Italy - Sicily Flashcards
Most important White grapes of
Sicily?
CC-GIGZ
“Sissy Gigs”
Cattarato Bianco
most planted variety on Sicily,
full of citrus and herbs,
-compared to Viognier
-2 types: Lucido & Comune
Carricante
Grillo
Inzolia
- *Grecanico**
- aka: Gargenega*
- *Zibbibo**
- aka: Muscat of Alexandria*
Malvasia Bianco
Most important Red grapes of
Sicily?
NNN-FP
Nero d’Avola*
(aka: Calabrese)
(*most planted Red grape of Sicily)
- *Nerello Mascalese**
- sparkling wine is common from this*
- *Nerollo Cappucio**
- aka: Nerello Mantellato (Etna)*
Frappato
Perricone
Note:
The Nerello’s are NOT related to on another.
What Body of water separates
Sicily from Calabria?
The Straight of Messina
DOCG of
Sicily
Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG
Varieties:
- 50-70% Nero d’Avola (AKA: Calabrese)
- 30-50% Frappato
Southeast part of the island.
- noted in the map in Purple
Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG
(Rd!)
- *Red Only!!**
- Normale - Classico*
50-70% Nero d’Avola
30-50% Frappato
~8 tons/ha~
~13% min ABV~
Normale
*released 6/1
Classico
*released 3/31 2nd year
Great producers:
- COS (Classico)
- Ariana Occhipinti (“Grotto Alte” Classico)
- Planeta (“Dorilli” Classico)
What styles of wine are made in
Etna DOC?
- *Bianco**
- (60% min Carricante)*
- *Bianco Superiore**
- (80% min Carricante)*
- *Rosato**
- (80% min Nerello Mascalese)*
- *Rosso**
- (80% min Nerello Mascalese)*
- *Rosso Riserva**
- (80% min Nerello Mascalese)*
- *Spumante Bianco**
- (60% min Nerello Mascalese)*
- *Spumante Rosato**
- (60% min Nerello Mascalese)*
Great producers:
- Terre Nere (“Vigna de Don Peppino” ~ pre-phyloxerra)
- Calabretta (“Calderara”)
- Biondi (“Cisterna Fuori Contrada Ronzini”)
What styles of wine are made in
Faro DOC?
Rosso Only!!
45-60% Nerello Mascalese
15-30% Nerello Cappucio
Note:
- Palari and Bonavita are the two top producers here.
Sweet Wine DOC’s of
Sicily
Marsala
(fortified)
Grillo is most important grape
- *Malvasia della Lipari**
- (95% Malvasia di Lipari)*
- *Noto**
- (Moscato di Noto)*
- 100% Moscato Bianco*
Pantelleria
-on the island of Pantelleria-
(100% Zibibbo for sweet wines)
Moscato di* *Pantelleria
&
Passito di Pantelleria
- *Siracusa**
- (fka: Moscato di Siracusa)*
- 85% min Moscato*
What are the main grapes of
Faro DOC?
- *Nerello Mascalese**
- (45-60%)*
- *Nerello Cappuccio**
- (15-30%)*