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Sicily Flashcards

1
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What separates Sicily from Calabria.

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Strait of Messina

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Who discovered Marsala in Sicily and when?

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John Woodhouse
1773
He first fortified the wine to ensure safe shipment to his home country.

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Grape varieties of Marsala.

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Oro/Ambra: Grillo, Ansonica (Inzolia), Catarratto, Damaschino
Rubino: Perricone, Calabrese (Nero d’Avola), and Nerello Mascalese; plus a max. 30% white grapes

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Minimum alcohol of Marsala DOC

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12% Natural
Fine: 17.5% (after fortification)
Superiore, Vergine, Solera, and Riserva styles: 18% (after fortification)

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Minimum RS of Marsala DOC

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Secco (Dry): max. 40 g/l
Semisecco (semi-sweet): 40-100 g/l
Dolce (sweet): min. 100 g/l

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Aging requirements of Marsala DOC

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Fine: Min. 1 year in oak or cherry wood (first 4 months may be in alternative containers)
Superiore: Min. 2 years in oak or cherry wood
Superiore Riserva: Min. 4 years in oak or cherry wood
Vergine/Solera: Min. 5 years in oak or cherry wood
Vergine Riserva/Solera Riserva/Vergine and Solera Stravecchio: Min. 10 years in oak or cherry wood

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7
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Climate of Sicily

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Mediterranean heat is countered by altitude in the better vineyards, allowing large diurnal swings to even the ripening process.
Beneficial hillside exposures are common on the mountainous island.

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White and red grapes indigenous to Sicily.

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Catarratto, Inzolia, Grecanico, Carricante, Grillo, Zibibbo, Malvasia, Nero d’Avola, Frappato, Perricone, Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio

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9
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Calabrese is also known as this.

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Nero d’Avola

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10
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What is Sicily most heavily planted grape?

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Catarrato

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Grape of Alcamo Bianco DOC

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Catarrato

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12
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Dominant red and white grapes of Etna DOC

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Carricante
Nerello Mascalese

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What type of soil do the vines of Mount Etna benefit from?

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Well drained-volcanil soils

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14
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Main grape of Faro DOC

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45% - 60% Nerello Mascalese
15% - 30% Nerello Cappuccio
5% - 10% Nocera

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15
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Where is Faro DOC

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On Sicily’s extreme northeastern coast

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16
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Palari is well known in this DOC.

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Faro DOC, Sicily

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17
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What are the DOCG of Sicily?

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Cerasulo di Vittoria DOCG

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18
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Grape varieties of Cerasulo di Vittoria DOCG

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50-70% Nero d’Avola (Calabrese)
30-50% Frappato

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Soils of Cerasulo di Vittoria DOCG

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Iron-rich clay over limestone with more sand to the east and south

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20
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Grape variety of Noto DOC

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Bianco
100% Moscato/Zibibbo
Rosso:
minimum 65% Nero d’Avola
Nero d’Avola:
minimum 85% Nero d’Avola

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Styles of Noto DOC

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Moscato
Spumante
Liquoroso
Passito
Rosso

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Minimum RS of Moscato di Noto Spumante DOC

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Moscato di Noto Spumante: 50 g/l

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Where are Moscato di Noto and Moscato di Siracusa DOC.

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East of Vittoria in southeastern Sicily.

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24
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Grape of Siracusa DOC

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Moscato

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25
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Where is Malvasia delle Lipari DOC located?

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Off the northern coast of Sicily

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26
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What style of wines are Mavlasia delle Lipari DOC

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Liquoroso/Passito

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27
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Drying requirements of Malvasia delle Lipari DOC

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Malvasia Passito may be labeled “Dolce Naturale” if the yield of the grapes after drying is not greater than 45% of the original volume.
Malvasia Liquoroso requires the yield of the grapes after drying to be no greater than 60% of the original volume.

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28
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Where is Pantelleria DOC?

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near the African Coast

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29
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True or False: Pantelleria is a volcanic island

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True

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30
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Grape of Moscato di Pantelleria DOC/Passito di Pantelleria

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100% Zibbibo

31
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What is the minimum must weight of Moscato Dorato in Pantelleria?

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Moscato Dorato: grapes must obtain a 250 g/l minimum must weight and be fortified with pure grape based alcohol equal to at least 5% of the volume of the must.

32
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Fermentation requirement of Moscato di Pantelleria/Moscato Liquoroso

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Moscato di Pantelleria/Moscato Liquoroso: wine is to be obtained by the fermentation of fresh must.

33
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What does Passito di Pantelleria/Passito di Pantelleria Liquoroso require to go through on the vine?

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Passito di Pantelleria/Passito di Pantelleria Liquoroso: grapes must undergo partial appassimento on the vine and can obtain a maximum 60% sugar content.

34
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Minimum RS for Passito di Pantelleria DOC

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Moscato Dorato: 100g/l (250g/l according to Wine Searcher)

35
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What is the fortified version of Passito di Pantelleria?

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Passito di Pantelleria Liquoroso

36
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Climate of Pantelleria?

