IWS Flashcards part 2

Question 1

Mount Etna is the historic home for which white grape?

Answer 1

Carricante

Question 2

Which white grape is grown only on the Aeolian Islands?

Answer 2

Malvasia di Lipari

Question 3

What vine training system is used for Nero d’Avola?

Answer 3

Alberello

Question 4

What style of wine is Malvasia delle Lipari DOC?

Answer 4

A complex passito wine

Question 5

Which red grape is native to Mount Etna?

Answer 5

Nerello Mascalese

Question 6

Where is the historic home of Frappato?

Answer 6

The town of Vittoria

Question 7

Which white grape is high in malic acid?

Answer 7

Carricante

Question 8

What is Sicilia’s 2nd most widely planted red grape?

Answer 8

Syrah

Question 9

What is Sicilia’s 2nd most widely planted international grape?

Answer 9

Chardonnay

Question 10

Where is Syrah mostly planted in Sicilia?

Answer 10

Western Sicilia

Question 11

Sicilia is one of Italy’s largest producers of bulk wine. True or false?

Answer 11

TRUE - also of fresh grape must and rectified concentrated grape must

Question 12

What is Sicilia’s only DOCG?

Answer 12

Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG

Question 13

Which area is the most productive wine-growing area in Sicilia

Answer 13

Western Sicilia (Val di Mazara)

Question 14

How many villages does the Etna DOC have?

Answer 14

20 villages

Question 15

How many MGAs does Etna have?

Answer 15

133

Question 16

What method is used to produce the spumante version of Nerello Mascalese?

Answer 16

Metodo classico with a minimum of 18 months spent on lees

Question 17

What grapes are associated with Faro DOC?

Answer 17

Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio and Nocera

Question 18

Which Sicilian producer is associated with Marsala?

Answer 18

Florio

Question 19

What was Marsala Speciali?

Answer 19

Flavored Marsalas, mixed with different food stuffs such as nuts, spices, chocolate and egg

Question 20

What is the optimum training system for Marsala?

Answer 20

Alberello

Question 21

What is considered the purest and more authentic style of Marsala?

Answer 21

Marsala Vergine

Question 22

What types of Marsala are considered Marsala conciati?

Answer 22

Marsala Superiore and Marsala Fine

Question 23

What additions are associated with Marsala conciati?

Answer 23

Grape spirit, mosto cotto (cooked grape must), sifone (fortified must) and mosto concentrato

Question 24

What colour markers are used for Marsala Superiore?

Answer 24

Oro, ambra and rubino

Question 25

What is the bulk of Marsala Fine used for?

Answer 25

The food industry as a cooking ingredient

Question 26

What are the 3 different categories of residual sugar for Marsala?

Answer 26

Secco, Semisecco and Dolce

Question 27

Which grapes are allowed under the Contea di Sclafani DOC?

Answer 27

Nero d'Avola, Perricone and Catarratto

Question 28

Which 2 wines are permitted under the Contea di Sclafani DOC?

Answer 28

Rosso and Bianco

Question 29

Which Sicilian DOC is known for Terra Rossa?

Answer 29

Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG

Question 30

What grape is associated with Cerasulo di Vittoria DOCG?

Answer 30

Nero d'Avola (50-70%) and Frappato (30-50%)

Question 31

Cerasulo di Vittoria DOCG is a Rosato. True or false?

Answer 31

FALSE

Question 32

The Eloro DOC focuses on native red grapes only. True or false?

Answer 32

TRUE

Question 33

What DOC is considered the traditional home of Nero d'Avola?

Answer 33

Eloro DOC

Question 34

What is a specific sub-zone for Nero d'Avola?

Answer 34

Eloro Pachino

Question 35

What are cuddie (kuddie)?

Answer 35

Irregular hills of volcanic origin (Pantelleria DOC)

Question 36

What are stenditoi?

Answer 36

Open-air spots often enclosed by stone walls

Question 37

What method is used for Pantelleria DOC?

Answer 37

Air-dried grapes added to freshly picked grapes (2 harvests)

Question 38

How many islands for the Aeolian Archipelago?

Answer 38

7 - the majority of the vineyards are located on Salina

Question 39

What is the legal blending partner of Malvasia delle Lipari DOC?

Answer 39

Corinto Nero (Sangiovese) must comprise of 5-8% of the total

Question 40

Which Marsala grape is considered to make the highest quality wines?

Answer 40

Grillo

Question 41

The term "contrade" refers to?

Answer 41

Small geographical sub-divisions

Question 42

What is Panchino?

Answer 42

A specific sub-zone for Nero d'Avola in the Eloro DOC

Question 43

Which grape is the result of a natural crossing of Catarratto and Zibibbo?

Answer 43

Grillo

Question 44

Which wine is made with grapes harvested at two different times?

Answer 44

Passito di Pantelleria

Question 45

What is Alberello Pantesco?

Answer 45

Pantelleria's traditional vine-training method

Question 46

What is Grecanico Dorato also known as?

Answer 46

Garganega