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What is the Italian grape name of Sciaccarello?

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Mammolo

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What is the Italian grape name of Vermentino?

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Rolle

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What is the dominant grape in Muscat du Cap Corse?

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Muscat à Petit Grains

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What is the dominant red grape in Ajaccio?

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Sciaccarello

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What is the dominant white grape in Patrimonio?

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Vermentino

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What is the dominant red grape in Patrimonio?

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Niellucio

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T or F? Corsica is closer to Italy than France…

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True

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How many sub-appellations lie within the regional Vin de Corse AOC?

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5

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What is the soil type on Corsica’s east coast?

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Marly sand

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What is the soil type in Ajaccio?

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Granite

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What is the soil type in Patrimonio?

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Limestone

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What is the soil type in Cap Corse?

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Schist

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What is Corsica’s largest AOC by size?

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Vin de Corse AOC

This AOC accounts for around 45% of Corsica’s production

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Where are Corsica’s vineyards located?

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Along the coastline

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What is the climate of Corsica?

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Mediterranean with oceanic and alpine influences

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What is the most widely planted red grape in Corsica?

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Nielluccio (Sangiovese)

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Nielluccio is a synonym for what Italian grape?

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Sangiovese

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What is the principal white grape of the Corsican AOC of Patrimonio?

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100% Vermentino

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What AOC is for VdNs on Corsica?

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Muscat du Cap Corse

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What type of Muscat grape does Muscat du Cap Corse use in its VdNs?

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Muscat à Petit Grains

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What is the regional AOC of Corsica?

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Vin de Corse AOC - accounts for 45% of Corscis AOC production
5 Subregions
- Corse Coteaux de Cap Corse
- Corse Porto Vecchio
- Corse Figari
- Corse Sartène 
- Corse Calvi
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What is Corsica’s most planted white grape variety?

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Vermentino with 17% of total plantings

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What is the red grape Sciaccarello also known as?

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Mammolo with 15% of total plantings

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What is the red grape Nielluccio also known as?

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Sangiovese with 35% of total plantings

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What is the weather like in Corsica?
Hottest area in France | Little diurnal temperature swings
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Why do the vineyards of Corsica ring the shoreline?
The interior is extremely mountainous which sometimes extend all the way to the coast
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Where is Corsica located?
It i an Island in the Mediterranean Sea 100 miles southwest of France 50 miles west of Italy 7 miles north of Sardinia
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Who has had control of Corsica?
Phocaeans > Rome > Saracens/Moors > Pisa > Genoa > France
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What red grapes are in the IGP wines of Corsica?
All AOC grapes plus Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and Merlot (major player with 30% of IGP plantings)
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What is the major white IGP grape in Corsica?
Chardonnay | Muscat can also be used
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What is Sciaccerello also known as?
Mammolo
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What is Corsica's most widely planted red grape?
Nielluccio (aka Sangiovese)
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What grapes are used in the VdN's of Cap Course?
Muscat à Petit Grains | Used in the Muscat du Cap Corse AOC
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What is the white grape Ugni Blanc also known as?
Trebbiano
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What is Corsica's most planted white grape?
Vermentino Can Produce: - Lively + aromatic wine - Fat + round wine
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How much of Corsica is planted to white grapes?
1/3
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What soils and grape are on the east coast of Corsica?
Marly sand mixed with granite Mixed grapes Light, fresh fruit forward white, red and rosé
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What are the soil and grapes of the Ajaccio AOC?
High concentration of granite Native grape Sciaccarello does well here Produces richer and more full bodied wines than anywhere else on the island
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What is the soil and grape of Patrimonio?
Limestone and clay Nielluccio (Sangiovese) works well here Fruit forward full bodied reds perform well
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What is the soil and grape of Cap Corse?
The soil is schist Good for Vermentino as does the cooler climate Low rainfall and strong winds encourage sweet fortified wines
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What is the average elevation of the vineyards of Corsica?
1,000 feet | As a reference Corsica's highest peak is Monte Cinto at 9,000'
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T or F? Corsica is a bulge in the Hercynian Trend...
True The Hercynian Trend is an ancient line of crustal deformation that runs under the Mediterranean from the Pyrénées along the coast of Languedoc to the Esterel Massif in Provence
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What is the rainfall in Corsica?
Average is 29" per year | Very little rain falls during the month of August and September
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How much sunshine does Corsica get?
2,885 hrs/yr | Nearby sea absorbs most of it and radiates it back at night reducing the diurnal temperature variation
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Sangiovese is known by what in Corsica?
Nielluccio
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Does Corsica produce more red or white wine?
Red
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What IGP is shared among the Rhône, Provence and Corsica?
IGP Méditérranée
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What is Corsica's largest AOC by volume and production?
Vin de Corse / Corse AOC, it covers the entire island
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What is Corsica's island wide IGP?
The IGP Île de Beauté
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What is the most widely planted white grape in Corsica?
Vermentino (Rolle)
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Does Corsica produce more AOC or IGP wine?
IGP | AOC only represents 30%
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What are the detail on the Corsican IGP Île de Beauté?
60% of all Corsican wine Note: a small amount of wine goes into IGP Méditérranée Overall Corsica production: 30% AOC 10% Vins Sans IG 60% IGP
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What is the principal white grape of the Ajaccio AOC?
Vermentino
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What is the principal red grape of the Ajaccio AOC?
Sciaccarrelo
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What is the principal red grape of the Patrimonio AOC?
Nielluccio
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What is the climate like in Corsica?
Mediterranean with oceanic and alpine influences
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What are the production numbers in Corsica?
9 AOCs and 2 IGPs Wine Production AOC - 30% IGP - 60% Vins Sans IG - 10%
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What is Corsica's first AOC?
Patrimonio
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What issues did Corsica face in the 19th and 20th centuries?
Phylloxera in 1887 | 2 World Wars
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When did Corsica become French?
1768 Genoa relinquished control The future Emperor Napoleon was born here to Corsican winemakers in 1789 in Ajaccio Under Napoleon's rule Corsica was allowed to export wine and tobacco duty free throughout France
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Who brought a clone of the Sangiovese grape to Corsica?
The Italian City/State of Pisa brought the grape and later named it Nielluccio
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What are the vine training styles in Corsica?
Traditionally it was Gobelet style | More Modern styles are Single Guyot and Cordon de Royat
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What are the irrigation rules in Corsica?
Largely prohibited | Only allowed under special conditions and by special request in all AOC's
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What are some threats against Corsican vines?
Prone to pest attack | Primarily Cicadas
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What are the details on the Corsica regional AOC - Vin de Corse ?
``` Covers entire Island but production primarily focused on east coast 5 Sub-Appellations - Corse Coteaux du Cap Corse (North) - Corse Calvi (Northwest) - Corse Figari (Southwest) - Corse Sartène (Southwest) - Corse Porto Vecchio (Southeast) ``` Accounts for 45% of all AOC wine produced
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What are the grapes of Vin de Corse AOC?
Reds and rosé: min 50% Nielluccio, Sciacarello and Grenache | White; Predominantly Vermentino
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What is the production in the Ajaccio AOC?
Surrounds the southwest town of Ajaccio Mostly medium bodied red and rosé with at least 60% Sciacarello White must be at least 80% Vermentino
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What are the details on the Patrimonio AOC?
Located on north coast and was Corsica's first AOC Red 90% Nielluccio rosé 75% Whites 100% Vermentino
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What are the detail on the Muscat du Cap Corse AOC?
For VdN on the north peninsula Wines are 100% Muscat à Petit Grains Between 15 - 18% ABV and RS > 9.5%

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