Sicily

Question 1

Sicily Soils

Answer 1

Dominated by Mount Etna in the northeast, the volcanic soils of this
island are outstanding for red wine production

Question 2

Sicily White Grapes

Answer 2

Catarratto, Inzolia,
Grecanico, Carricante, and Grillo

Question 3

Sicily Red Grapes

Answer 3

Nerello Mascalese, Nerello
Cappucio (both made famous by the Etna DOC), Nero d’Avola, Frappato, and Perricone

Question 4

Marsala

Answer 4

Sicily is famous for its fortified wines, especially Marsala. John Woodhouse created the first Marsala by fortifying wine in 1773 for shipment back to England. Marsala can be dry or sweet
and comes in a variety of styles and indications

Question 5

Sicilian Dessert Wines besides Marsala

Answer 5

Moscato di Noto
and Moscato di Siracusa DOCs, both from Moscato (Zibibbo) and Malvasia grapes.

Malvasia di
Lipari can be sweet and unfortified or fortified

Question 6

. Moscato di Pantelleria DOC

Answer 6

sweet dessert
wine from Moscato that is starting to be imported into the United States more often

Question 7

Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG

Answer 7

dry “cherry red” wine from Nero d’Avola and Frappato. Can be
classico

Question 8

Etna DOC

Answer 8

white wines Carricante and Catarratto, can be Superior. Red and rosato wines
from Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappucio, Riserva. Rosato and white sparkling wines
are also made in the traditional method

Question 9

Faro DOC

Answer 9

Dry red wines from Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappucio

Question 10

Malvasia delle Lipari DOC

Answer 10

white, sweet, and fortified wines from Malvasia di Lipari

Question 11

Siracusa DOC

Answer 11

dry white, sparkling, and passito wines from Muscato Bianco. Dry red wines
from Nero d’Avola

Question 12

Moscato di Pantelleria DOC

Answer 12

Off-dry to sweet and fortified white wines from Zibibbo (Moscato)

Question 13

Marsala DOC

Answer 13

white (oro or gold, and umbra or amber) fortified wines from Grillo, Inzolia,
Catarratto, and Damaschino. Red (rubino) fortified wines from Perricone, Nero d’Avola, and Nerello Mascalese. Wines can be secco (maximum 40 g/l of residual sugar), semisecco, or dulce

Question 14

Marsala Fine Aging Requirements

Answer 14

Min. 1 year in oak or cherry wood (first 4 months may be in alternative
containers)

Question 15

Marsala Superiore Aging Requirements

Answer 15

Min. 2 years in oak or cherry wood

Question 16

Marsala Superiore Riserva Aging Requirements

Answer 16

Min. 4 years in oak or cherry wood

Question 17

Marsals Vergine/Solera Aging Requirements

Answer 17

Min. 5 years in oak or cherry wood

Question 18

Marsala Vergine Riserva/Solera Riserva/Vergine and Solera Stravecchio Aging Requirements

Answer 18

Min. 10 years in oak
or cherry wood

Question 19

Marsala Authorized Historical Label Indications- Marsala “Vecchio”

Answer 19

the wine has met the minimum requirements for Marsala
Superiore

Question 20

Marsala Fine IP

Answer 20

“Italy Particular”

Question 21

Marsala Superiore SOM

Answer 21

Superior Old Marsala

Question 22

Marsala Superiore GD

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Marsala Superiore LP

Answer 23

London Particular

Question 24

Sardinia Location

Answer 24

Sardinia is a remote island between the Tyrrhenian and Mediterranean seas, just south of Corsica

Question 25

Sardinia Wine Styles

Answer 25

This island has been
getting more traction lately for higher acid, coastal white wines and richer sometimes oaked styles all from Vermentino

Question 26

Vermentino di Gallura DOCG

Answer 26

Only DOCG in Sardinia, located in Northern portion of the island

Question 27

Cagliari DOC

Answer 27

Sardinia, white and sparkling wines from Malvasia, Monica, and
Vermentino

Question 28

Vernaccia di Oristano DOC

Answer 28

Sardinia, white, dry to sweet wines from Vernaccia di Oristano