Sicily Flashcards
Body of water that separates Sicily from Calabria
Strait of Messina
Englishman who discovered and first fortified Marsala to ship to his home country
John Woodhouse
Sicily
Climate
Arid, Mediterranean
- Quality vineyards found in the higher altitudes - which allow large diurnal swings that even ripening process
Sicily
5 native white grapes
- Cataratto
- Inzolia
- Grecanico
- Carricante
- Grillo
Zibibbo
Synonym (aka)
Muscat of Alexandria
Sicily
5 native red grapes
- Nero d’Avola
- Frappato
- Perricone
- Nerello Mascalese
- Nerello Capuccio
Calabrese
Synonym (aka)
Nero d’Avola
Sicily
Island’s most planted grape
Cataratto
- Found only in the vineyards of Western Sicily
- Utilized in the Marsala blends and the Alcamo Bianco DOC table wines
Marsala
White Grapes
- Grillo, Inzolia, Catarratto, Ansonica (Inzolia), Damaschino
- Grillo and Inzolia most preferred
- oro and ambra styles
Etna DOC
Red Grapes
- Min 80% Nerello Mascalese, Max 20% Nerello Mantellato (Nerello Cappuccio)
- Max 10% non-aromatic white grapes suitable for cultivation in Sicilia
Etna DOC
White Grapes
Bianco:
- Min 60% Carricante
- Max 40% Catarratto Bianco Comune or Cataratto Bianco Lucido
- Max 15% Trebbiano and/or Minnella Bianca and/or other non-aromatic white grapes suitable for cultivation in Sicilia
Bianco Superiore: Min 80% Carricante, Max 20% Trebbiano and/or Minnella Bianca and/or other …
Etna
Main soil type
Volcanic soil
Faro DOC
Grapes
Rosso (Red Wine Only DOC)
- 45-60% Nerello Mascalese
- 15-30% Nerello Cappuccio
- 5-10% Nocera
- Max 15%, alone or combined, Calabrese (Nero d’Avola), Gaglioppo (Montonico Nero), Sangiovese
Sicily
Most planted red grape
Nero d’Avola
What is the 1 DOCG of Sicily?
Cerasuolo di Vittoria
Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG
Grapes
- 50-70% Nero d’Avola (Calabrese)
- 30-50% Frappato
- Red Wine Only DOCG
Red Wine Only DOCG
What does Cerasuolo mean?
cherry-red
Sicily
5 DOCs for sweet wines
- Moscato di Noto DOC
- Moscato di Siracusa DOC
- Malvasia delle Lipari DOC
- Moscato di Pantelleria DOC
- Marsala DOC
Moscato di Noto and Moscato di Siracusa
Size in ha
- Moscato di Noto 88 ha (LARGER)
- Moscato di Siracusa 37 ha
DOC for sweet wines from the mini island located off the northern coast of Sicily
- What is the DOC for sweet wines from the mini island located near the African coast?
Moscato di Pantelleria
- What was the wine that possessed such character as to dupe the Greek god Apollo into assuming that he was drinking ambrosia—a beverage, reserved for gods, that confers immortality upon the imbiber?
Moscato
Malvasia delle Lipari DOC
DOC for sweet wines from the mini island located near the African coast
Pantelleria / Moscato di Pantelleria / Passito di Pantelleria DOC
The wine that possessed such character as to dupe the Greek god Apollo into assuming that he was drinking ambrosia—a beverage, reserved for gods, that confers immortality upon the imbiber
Moscato di Pantelleria
