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Islands Flashcards

1
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Where is Marsala? What style wines are produced?

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The western end of Sicily.
Fortified, and often sweet, but may be dry.

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White grapes of Sicily

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Cattaratto, Carricante, Inzolia, Grillo, Grecanico, Zibbibo

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Red grapes of Sicily

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Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio, Frappato, Nero d’Avola, Perricone

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4
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Zibbibo is the same grape as what?

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Muscat of Alexandria

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Nero d’Avola is also known as what?

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Calabrese

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What is Sicily’s most planted red grape?

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Nero d’Avola

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What is the sole DOCG of Sicily?

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Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG
Denominazione are Normale and Classico

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What is the encepagement of Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG?

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50-70% Nero d’Avola, 30-50% Frappato

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What are the soils of Cerasuolo di Vittoria?

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Iron-rich clay over limestone

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What DOC is contiguous with Cerasuolo di Vittoria? Denominazione?

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Vittoria
Rosso: 50-70% Nero d’Avola, 30-50% Frappato
Novello: 80% Nero d’Avola and/or Frappato
Varietal Calabrese, Frappato, Ansonica (Inzolia)

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What are the sweet wine DOC’s of Sicily?

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Moscato di Noto DOC & Moscato di Siracusa DOC (southeast; east of Vittoria)
Malvasia delle Lipari DOC (off the coast, to the north)
Moscato di Pantelleria DOC & Passito di Pantelleria DOC (off the coast, southwest)

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Pantelleria: Denominazione

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Moscato
Moscato Spumante
Moscato Dorato: 250g/L must weight, 100 g/L RS, fortified
Moscato Liquoroso
Passito Liquoroso
Passito
Zibbibo Dolce: frizzante (min 1.7 atmospheres)
Bianco/Frizzante: 85% Zibibbo [all others are 100%]
Passito is not allowed for wines labeled Moscato

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Etna DOC: Styles

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Bianco: 60% Carricante, plus Catarratto Bianco Comune, Catarratto Bianco Lucido, plus
Bianco Superiore: 80% Carricante, plus
Rosato/Rosso/Riserva: 80% Nerello Mascalese, plus Nerello Mantellato (Cappuccio), plus
Spumante: rosato or bianco, 60% Nerello Mascalese, plus

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Etna Rosso Riserva aging

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48mos from 11/1, 12mos in wood

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15
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Etna Spumante aging

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Metodo Classico
18mos on the lees

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16
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What other DOC is based on Nerello Mascalese?

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Faro DOC
Rosso only
45-60% Nerello Mascalese
15-30% Nerello Cappuccio
5-10% Nocera

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17
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Which DOC covers the island of Sicily?

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Sicilia DOC

18
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What is the hottest, driest region of Italy?

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Sicily.

19
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What political event created the original demand for Marsala?

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The War of the Spanish Succession (England v. France)

20
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What is Sicily’s other major grape-derived product?

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Concentrated grape musts, made by vacuum-evaporating or cooking down unfermented juice.

21
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What is latifondo?

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The system of land ownership in Italy, overturned by the Agrarian reforms of the 1950’s.

22
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What is mezzadria?

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Sharecropping; more prevalent in the north than the south of Italy.

23
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What were the two biggest wine producers in Sicily in the latter part of the 20th century (accounting for nearly all production other than Marsala)?

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Corvo-Duca di Salaparuta
Conte Tasca d’Almerita / Regaleali

24
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What caused the decline in Sicilian production in the 1990’s and 2000’s? And how far did it fall?

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A shift from quantity-oriented viticulture and winemaking to a quality-oriented focus
40% between 1992 and 2002.

25
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Cataratto makes up what percentage of Sicily’s 330,000 acres?

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60.00%

26
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What is the scirocco?

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A hot, fierce wind that blows up across the Mediterranean from the Sahara, mainly affecting Sicily and Sardinia.

27
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What are the Aeolian Islands? What DOC encompasses them?

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Salina, Lipari, and Vulcano
Malvasia delle Lipari DOC

28
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Which Aeolian Island produces the most wine?

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Salina

29
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Which two sweet wine DOC’s of Sicily are essentially extinct?

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Moscato di Siracusa & Moscato di Noto

30
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Principal grapes of Sardegna?

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Cannonau (Grenache), Carignano (Carignan), Monica;
Vermentino, Nuragus

31
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What are the denominazione for Cannonau di Sardegna?

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Rosso/Riserva: Riserva aged 2 years, 6mos in wood
Rosato
Passito: min 50g/L, aged 1 yar
Liquoroso: Secco (max 10g/L) and Dolce (min 50g/L), aged 1 year, 6mos in wood
Classico: 90% (v. 85%), aged 2 years, 1 in wood

32
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What are the four subzones of Cannonau di Sardegna DOC?

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Classico
Oliena
Jerzu
Capo Ferrato

33
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What is the sole DOCG of Sardegna?

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Vermentino di Gallura DOCG

34
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What are the denominazione for Vermentino di Gallura DOCG?

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95% Vermentino, plus
Vermentino: max RS 4g/L
Vermentino Superiore: max RS 5g/L
Vermentino Frizzante
Vermentino Spumante: if Metodo Classico, 9mos on the lees
Vermentino Passito
Vermentino VT

35
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What is the max elevation for Vermentino di Gallura DOCG?

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500M

36
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What are the sweet wine DOC’s of Sardegna?

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Moscato di Sardegna: Bianco, Passito, da Uve Stramature (overripe grapes), Spumante (50-95g/L RS)
Caligari: Malvasia/Spumante/Riserva, Moscato (also Monica/Riserva, Vermentino/Superiore)
Moscato di Scorso-Sennori: Bianco, Liquoroso (min RS 60g/L), Passito, Spumante (50-95G/L RS), nearly extinct
Malvasia di Bosa: Bianco (Amabile/Dolce), Riserva, Spumante, Passito
Vernaccia di Oristano: Bianco, Superiore, Riserva, Liquoroso (fortified POST fermentation)

37
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Compare Northern and Southern Sardinia in terms of elevation, and climate.

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North: high elevation (up to 1500ft), affected by cool breezes from the north, large diurnal shift.
South: hotter, flatter, and more affected by the scirocco

38
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What is the major DOC for Carignano, and where is it?

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Carignano del Sulcis
Rosso/Riserva/Superiore, Rosato, Novello, Passito (270g/L must weight)
The southwestern corner of the island, directly affected by the scirocco

39
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Where is irrigation allowed in Sardinia?

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Carignano del Sulcis
2x per year, not after August 15th

40
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How are Attilio Contini’s Vernaccia di Oristano wines made?

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Picked late and put into barrels at 90% capacity; the wine ferments under a voile. Once the fermentable sugars are gone, the yeasts metabolize oxygen and alcohol as evaporation takes place. Aged a minimum of 6 years, with no topping up.

41
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What is Mirto del Contadino?

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Sardinian myrtle liqueur
Gestione Fattorie is exported to NYC

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