quality grapes
• indigenous Nielluccio (a variant of Sangiovese), Sciacarello and Vermentino demonstrate Corsica’s close connection to Italy

Question 6

Corse (Corsica)

3 indigenous grapes

Answer 6

• Nielluccio (variant of Sangiovese)
• Sciacarello
• Vermentino

Question 7

Corsica

2 communal AOPs

Answer 7

Ajaccio AOP

Patrimonio AOP