Southern Italy and the Islands Flashcards

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MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT ARE THE DOCG’S OF CAMPAGNIA?

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Fiano di Avellino-White
Greco di Tufo- White
Aglianico del Taburno- Red
Taurasi-Red

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WHERE/WHAT IS AVERSA?

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Campagnia DOC for Sparkling wines.
Aspirino = grape
Must compose 85% Aspirino with Grecco, Trebbino and Fiano.
Trained high with Poplar trees acting as trellises

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WHAT IS THE RED GRAPE OF CIRO?

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CIRO DOC, CALABRIA
Grape: Gaglioppo

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IN WHICH REGION IS VERMENTINO DI GALLURA DOCG LOCATED?

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Sardinia; DOCG; 12% min alcohol
Fermented at cool temps from the hilly terroir of Gallura.

Grape = Vermentino up to 95-100% with 0-5% other local varieties

STYLES:
Vermentino
Vermentino Superiore
Vermentino Frizzante
Vermentino Spumante
Vermentino Passito
Vermentino Vendemmia Tardiva

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WHAT ARE THE SUB-ZONES OF CANNONAU DI SARDEGNA?

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SUB ZONES:
Oliena
Jerzu
Capa Ferrato

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WHAT IS THE WHITE GRAPE OF CIRO?

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CIRO DOC, CALABRIA

White:Grecco

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WHAT IS THE DOCG FROM SARDINIA?

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Vermentino di Gallura

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WHAT ARE TWO SHERRY LIKE STYLES OF WINE PRODUCED IN SARDINIA?

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Vernaccia di Oristano
* Located on the west coast of Sardinia
* An oxidative wine similar to Sherry→the wine is aged in partly empty barrels to allow a flor to form→styles are dry and liquoroso (dry and sweet versions – both can be Superiore and Riserva)

Malvasia di Bosa
* Located north of Oristano is another Sherry-like wine (the flor may or may not form) that can be produced in a dry, sweet or fortified style

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WHAT GRAPES ARE USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF RUBINO MARSALA?

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Rubino is rare and comes from red grapes –Calabrese, Nerello Mascalese and Perricone

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WHAT COLORS AND STYLES DOES MODERN MARSALA COME IN?

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Modern Marsala comes in:
Oro (golden) - Sweetened with Sifone
Ambra (amber) - Sweetened with Mosto Cotto
Rubino (ruby) - Sweetened with Sifone

Each color comes in a Secco, Semi-Secco and Dulce style

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WHAT IS THE AGING FOR VERGINE MARSALA AND VERGINE STRAVECCHIO?

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  • Vergine/Soleras = 5 years
  • Vergine/Soleras Stravecchio = 10 years
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WHERE IS DOC FARO LOCATED?

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North East Sicily
NERELLO MASCALESE IS THE BASE GRAPE

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WHAT ARE THE 5 BASIC CASK AGING FOR MARSALA?

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There are five types based on cask ageing:
* Fine = 1 year
* Superiore = 2 years
* Superiore Riserva = 4 years
* Vergine/Soleras = 5 years
* Vergine/Soleras Stravecchio = 10 years

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WHERE/WHAT IS CERASUOLO DI VITTORIA?

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Sicily DOCG: RED ONLY

STYLE:
Cerasuolo di Vittoria
Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico

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

Min ABV: 13%

Aging Requirements:
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

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WHAT IS SIFONE?

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Sifone is a mixture of sweet wine and grape alcohol used to sweeten Marsala. It can also be sweetened with cotto.

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WHAT IS COTTO?

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Cotto is a slowly heated, unfermented grape juice used to sweeten Marsala. May be dry (secco), Semisecco, dolce

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WHERE IS BIFERNO DOC AND WHAT STYLES DOES IT MAKE?

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Molise DOC
Produces reds and rosatos from Montepulciano and Sangiovese
Whites are based on Trebbiano

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WHERE IS MONTE MASSICO?

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This is the Volcanic mountain in Campania

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WHAT IS THE SOIL OF FALERNO DEL MASSICO DOC?

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It is Volcanic Tuffa, This is Campania

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WHERE AND WHAT IS TAURASI DOCG?

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Campania DOCG
Produced in the Inland town of Irpina in the province of Avellino
Min 85% Aglianco
Max 15% other Red Grapes from Avellino
N=12% ABV
R=12.5% ABV

AGING:
N=3 yrs/ 1yr wood
R=4yrs/ 18 months wood

PRODUCERS:
Mastroberadino
Terradora
Feudi di San Gregorio

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WHERE AND WHAT IS AGLIANICO DEL TABURNO DOCG?

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Campania DOCG
Min 85% Aglianico
Styles: Rossato, Rosso, Rosso Riserva
Rosato & Rosso= 12% ABV
Rosso Riserva= 13% ABV

AGING:
N- 2 years
R-3 years/ 1yr in wood/ 6 months in btl

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WHERE AND WHAT IS GRECO DI TUFO DOCG?

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Campania DOCG
Min 85% Greco
Max 15% Coda di Volpe
Styles: Dry and Sparkling styles
Dry White: 11.5% ABV
Spumante: 12% ABV

AGING:
Aged 36 months

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WHERE AND WHAT IS FIANO DI AVELINO DOCG?

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Campania DOCG
Min 85% Fiano
Max 15% Trebbiano Toscano, Coda di Volpe, Greco
11.5% ABV

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Identify 2 DOC’S WHERE FALANGHINA COMPOSES THE MAJORITY OF THE WINE?

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Sannio DOC- Dry Whites, Passito & Botrytis Styles
Campi Flegrei - Dry Whites (volcanic)
Vesuvio- Dy Whites (volcanic)

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WHAT STYLES OF WINE ARE MADE IN VESUVIO AND WHERE IS THIS LOCATED?

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Located in Campania
Sparkling, white, rossato, red and fortified

Superiore styles called “Lacryma Christi dei Vesuvio” if the ABV is 12%.

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT BODIES OF WATER ARE AFFILIATED WITH APULIA?

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Adriatic and Ionian Sea

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WHAT ARE THE DOCGS OF APULIA?

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  1. Primitivio di Manduria Dolce Naturale
  2. Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva
  3. Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva
  4. Castel di Monte Bombino Nero
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WHAT ARE THE MAJOR RED GRAPES OF APULIA?

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Nero di Troia

Negroamaro- (Most planted)

Primitivo

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WHAT IS THE MINIMUM SUGAR FOR PRIMITIVO DI MANDURIA DOLCE NATURALE

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100% Primitivo
50 grams per liter
16% ABV

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WHAT IS THE DOCG FOR BASILICATA AND WHAT STYLES ARE THEY?

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Aglianico del Vulture Superiore, RED ONLY

STYLES:
Normale
Riserva

VARIETIES: 100% Aglianico

Min ABV: 13.5%

AGING REQUIREMENTS:
Superiore: 2 YEARS TOTAL, RELEASED 3RD YEAR
12 months in barrel, 12 months in bottle, not to be released before November 1 of the third year following the harvest

Riserva: 4 YEARS TOTAL, RELEASED 5TH YEAR
2 years in barrel and 2 years in bottle, not to be released before November 1 of the fifth year following the harvest

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE SOIL OF BASILICATA?

A

Volcanic

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE AGING FOR DOC WINES FROM BASILICATA?

A

1 Year minimal

Styles range from:
Dry (asciutto)
Off-Dry (amiable)
Still
Spumante
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MASTERS QUESTION- WHERE IS THE DOC MELISSA AND WHAT STYLES ARE MADE THERE?

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It is white wine only made from Greco. The region is located in Calabria.

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT STYLE OF WINE IS GRECO DI BIANCO AND WHERE IS THIS FROM?

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This is a sweet white wine made in Calabria

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT BODY OF WATER SEPARATES SICILY FROM THE ITALIAN MAINLAND?

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The strait of Messina

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHERE WOULD YOU FIND THE FOLLOWING PRODUCERS:
COS
PLANETTA
PALARI
MARCO DI BARTOLI
A

Sicily

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE MOST PLANTED RED GRAPE OF SICILY?

A

Nero d’Avola

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE DOMINATE GRAPE AND STYLE OF ETNA DOC AND WHERE IS THIS LOCATED?

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STYLES:  
Bianco
Bianco Superiore
Rosso / Rosso Riserva
Rosato
Spumante (rosato or bianco)

VARIETIES:
Bianco:
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

Bianco Superiore:
minimum 80% Carricante
maximum 20% Trebbiano and/or Minnella Bianca and/or other non-aromatic white grapes suitable for cultivation in Sicilia

Rosso/Rosato:
minimum 80% Nerello Mascalese
maximum 20% Nerello Mantellato (Nerello Cappuccio)
maximum 10% other red grapes suitable for cultivation in Sicilia

Spumante (rosato or bianco):
minimum 60% Nerello Mascalese
maximum 40% other grapes suitable for cultivation in Sicilia

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE MAIN GRAPE OF FARO DOC?

A

Nerello Mascalese

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE GRAPE AND STYLE OF CERASUOLO DI VITTORIA?

A

50%-70% Nero d’Avola (Calabrese)
30%-50% Frappato
13% ABV

N= Sold June 1st year after harvest
Classico= Sold March 31st after 2nd year of harvest
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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE THE SWEET WINES OF SICILY?

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  1. Moscato di Pantelleria DOC
  2. Passito di Pantelleria DOC (Zibbio is the grape)
  3. Malvasia di Lapari DOC- Sweet, Passito and fortified styles
  4. Moscato di Noto DOC
  5. Moscato di Siracusa DOC
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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE MAIN GRAPE OF SARDINIA?

A

Cannaou (Grenache)

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE SOILS OF GALLURA?

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Rocky, Granitic soil. This is high elevation and a hot growing area.

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WHAT IS THE REQUIREMENTS TO BE LABELLED VERMENTINO DI GALLURA SUPERIORE?

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13% ABV from 12% required for DOCG

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WHAT ARE THE SUB-ZONES FOR CANNOAU DI SARDEGNA DOC

A
  1. Olinea
  2. Jerzu
  3. Capo Ferrato
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WHAT ARE THE MAIN WHITE GRAPES OF SARDINIA?

A

Nuragus grown in the South

Vermentino grown in the North

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WHAT IS THE GRAPE OF ROSSO BARLETTA DOC AND WHERE IS THIS LOACTED?

A

In Apulia
The base for this is Nero di Troia
This is a red wine

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WHAT IS THE WHITE GRAPE OF ETNA DOC?

A

Carricante

49
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WHERE WOULD YOU FIND THE GRAPES AND WHAT COLOR ARE THEY?:

GUARNACCIA
PIEDIROSSO
BIANCOLELLA

A

CAMPANIA, Used in Campi Flegri & Naples
GUARNACCIA- RED, Grenache variant
PIEDIROSSO- RED, “red feet”
BIANCOLELLA- White, Aromatic

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WHAT ARE THE SWEET WINE DOC’S OF SICILY?

A
Moscato d' Noto
Moscato di Siracusa
Malvasia delle Lipari
Moscato di Pantelleria
Passito di Pantelleria
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WHEN ARE MARSALA WINES FORTIFIED?

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During or after fermentation. This really depends on the level of sweetness required.

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IN REGARDS TO MARSALA, WHAT IS PERPETUUM?

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It is the process in which Marsala is made. It is similar to the Solera System.

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WHAT ARE THE GRAPES USED TO PRODUCE AMBRA AND ORO MARSALA? WHICH ARE THE PRINCIPAL GRAPES?

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PRINCIPAL GRAPES:
Grillo
Inzolio (Ansonica)

SECONDARY GRAPES:
Catarratto
Damaschino

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WHICH STYLE OF MARSALA ALLOWS FOR THE PRACTICE OF CONCIA?

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Ambra, It is the lowest of the 3 styles of Marsala. Concia is the use of Mosto Cotto vs. Sifone

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WHITE GRAPES MAY COMPOSE HOW MUCH OF A RUBINO MARSALA?

A

By law, it may compose a max of 30% of Rubino Production

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WHAT IS THE MINIMAL SUGAR FOR SECCO MARSALA?

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Max 40 g/l RS

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WHAT IS THE MINIMAL SUGAR FOR SEMI-SECCO MARSALA?

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41-100 g/l RS

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WHAT IS THE MINIMAL SUGAR FOR DOLCE MARSALA?

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Min 100 g/l RS

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WHAT IS THE MIN ABV AND AGING FOR FINE MARSALA?

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1 Year in Cask and 17% ABV

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WHAT IS THE MIN ABV AND AGING FOR SUPERIORE MARSALA?

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2 Years in Cask and 18% ABV

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WHAT IS THE MIN ABV AND AGING FOR SUPERIORE RISERVA MARSALA?

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4 Years in Cask and 18% ABV

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WHAT IS THE MIN ABV AND AGING FOR VERGINE MARSALA?

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5 Years in Cask and 18% ABV

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WHAT IS THE MIN AGING FOR VERGINE STRAVECCHIO/ SOLERAS RISERVA?

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Min of 10 years in Cask

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WHAT TYPE OF MARSALA DOES NOT HAVE COTTO OR SIFONE ADDED TO IT?

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Vergine Marsala. It is a Secco wine that is fortified after fermentation is complete

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HOW MANY YEARS MUST A SOLERA VERSION OF MARSALA SPEND IN CASK BEFORE IT CAN BE BOTTLED?

A

5 Years

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VINTAGE MARSALA YEAR ON THE BOTTLE STATED REFERS TO WHAT?

A

year it was fortified

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NAME 2 PRODUCERS OF MARSALA WINE?

A

Florio and Pellegrino

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WHAT ARE ISLAND DOC’S OF CAMPANIA?

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Ischia
Capri

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WHAT ARE THE STYLES AND GRAPES OF ISCHIA DOC?

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ISLAND DOC OF CAMPANIA

STYLES:
Bianco
Bianco Superiore
Varietal Biancolella (bianco)
Varietal Forastera (bianco)
Rosso
Varietal Piedirosso (rosso)
Spumante Bianco
Rosso Passito

VARIETIES:
Bianco/Spumante:
40-70% Forastera,
35-55% Biancolella,
max. 15% other non-aromatic white grapes suitable for production in Napoli.

Rosso:
40-50% Guarnaccia
40-50% Piedirosso

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WHAT ARE THE STYLES AND GRAPES OF CAPRI DOC?

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ISLAND DOC OF CAMPANIA

STYLES:
Bianco
Rosso

Varieties:
Bianco:
min. 80% combined Falanghina (min. 50%) and Greco,
max. 20% Biancolella

Rosso:

min. 80% Piedirosso,
max. 20% other black grapes approved for production in Napoli