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
Marsala is a …
fortified wine
Generally made using …
Grillo ,Catarratto,Inzolia ,Domaschino and Grecanico although less common version are produced using red grapes Pignatello,Nero d’ Avola ,Nerello ,Mascalese and/or Frappato and 30% whites grapes
In what levels of sweetness comes ?
Secco (4% sugar)
Semisecco (4-10% )
Dolce (over 10%)
In what colors does it come ?
Ambra
Oro
Rubino (extremely rare)
Mention the 5 main quality levels of this wine
*Fine 1 year
*Superiore 2 years
*Superiore Riserva 4 years
*Vergine o Soleras 5 years +
*Vergine Stravecchio/Vergine Riserva 10 years +
service tempt
At 55F (12.8C)
This wine is commonly used to …
cook to create nutty ,rich caramelized sauces
Wine has been produced in the area since ancient times but …
the Marsala we know was invented in 1770 by an Englishman
what’s the name of Marsala most iconic producer ?
Marco Bartoli with its “Vecchio Samperi”
Etna DOC vineyards are planted .. famous for its reds that you … but also produces white wines with high quality
-on top of the mountain at 1200 m
-shoud try if you like barolo
Alcamo DOC produces
red ,white and rose
Contessa Entellina DOC produces red whites ,rose and late harvest of
50% or more Nero d’ Avola and/or Syrah in the reds and rose
50% Ansonica in blancos
Delia Nivolleli DOC produced
Red and whites
Erice DOC vineyards are situated around …the dominant variety is …. here the wines produced ….
-the ancient town of Erice
-Nero d’ Avola
-are a large range
Menfi DOC wines are …
red ,white and rose ,vendemia tardiva and spumante
Monreale DOC are produced in …
*Red- from 50 % Nero d’ Avola and/or Perricone
*White -at least 50% Catarratto and/or Inzonia (same for the vendemia tardiva)
*Rose -70% or more Nerello Mascalese ,Perricone and /or Sangiovese
Salaparuta DOC produces …
-Red wines from 60% Catarratto and/or Inzolia
-Whites from 65% Nero d Avola
Patelleria is a ….
volcanic satellite to the south-west of Sicily
Here the vineyards are ….
dry farmed due to the lack of fresh water
the most famous wines here are made with ….
Moscato di Alessandria
What DOC has ?
-Passito di Pantelleria (sweet)
-Moscato di Pantelleria (a lighter yet sweet version of the former
what are the most important producers ?
Donnafugata
Murana
What cultivation method is used in Pantelleria ?
the Alberello Pantesco
