Sicily & Sardinia Flashcards
What is the body of water seperating Sicily from Italy
Strait of Messina
What is the most important geographical feature of the region
Mount Etna, and the soils it produces
What are the main white varietals in Sicily
Catarratto, Inzolia, Grecanico, Carricante, and Grillo
What are the main red varietals in Sicily
Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappucio, Nero d’Avola, Frappato, and Perricone
What is the most famous fortified style from Sicily
Marsala
Who first created Marsala, when and why
John Woodhouse in 1773 for shipment to England
What styles do Moscato di Novo and Moscato di Siracusa DOCs produce
Dessert wines from from Moscato and Malvasia grapes
What is another Sicilian name for Moscato
Zibibbo
What styles does Moscato di Pantelleria Produce
sweet dessert wine from Moscato
What is the only Sicilian DOCG
Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG
What style does Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG produce
dry “cherry red” wine from Nero d’Avola and Frappato.
Can be classico
What styles does Etna DOC produce
white wines Carricante and Catarratto,
can be Superior.
Red and rosato wines from Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappucio,
can be Riserva.
Rosato and white sparkling wines are also made in the traditional method
What styles does Faro DOC produce
Dry red wines from Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappucio
What styles does Malvasia delle Lipari DOC produce
white, sweet, and fortified wines from Malvasia di Lipari
What styles does Siracusa DOC produce
dry white, sparkling, and passito wines from Muscato Bianco.
Dry red wines from Nero d’Avola
What styles does Marsala DOC produce
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, andNerello Mascalese.
Wines can be secco (maximum 40 g/l of residual sugar), semisecco, ordulce
What are the aging requirements for Fine
1 year in oak or cherry wood (first 4 months may be in alternativecontainers)
What are the aging requirements for Superiore
Min. 2 years in oak or cherry wood
What are the aging requirements for Superiore Riserva
Min. 4 years in oak or cherry wood
What are the aging requirements for Vergine/Solera
Min. 5 years in oak or cherry wood
What are the aging requirements for Vergine Riserva/Solera Riserva/Vergine and Solera Stravecchio
Min. 10 years in oakor cherry wood
What does Vecchia mean on a Marsala label
the wine has met the minimum requirements for Marsala Superiore
What does Fine IP mean on a Marsala label
Italy Particular
What does Superiore SOM mean on a Marsala label
Superior Old Marsala
What does Superiore GD mean on a Marsala label
“Garibaldi Dolce”, a reference to a 19th-century general
What does Fine LP mean on a Marsala label
London Particular
Where is Sardinia Located
Between the Tyrrhenian and Mediterranean Seas south of Corsica
Why is Sardinia sketchy
Many areas are a safe haven for pirates and gangsters
What wines have been getting Sardinia more market traction recently
higher acid, coastal white wines and richer sometimes oakeds tyles all from Vermentino.
What is the only DOCG on Sardinia
Vermentino di Gallura
What styles does Cagliari DOC produce
white and sparkling wines from Malvasia, Monica, and Vermentino
What styles does Vernaccia di Oristano DOC produce
white, dry to sweet wines from Vernaccia di Oristano
What styles does Cannonau di Sardegna DOC produce
dry red, rosato, and sweet wines from Cannonau
What is another name for Cannonau
Grenache