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Hot and dry
Hot growing season
Strong warm winds blowing of the North African coast

37
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When was Passito de Pantalleria granted DOC status?

38
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Muscat Blanc e Petits Grains is a cousin of what Muscat grape in Pantelleria.

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Muscat de Alessandria (Zibbibo)

39
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What does Zibbibo translate to?

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Raisin in Arabic

40
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Where is Muscat de Alessandria thought to have originated?

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Nile Delta, near the Egyptian city of Alexandria

41
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What is Italy’s most southern growing region?

42
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What is the largest island in the Mediterranean?

43
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What is the triskelion?

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A motif with three protrusions on the Sicilian flag that is used to reflect Sicily being in the shape of a triangle.

44
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Climate if Sicily

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-Consistently bright sunshine and reliably moderate rainfall
-Mediterranean climate is ideally suited to the production of wine grapes.
-Warm, dry climate means that mildews and rots are kept to a minimum, particularly in well-ventilated areas that benefit from coastal breezes.

45
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What are the four DOCS on the southeasten coast of Sicily on the lower slopes of the Iblei Mountains (from East to West).

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Vittoria
Eloro
Noto
Siracusa

46
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The western fifth of Sicily is covered by this DOC.

47
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In addition to Marsala DOC, these DOCs lie within the west of Sicily

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Alcamo
Contessa Entellina
Delia Nivolelli
Erice
Menfi
Monreale
Salaparuta
Santa Margherita di Belice
Sciacca
Sambuca di Sicilia

48
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What province and where is Faro DOC?

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Messina province in the Northeastern part of Sicily

49
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Grape of Faro DOC

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45% - 60% Nerello Mascalese
15% - 30% Nerello Cappuccio
5% - 10% Nocera
maximum 15%, alone or combined, Calabrese (Nero d’Avola), Gaglioppo (Montonico Nero), Sangiovese

50
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How many subzones in Etna DOC?

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133 contrade

51
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Etna lies within this province.

52
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Grape varieties of Etna Bianco

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Minimum 60% Carricante
Maximum 40% Catarratto Bianco Comune or Cataratto Bianco Lucido
Maximum 15% Trebbiano and/or Minnella Bianca and/or other non-aromatic white grapes suitable for cultivation in Sicilia

53
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Grape varieties of Etna Bianco Superiore

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Minimum 80% Carricante
Maximum 20% Trebbiano and/or Minnella Bianca and/or other non-aromatic white grapes suitable for cultivation in Sicilia

54
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Grape varieties of Etna Rosso/Rosato

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Minimum 80% Nerello Mascalese
Maximum 20% Nerello Mantellato (Nerello Cappuccio)
Maximum 10% non-aromatic white grapes suitable for cultivation in Sicilia

55
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Grape varieties of Etna Spumante (rosato or bianco)

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Minimum 60% Nerello Mascalese
Maximum 40% other grapes suitable for cultivation in Sicilia

56
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What style of rosato is allowed in Etna.

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Blending or saignée

57
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Aging requirements of Etna Rosso Riserva

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Minimum 4 years aging from November 1 of the harvest year including 12 months in wood.

58
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Aging requirements for Etna Supmante.

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Spumante must undergo secondary fermentation in bottle and rest on the lees for a minimum of 18 months.

59
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True or False: Etna Bianco Superiore wines can come from any part of Etna.

A

False: Can only originate in Milo

60
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When was Etna DOC established?

61
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Aging requirements of Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG.

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Cerasuolo di Vittoria: May not be sold until June 1 of the year following the harvest
Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico: May not be sold until March 31 of the second year following the harvest

62
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What are the Classico villages of Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG.

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Vittoria
Comiso
Acate
Chiaromonte Gulfi
Santa Croce Camerina
And portions of:
Niscemi
Gela
Caltagirone
Licodia Eubea

63
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What does Marsala “Vecchio” indicate?

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The wine has met the minimum requirements for Marsala Superiore.

64
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What does Marsala Fine IP indicate?

A

Italy Particular

65
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What does Marsala Superiore SOM indicate?

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Superior Old Marsala

66
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What does Marsala Superiore GD indicate?

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“Garibaldi Dolce”, a reference to a 19th-century general

67
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What does Marsala Superiore LP indicate?

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London Particular

68
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What do Oro, Ambra and Rubino indicate?

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Oro: Gold
Ambra: Amber
Rubino: Ruby

69
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What is Mosto Cotto?

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The freshly pressed juice of wine grapes, simmered down to syrup.

70
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What Marsala style requires 1% of Mosto Cotto?

71
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What does Concia mean?

A

The addition of mosto cotto.

72
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True or False: The addition of Mosto Cotto is required for all styles of Marsala.

A

False - only required for Marsala Ambra.

73
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True or False: Vergine styles of Marsala are required to be sweetened.

A

False - they are not allowed to be sweetened.

74
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What are the yields for white and red grape varieties in Marsala?

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White Varieties: 10 tons/ha
Red Varieties: 9 tons/ha

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