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Corsica Flashcards

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1
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How many nations ruled Corsica?

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6

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When did Phoceaean traders found a settlement on Corsica?

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570 BC

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When were Romans on Corsica?

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2-5th c AD

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Who were the Saracens?

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An Islamic people who ruled Corsica from 700-800 AD

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When did Genoa rule Corsica?

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13-18th c

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6
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What happened with the Treaty of Versailles?

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1768, Genoa gave control of Corsica to France

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7
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Sciacarello is known as what in Italy?

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Mammolo

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8
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What was Corsica’s 1st AOC?

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Patrimonio 1968

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9
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How many AOCs on Corsica?

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9

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10
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What % of production on Corsica is AOC?

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30%

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11
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How many IGPs on Corsica?

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2

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12
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What % of Corsican production is IGP?

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60%

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13
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Corsica distance from surrounding countries?

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France; 100m, Italy 50 m, Sardinia, 7 miles

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14
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Corsica climate?

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Med w/ oceanic and alpine influence. Hotter and drier than mainland

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15
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Hours of sunshine in Corsica?

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2,885 per year

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What is the median rainfall in Corsica?

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29 in per year, very little in Aug, Sept

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17
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Where are Corsica’s vineyards located?

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A ring all around islands coastline

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18
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Corsica is a bulge in what?

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The Hercynian Trend

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T/F Corsica is the most mountainous island in the Med Sea?

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T

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20
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How many soils in Corsica for wine?

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7

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21
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What is soil in Cap Corse?

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Schist

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22
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What grape does well in Cap Corse?

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Vermentino, also fortified wines

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What are the soils of Patrimonio?

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Limestone and clay

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What grape does well in Patrimonio?

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Nielluccio, full bodied, fruit forward with a tight core of minerality and herb scented aroma

25
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What is Nielluccio?

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Sangiovese

26
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What is the soil in Ajaccio?

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Mostly granite

27
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What grape does well in Ajaccio?

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Sciaccarello, richer and more full bodied than other parts of the island

28
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What AOCs are on Corsica’s east coast?

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Vin de Corse AOC, Vin de Corse Porto Vecchio AOC

29
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What are the soils of Corsica’s east coast?

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Marly sand mixed with limestone

30
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What style of wines come from Corsica’s east coast?

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Light bodied, fresh, fruit forward red, rose, whites

31
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Does Corsica produce more white or red

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Red, only 1/3 is white

32
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What is Corsica’s most planted white AOC grape?

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Vermentino

33
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What styles can Vermentino produce?

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Lively, aromatic, and fat, round

34
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What are the AOC whites of Corsica?

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Vermentino, UB, Codivarta, Muscat a Petit Grains

35
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What is Codivarta?

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White Italian grape, good extract, moderate abv, moderate to low acid

36
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What grape crafts fortified dessert wines on the peninsula of Cap Corse?

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Muscat a Petit Grains Blanc

37
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What is Corsica’s most widely planted AOC red?

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Nielluccio

38
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Sciaccarello character?

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Light pigment, bright acid, generous alcohol

39
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What are the red AOC grapes of Corsica?

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Nielluccio, Sciaccarello, Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, Carignan, Mourvedre, Barbarossa

40
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Where does Grenache have a significant role in Corsica?

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Cap Corse

41
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What white grape is used mostly for IGP wines?

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Ch, also Muscat PG

42
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Corsica’s red IGP grapes?

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ML (30% of plantings), CS, PN, and AOC grapes

43
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Corsica vine training?

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Gobelet, single Guyot, Cordon de Royat

44
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Corsica pests?

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Cicadas

45
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T/F Vin de Corse covers entire island?

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T, but most production is in east.

46
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What are the Vin de Corse sub appellations?

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  1. Corse Coteaux du Cap Corse, Corse Calvi, Corse Sartène, Corse Figari, Corse Porto Vecchio
47
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What AOC produces 45% of Corsica’s AOC wines?

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Vin de Corse AOC, and its sub regions

48
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Required grapes for rose/red Vin de Corse AOC?

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Min 50% Niellucio, Sciacarellu, Grenache, max 20% Carignan

49
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What is the primary white grape of Vin de Corse AOC?

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Vermentino

50
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What is the primary style of Ajaccio AOC?

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Med bodied red/rose. Min 60% Sciacrello w/ Niellucio Barbarossa, Vermentino

51
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Grapes for Ajaccio AOC white?

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Min 80% Vermentino, with UG

52
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Patrimonio AOC red wine min?

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Min 90% Niellucio

53
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Patrimonio AOC rose wine min?

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Min 75% Niellucio w/ Sciacarello, GR, Vermentio

54
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Patrimonio AOC white grapes?

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100% Vermentino

55
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What AOC produces fortified wine?

A

Muscat du Cap Corse AOC. 100% Musca PG, 15-18% abv, min 95 g/l rs

56
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What is Corsica’s island wide IGP?

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IGP Île de Beauté

57
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What % of Corsica’s production is Île de Beauté?

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60%

58
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IGP Mediterranée is shared with what other regions?

A

Provence, Rhone, Corsica

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