SICILIA Flashcards
iS know for being the …..?
Largest island in the mediterranean
Its capital is ?
Palermo
how is the climate
Mediterranean
warm and dry with consistently bright sunshine and reliably moderated rainfall
34 % OF THE island wines are organic why?
because of the condition chemical sprays are hardly needed so much of the grapes are organic
The Island can be divided into 3 valleys name them
Val di Mazara to the west
Val di Noto to the south-east
Val Demore to the North-East
How is the soil here ?
Volcanic due to Mont Etna influence having minerality and dark soils
the altitude here is outstanding …
reaching the 1200 meters above the sea level
name the most import white grapes …
Catarratto comune
Catarratto lucido
Grecanico
Malvasia delle Lipari
Moscato di Alessandria (Zibibbo)
Carricante
Damaschino
Name the most important red grapes
Nero d’avila (calabrese )
Frappato
Nerello Mascalese
Nerello Cappuccio
Albanello
Alicante
Perricone
Pignatello
Cerasuolo di Vittoria is a vivid and colored red wine and Sicily’s …
only DOCG
Is produced using …
at least 50-70% Nero d Avola and Frappato (30-50%)
What it means Cerasuolo
cherry like because of its intense aroma of cherries and red berries
the Best examples of the wine usually contains higher proportion of Nero d’Avola why?
to bring weight and body balancing the frutinesss of the Frappato
Producers included …
Adrianna Occhipinti
Azienda Agricola Cos
Planeta Dorilli
Paolo Cali
Valle dell’ Acate
mention the most important doc’s
Marsala
Etna
Alcamo
Contesa Entellina
Delia Nivolleli
Erice
Manfi
Monreale
Salaparuta
St Margarita di Belice
Sciacca
Faro
Pantelleria