IWS Flashcards part 1

Question 1

What four white grape varieties are used for Marsala production?

Answer 1

Grillo, Catarratto, Inzolia and Damaschino

Question 2

What style of wine does the Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG produce?

Answer 2

Red wines based on Nero d’Avola and Frappato

Question 3

How many years must Marsala Vergine spend in wood?

Answer 3

At least 5 years

Question 4

Pantelleria is closer to Africa than it is to Sicilia. True or false?

Answer 4

TRUE

Question 5

Who was instrumental in creating a market for Marsala in the UK?

Answer 5

John Woodhouse

Question 6

Zibibbo is native to Sicilia. True or false?

Answer 6

TRUE

Question 7

What are the principal red and white grapes of the Etna wine-growing area?

Answer 7

Nerello Mascalese and Carricante

Question 8

What are the principal red and white grapes of the Contea di Sclafani DOC?

Answer 8

Nero d’Avola, Perricone and Catarratto

Question 9

Pantelleria is covered in dark green volcanic rocks. True or false?

Answer 9

TRUE

Question 10

Name Sicilia’s first DOC appellation

Answer 10

Etna DOC

Question 11

Name Sicilia’s most widely planted red grape variety

Answer 11

Nero d’Avola

Question 12

The eastern part of Sicilia is overwhelmingly planted with white grapes. True or false?

Answer 12

FALSE

Question 13

The majority of Sicilia’s vineyards use the alberello training system. True or false?

Answer 13

FALSE - Guyot and Cordone Speronata

Question 14

Sicilia’s grape harvest can take place as late as November. True or false?

Answer 14

TRUE

Question 15

Is Sicilia predominantly planted to red or white grapes?

Answer 15

White - account for more than 60%

Question 16

Sicilia’s Ansonica grape is better known by what name?

Answer 16

Inzolia

Question 17

Etna Rosso DOC can contain up to 20% Nero d’Avola. True or false?

Answer 17

FALSE - Up to 20% can be made up with Nerello Cappuccio but many are 100% Nerello Mascalese

Question 18

The Etna DOC is included in which Sicilian province?

Answer 18

Catania

Question 19

Faro DOC must include a blend of Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio and Nero d’Avola. True or false?

Answer 19

FALSE - Nero d’Avola is not permitted, Nocera is

Question 20

Name Italy’s most famous fortified wine, produced in Sicilia

Answer 20

Marsala

Question 21

Name the two active volcanoes located on Sicilia’s Aeolian Islands

Answer 21

Stromboli and Vulcano

Question 22

Grillo is the result of a natural crossing between Catarratto Bianco and …

Answer 22

Zibibbo (Muscat of Alexandria)

Question 23

Carricante is notably high in malic acid. True or false?

Answer 23

TRUE

Question 24

What is Sicilia’s capital city?

Answer 24

Palermo

Question 25

Carricante can be used in the production of Marsala. True or false?

Answer 25

FALSE

Question 26

What is the warm wind that affects the western and southern areas of Sicilia?

Answer 26

Sirocco

Question 27

Etna Bianco DOC must contain a majority of which grape variety?

Answer 27

Carricante

Question 28

Sicilia is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. True or false?

Answer 28

TRUE

Question 29

What grape is a natural crossing of Catarratto Bianco and Zibibbo?

Answer 29

Grillo

Question 30

Carricante historical home is Mount Etna. True or false?

Answer 30

TRUE

Question 31

In Sicilia, Muscat of Alexandria is more widely known by what name?

Answer 31

Zibibbo

Question 32

Sicilia's Calabrese grape is more widely known by what name?

Answer 32

Nero d'Avola

Question 33

Sicilia's grape harvest can begin as early as July. True or false?

Answer 33

TRUE

Question 34

Frappato is a grape variety historically grown around which town in southeast Sicilia?

Answer 34

Vittoria

Question 35

Name the body of water that separates Sicilia from Calabria

Answer 35

The Strait of Messina

Question 36

Etna Bianco Superiore DOC must have a higher alcohol level and can be produced anywhere within the Etna DOC. True or false?

Answer 36

FALSE - It must contain a minimum of 80% Carricante and the fruit must hail from the village of Milo

Question 37

What is Sicilia most widely planted international red grape?

Answer 37

Syrah

Question 38

Name Europe's largest and most active volcano, found in Sicilia

Answer 38

Mount Etna

Question 39

Is Frappato a red or white grape?

Answer 39

Red

Question 40

Which institute improved Sicilian wine production?

Answer 40

IRVV/IRVOS

Question 41

Which area of Sicilia is dominated by red grapes, east or west?

Answer 41

East Sicilia is overwhelmingly dominated by red grapes

Question 42

What are the 2 biotypes of Catarratto Bianco?

Answer 42

Comune and Lucido

Question 43

Which is considered the higher quality of the Catarratto Bianco biotypes?

Answer 43

Lucido - smaller berries, lower sugar levels and higher acid

Question 44

Which is considered the higher quality of the Catarratto Bianco biotypes?

Answer 44

Lucido - smaller berries, lower sugar levels and higher acid

Question 45

What is the main purpose of Catarratto?

Answer 45

The base of Marsala production

Question 46

What does ''Grillo" in Italian mean?

Answer 46

Cricket in Italian, however, the name is taken from grilli, Sicilian dialect for pips or seeds

Question 47

What is the principal grape for Marsala production?

Answer 47

Grillo

Question 48

Grillo is a natural crossing of which grapes?

Answer 48

Catarratto Bianco and Zibibbo

Question 49

Where is the historic home of Grillo?

Answer 49

Trapani

Question 50

Where is Zibibbo mostly planted?

Answer 50

The volcanic island of Pantelleria