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SICILIA Flashcards

1
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iS know for being the …..?

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Largest island in the mediterranean

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2
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Its capital is ?

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Palermo

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3
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how is the climate

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Mediterranean
warm and dry with consistently bright sunshine and reliably moderated rainfall

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4
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34 % OF THE island wines are organic why?

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because of the condition chemical sprays are hardly needed so much of the grapes are organic

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5
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The Island can be divided into 3 valleys name them

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Val di Mazara to the west
Val di Noto to the south-east
Val Demore to the North-East

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6
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How is the soil here ?

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Volcanic due to Mont Etna influence having minerality and dark soils

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7
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the altitude here is outstanding …

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reaching the 1200 meters above the sea level

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8
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name the most import white grapes …

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Catarratto comune
Catarratto lucido
Grecanico
Malvasia delle Lipari
Moscato di Alessandria (Zibibbo)
Carricante
Damaschino

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9
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Name the most important red grapes

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Nero d’avila (calabrese )
Frappato
Nerello Mascalese
Nerello Cappuccio
Albanello
Alicante
Perricone
Pignatello

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10
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Cerasuolo di Vittoria is a vivid and colored red wine and Sicily’s …

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only DOCG

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11
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Is produced using …

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

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12
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What it means Cerasuolo

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cherry like because of its intense aroma of cherries and red berries

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13
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the Best examples of the wine usually contains higher proportion of Nero d’Avola why?

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to bring weight and body balancing the frutinesss of the Frappato

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14
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Producers included …

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Adrianna Occhipinti
Azienda Agricola Cos
Planeta Dorilli
Paolo Cali
Valle dell’ Acate

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15
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mention the most important doc’s

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Marsala
Etna
Alcamo
Contesa Entellina
Delia Nivolleli
Erice
Manfi
Monreale
Salaparuta
St Margarita di Belice
Sciacca
Faro
Pantelleria

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16
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Marsala is a …

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fortified wine

17
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Generally made using …

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Grillo ,Catarratto,Inzolia ,Domaschino and Grecanico although less common version are produced using red grapes Pignatello,Nero d’ Avola ,Nerello ,Mascalese and/or Frappato and 30% whites grapes

18
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In what levels of sweetness comes ?

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Secco (4% sugar)
Semisecco (4-10% )
Dolce (over 10%)

19
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In what colors does it come ?

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Ambra
Oro
Rubino (extremely rare)

20
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Mention the 5 main quality levels of this wine

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*Fine 1 year
*Superiore 2 years
*Superiore Riserva 4 years
*Vergine o Soleras 5 years +
*Vergine Stravecchio/Vergine Riserva 10 years +

21
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service tempt

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At 55F (12.8C)

22
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This wine is commonly used to …

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cook to create nutty ,rich caramelized sauces

23
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Wine has been produced in the area since ancient times but …

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the Marsala we know was invented in 1770 by an Englishman

24
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what’s the name of Marsala most iconic producer ?

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Marco Bartoli with its “Vecchio Samperi”

25
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Etna DOC vineyards are planted .. famous for its reds that you … but also produces white wines with high quality

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-on top of the mountain at 1200 m
-shoud try if you like barolo

26
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Alcamo DOC produces

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red ,white and rose

27
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Contessa Entellina DOC produces red whites ,rose and late harvest of

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50% or more Nero d’ Avola and/or Syrah in the reds and rose
50% Ansonica in blancos

28
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Delia Nivolleli DOC produced

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Red and whites

29
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Erice DOC vineyards are situated around …the dominant variety is …. here the wines produced ….

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-the ancient town of Erice
-Nero d’ Avola
-are a large range

30
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Menfi DOC wines are …

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red ,white and rose ,vendemia tardiva and spumante

31
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Monreale DOC are produced in …

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*Red- from 50 % Nero d’ Avola and/or Perricone

*White -at least 50% Catarratto and/or Inzonia (same for the vendemia tardiva)

*Rose -70% or more Nerello Mascalese ,Perricone and /or Sangiovese

32
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Salaparuta DOC produces …

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-Red wines from 60% Catarratto and/or Inzolia
-Whites from 65% Nero d Avola

33
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Patelleria is a ….

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volcanic satellite to the south-west of Sicily

34
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Here the vineyards are ….

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dry farmed due to the lack of fresh water

35
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the most famous wines here are made with ….

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Moscato di Alessandria

36
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What DOC has ?

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-Passito di Pantelleria (sweet)
-Moscato di Pantelleria (a lighter yet sweet version of the former

37
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what are the most important producers ?

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Donnafugata
Murana

38
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What cultivation method is used in Pantelleria ?

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the Alberello Pantesco

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