SICILIA

Question 1

iS know for being the …..?

Answer 1

Largest island in the mediterranean

Question 2

Its capital is ?

Answer 2

Palermo

Question 3

how is the climate

Answer 3

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

Question 4

34 % OF THE island wines are organic why?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

The Island can be divided into 3 valleys name them

Answer 5

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

Question 6

How is the soil here ?

Answer 6

Volcanic due to Mont Etna influence having minerality and dark soils

Question 7

the altitude here is outstanding …

Answer 7

reaching the 1200 meters above the sea level

Question 8

name the most import white grapes …

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Name the most important red grapes

Answer 9

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

Question 10

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

Answer 10

only DOCG

Question 11

Is produced using …

Answer 11

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

Question 12

What it means Cerasuolo

Answer 12

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

Question 13

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

Answer 13

to bring weight and body balancing the frutinesss of the Frappato

Question 14

Producers included …

Answer 14

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

Question 15

mention the most important doc’s

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Marsala is a …

Answer 16

fortified wine

Question 17

Generally made using …

Answer 17

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

Question 18

In what levels of sweetness comes ?

Answer 18

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

Question 19

In what colors does it come ?

Answer 19

Ambra
Oro
Rubino (extremely rare)

Question 20

Mention the 5 main quality levels of this wine

Answer 20

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

Question 21

service tempt

Answer 21

At 55F (12.8C)

Question 22

This wine is commonly used to …

Answer 22

cook to create nutty ,rich caramelized sauces

Question 23

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

Answer 23

the Marsala we know was invented in 1770 by an Englishman

Question 24

what’s the name of Marsala most iconic producer ?

Answer 24

Marco Bartoli with its “Vecchio Samperi”

Question 25

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

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Alcamo DOC produces

Answer 26

red ,white and rose

Question 27

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

Answer 27

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

Question 28

Delia Nivolleli DOC produced

Answer 28

Red and whites

Question 29

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

Answer 29

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

Question 30

Menfi DOC wines are ...

Answer 30

red ,white and rose ,vendemia tardiva and spumante

Question 31

Monreale DOC are produced in ...

Answer 31

*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

Question 32

Salaparuta DOC produces ...

Answer 32

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

Question 33

Patelleria is a ....

Answer 33

volcanic satellite to the south-west of Sicily

Question 34

Here the vineyards are ....

Answer 34

dry farmed due to the lack of fresh water

Question 35

the most famous wines here are made with ....

Answer 35

Moscato di Alessandria

Question 36

What DOC has ?

Answer 36

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

Question 37

what are the most important producers ?

Answer 37

Donnafugata Murana

Question 38

What cultivation method is used in Pantelleria ?

Answer 38

the Alberello Pantesco