Sicily

Question 1

What is the capital of Sicily?

Answer 1

Palermo

Question 2

What separates Calabria from Sicily?

Answer 2

The Strait of Messina

Question 3

How much does Sicily produce compared to all other Italian regions?

Answer 3

Sicily is second in production usually surpassed in volume only by Veneto.

Question 4

Who discovered Marsala and when?

Answer 4

Englishman John Woodhouse in 1773

Question 5

What is the most planted grape in Sicily?

Answer 5

Catarratto

Question 6

Name five indigenous white grapes in Sicily?

Answer 6

Catarratto, Inzolia, Grecanico, Carricante, and Grillo

Question 7

5 red grapes of Sicily?

Answer 7

Native red grapes include Nero d’Avola (although Calabrese, its synonym, suggests Calabrian origins), Frappato, Perricone, Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio.