Marsala COPY Flashcards
1
Q
Marsala DOC
3 colors/styles
A
- Oro (golden)
- Ambra
- Rubino
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2
Q
Marsala DOC ambra and oro
4 white grapes
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A
- Grillo
- Inzolia (Ansonica)
- *top 2 grapes preferred, Inzolia is more delicate
- Catarratto
- Damaschino
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3
Q
Marsala DOC rubino
3 red grapes
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A
- Perricone
- Calabrese (Nero d’Avola)
- Nerello Mascalese
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*plus max 30% white grapes
4
Q
Marsala DOC
Sweetness levels
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A
- Secco : max 40 g/l rs
- Semisecco : 40-100 g/l rs
- Dolce : min 100 g/l rs
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5
Q
Marsala DOC
5 aging classifications
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A
- Fine: 1 yr (first 4 months may be in alternative containers)
- Superiore: 2 yrs
- Superiore Riserva: 4 yrs
- Vergine/Solera: 5 yrs
- Vergine Riserva/Solera Riserva/Vergine Stravecchio/Solera Stravecchio: 10 yrs
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* all in oak or cherry wood
*Vergine
- Fortified post fermentation
- Does not permit addition of mosto cotto or sifone
6
Q
Can Marsala DOC Vergine be sweetened?
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A
No, Vergine must be secco in style.
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7
Q
Marsala DOC
Solera and Solera Riserva
Aging requirements
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A
- Solera: min 5 yrs
- Solera Riserva: min 10 yrs
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*oak or cherry wood
8
Q
T/F: Marsala can be fortified with grape spirit during or after fermentation.
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A
True, depending on the desired sweetness
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9
Q
Year Marsala was first manufactured
A
- 1773
- John Woodhouse, English Port and Sherry merchant
10
Q
When was Marsala established as a DOC?
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A
1969
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11
Q
Marsala DOC
Historical Label Indications
- Marsala “Vecchio”:
- Marsala Fine IP:
- Marsala Superiore SOM:
- Marsala Superiore GD:
- Marsala Superiore LP:
A
- “Vecchio”: min requirements for Marsala Superiore (2yrs oark or cherry wood)
- Fine IP: “Italy Particular”
- Superiore SOM: “Superior Old Marsala”
- Superiore GD: “Garibaldi Dolce”, reference to 19th-century general
- Superiore LP: “London Particular”