Corsica (FWS) Flashcards
Corsica is 100 miles (160km) southeast of _________ and 50 miles (80km) west of _______ and 7 miles (11km) north of ________.
France; Italy; Sardinia
How many sunshine hours does Corsica boast? (What absorbs most?)
2,885 hours of sunshine a year (nearby sea absorbs most of the heat during the day and radiating it back to the island at night)
How many inches of median annual rainfall? Would you say Corsica is “Hot?”
29 inches/ year (737mm/ year); Yes- you can say Corsica is HOT
What is Nielluccio also known as? (How much % does it comprise for Corsica?)
Sangiovese (35%)
What is Sciaccarello also known as? (How much % does it comprise for Corsica?)
Mammolo (15%)
What is Corsica’s most planted white grape? (How much % does it comprise for Corsica?)
Vermentino (17%)
What’s the biggest AOC in Corsica? (% production?)
Vin de Corse AOC (45% AOC production)
Name all the sub-appellations for Vin de Corse
1) Corse côteaux du cap corse and Muscat du Cap Corse
2) Corse Porto Vecchio
3) Corse figari
4) Corse Sartène
5) Corse Calvi
Which of the sub-appellations for Vin de Corse AOC is a VdN?
Muscat (a Petit Grains) du cap corse
What is the white grape of Patrimonio AOC?
100% Vermentino
What is the principal red grape of Patrimonio AOC?
Nielluccio (aka Sangiovese)
What’s the principal red grape of Ajaccio AOC?
Sciaccrello (aka Mammolo)
What’s the principal white grape of Ajaccio AOC?
Vermentino
How much % of Corsican wine is IGP I’lle de Beauté?
60%
- a small amount of IGP Méditerranée
- 30% AOC’s; 10% Vins sans IG
True or False: Regional Vin de Corse AOC (aka Corse AOC) covers the entire island- but is largely focused on east coast
True
Vin de Corse Red and Rosé must have at least 50% of what three grapes? (What are the other red grapes/white allowed)
Nielluccio, Sciaccarello, Grenache (Cinsault, Moruvèdre, Barbarossa, Syrah at any %’s)
* Carignan < 20% while Vermentino allowed up to 20%
Vin de Corse white wines are at least 70% ________ and up to 25% ____________.
Vermentino ; Ugni Blanc
What are the five Vin de Corse AOCs? (Where on the island are they located?)
Coteaux du Cap Corse (North)
Calvi (Northwest)
Sartène (southwest)
Figari (southwest)
Porto Vecchio (southeast)
Calvi produces a famous rosé called ________.
Gris de Calvi
What are max yields for sub-appellations of Vin de Corse AOCs?
2.7 tons/ acre (45hl/ ha)
What are max yields for Vin de Corse AOC?
3 tons/ acre (50 hl/ ha)
What side of the island is Ajaccio located?
Southwest
Ajaccio medium-bodied red & rosé wine is made with at least 60% of what red grape ? What are the blending partners?
Sciaccarello (Mammolo);Nielluccio, Barbarossa and Fermentino are principal blending partners; remaining components of the blend can be Grenache, Cinsault and Carignan, but Carignan must not be more than 15%
Ajaccio white wine must be at least _____ % Vermentino; balance of blend can be Ugni Blanc.
80%
