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Sicily General Flashcards

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Strait that separates Sicily from the Italian peninsula

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Strait of Messina
(3 km, 2 miles at narrowest point)

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Diego Planeta

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  • Renewed focus on quality in 1970s and 1980s
  • 1973, became president of Cantine Settesoli, a high-quality co-op based in Menfi
  • 1985, became president of state-owned Istituto Regionale della Vite e del Vino (IRVV)
  • Believed industry had to be exposed to what was happening outside Sicily, sending enologists abroad to study modern viticulture and winemaking techniques
  • IRVV planted experimental vineyards to study both native and international grape varieties
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Sicily
Vineyard area planted

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appx 120,000 ha
* most in Italy
* (119,250 ha, 295,000 acres, 2022)

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Sicily
Wine production

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  • 4th highest production in Italy
  • Although most vineyard area planted in Italy, lower yields, lower planting density, and prevalence of old bush vines, only 4th largest in production
  • 5.9 million hl (65 million cases, 2022)
  • Only 20% of wine is bottled on the island; much of it is still shipped in bulk to the mainland to be bottled or blended into other wines
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Sicily
Number of DOCGs

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1 DOCG, Cerasulo di Vittoria DOCG

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Sicily
Number of DOCs

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23 DOCs (2024)
* 38% of production is at DOC/G level

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Sicily
Number of IGPs

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7 IGPs

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Sicily
Majority of production

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  • 2/3 production is white
  • 1/3 is red and rosato
  • Largest concentration of plantings in the western part of the island
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Sicily
Most planted variety

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Catarratto

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Sicily
2nd most planted variety

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Nero d’Avola

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Sicily
Main provinces of production on the western side of the island

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  • Trapani
  • Agrigento
  • Palermo
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Sicily
Oldest evidence of viticulture

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6,000 years ago
* Archeological discovery of wine residue in terra-cotta jars, inside a cave at Monte Kronio, SW Sicily, 2017

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albarello

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bush vines

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Catarratto
Name origin

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Named for the cataracts, or waterfalls, a reference to the high amount of amount of wine it produces

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Catarratto
Two main biotypes

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  • Catarratto Comune - higher sugar, lower acidity
  • Catarratto Lucido - more compact bunches, can be more refined
  • Often interplanted and genetically identical, but have separate entries in Italian national registry
  • Both offspring of Garganega
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Carricante
Name origin

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caricare, “to load
* as in loading up a cart or donkey with a large volume of grapes

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Nero d’Avola
aka

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Calabrese
* Officially listed as Calabrese in the national registry

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Nero d’Avola
Name origin

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Named for the town of Avola, coast of SE Sicily

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Sicily’s 1st DOC

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Etna, 1968

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Etna
Influential producers that brought attention to the area in 1980s and 1990s

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* Benanti family
* Salvo Foti, winemaker

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Etna
Vineyard elevation

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300-1,000 m+
* Begins at 300 m (980 ft)
* Northern slope - DOC allows plantings up to 800 m (2,600 ft), largest number of producers, most renowned for red grapes
* Eastern slope - Can be planted above 900 m (3,000 ft)
* Southern slope - Can be above 1,000 m (3,300 ft)
* Eastern and Southern slopes, because of higher altitudes, more white grapes

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Etna DOC
Bianco
Grape requirements

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Min 60% Carricante, plus Catarratto(s), Minella Bianca, Grecanico Dorato, and other white grapes

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Etna DOC
Bianco Superiore
Grape and commune requirements

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  • Min 80% Carricante
  • Must come only from the commune of Milo, on the eastern slope
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Etna DOC
Rosso, Rosato, Spumante
Grape requirements

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  • Min 80% Nerello Mascalese
  • Plus, Nerello Cappuccio and even white grapes
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Faro DOC
Style and grape requirements

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  • Red wines only
  • 45-60% Nerello Mascalese
  • 15-30% Nerello Cappuccio
  • 5-10% Nocera
  • Max 15% Nero d’Avola, Gaglioppo, and/or Sangiovese.
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Mamertino DOC
Grape requirements

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White - based on Grillo and Inzolia (Ansonica)
Reds - based on Calabrese (Nero d’Avola) and Nocera

Off the northern coast of Sicily in the Tyrrhenian Sea, a short ferry ride from Milazzo, are the Aeolian Islands, also referred to as the Lipari Islands, named for the largest and most populated island. In addition to Lipari, the principal islands are Salina, Vulcano, Panarea, Stromboli, Alicudi, and Filicudi. The archipelago was formed by volcanic activity, and the islands of Stromboli and Vulcano still have ongoing eruptions. Salina has the most vineyard plantings.

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Mamertino DOC
Location, soil, geography

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  • Near port town of Milazzo
  • Soils: more iron and a brown tint
  • Area more protected from wind and rainfall (vs. Faro), due to the north-facing foothills of Peloritani and Nebrodi mountains
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Aeolian Islands
Principal islands

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  • Aeolian Islands aka Lipari Islands, named for largest and most populated island
    * Salina, Vulcano, Panarea, Stromboli, Alicudi, Filicudi
  • Archipelago formed by volcanic activity, islands of Stromboli and Vulcano still have ongoing eruptions
  • Salina has the most vineyard plantings
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Malvasia delle Lipari DOC
Styles
Grape varieties

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  • Sweet white, passito, fortified wines
  • 92–95% Malvasia di Lipari (Malvasia di Lipari is the grape variety, Malvasia delle Lipari is the DOC)
  • Must also include 5–8% Corinto Nero
  • Covers all the islands
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Corinto Nero

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  • Local red grape some believe is a mutation of Sangiovese
  • Must be 5-8% of the blend for Malvaisa delle Lipari DOC
  • Gives wines a coppery tint
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Malvasia di Lipari

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Genetically identical to Calabria’s Greco Bianco, Sardinia’s Malvasia di Sardegna, Madeira’s Malvasia Candida, Croatia’s Malvasia Dubrovačka, and Spain’s Malvasía de Sitges

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Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG
Year established

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2005

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Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOC
Grape Requirements

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50–70% Nero d’Avola
30–50% Frappato

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Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOC
Classico subzone

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  • Surrounds most historic growing area
  • Require longer aging, March 31 of 2nd year following harvest (about 18 months)

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