Corsica

Question 1

Muscat du Cap Corse produces which style of wine?

Answer 1

Blanc VdN

Question 2

Malvoisie de Corse is more commonly known was which popular Italian white grape?

Answer 2

Vermentino

Question 3

What is the principle variety of the for the island of or Corsica’s white wine production and its min % required under the
Vin de Corse AOP?
Patrimonio AOP?
and Ajaccio AOP?

Answer 3

Vermentino / Malvoisie de Corse
Vin de Corse 75%
Patrimonio 100%
Ajaccio 80%

Question 4

Vin de Corse wines allow a second white grape at a Max . 25% for the blend. What is the name of the grape?

Answer 4

Ugni Blanc ( Rossola )

Question 5

What is the climate of Corsica?

Answer 5

Mediterranean With an average of of 68F year around and 74F during the month of July on average.

Question 6

Name the four AOP’s of Corsica?

Answer 6

Ajaccio, Patrimonio, Vin de Corse, and Muscat du Cap Corse.

Question 7

Which AOP overlaps Patrimonio AOP and the sub region of Cap Corse?

Answer 7

Muscat du Cap Corse in the north of the island.

Question 8

Most of the vineyards on the island of Corsica can be found inland, on the slopes of the mountains.
T or F

Answer 8

False, most of the planting are found outwards towards the coast.

Question 9

All the 4 AOP’s of Corsica produce Blanc, Rouge and Rose styles.

T or F

Answer 9

False, all except Muscat du Cap Corse which produces the island VdN.

Question 10

What are the main red varieties on Corsica?

Answer 10

Nielluccio (a variant of Sangiovese), Sciacarello ( Mammolo), and Grenache

Question 11

Name all the white varieties allowed in Corsica

Answer 11

Vermentino, Ugni blanc, Muscat a Petit Grains Blanc

Accessory Varieties— Biancu Gentile, Codivarta, and Genovese

Question 12

Name all the red varieties allowed on Corsica

Answer 12

Nielluccio, Sciacarello, Grenache, Barbaroux ( Ajaccio)

Accessory Varieties– Carignan, Aleatico, Carcajolo Nero,, Morrastrel, Mouvedre, Syrah, Cinsualt

Question 13

What are the 5 geographical sub regions of Vin de Corse?

Answer 13

Calvi, Figari, Porto-Vecchio, Coteaux du Cap Corse, Sartène

Question 14

In what year were the AOC laws revised in Patrimonio?

Answer 14

2002,

the region changed it AOC regulations on the encépagement (grape composition) of the wines to where at least 90% of the red wines and 75% of the rosés must be Nielluccio, with Grenache, Sciacarello and Vermentino

Question 15

Bastia is a city on the SE corner of Corsica peninsula, Which AOC lies due west?

Answer 15

Patrimonio

Question 16

What do the sub regions Calvi, Figari, Porto-Vecchio, Coteaux du Cap Corse, Sartène all have in common?

Answer 16

They generally mandate lower yields than the greater AOP Vin de Corse

Question 17

What part of the island does Muscat du Cap Corse lie?

Answer 17

The north on the peninsula.