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Who is credited with the discovery of Marsala?

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John Woodhouse

  • Englishman
  • Discovered on Sicily’s western edge
  • 1773, first to fortify to ensure safe shipment to his home country
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Political event that created the original demand for Marsala

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The War of the Spanish Succession

(England v. France)

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Two biggest wine producers in the latter part of the 20th century (accounting for nearly all production other than Marsala)

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  • Corvo-Duca di Salaparuta
  • Conte Tasca d’Almerita / Regaleali
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Sicily

Producers that have led the resurgence of higher quality / lower yields in the 70s, 80s, and 90s

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  • Marco de Bartoli (Marsala)
  • Planeta
  • Palari
  • COS
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Narrow waterway that separates Sicily from Calabria

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Straight of Messina

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Sicily
Vineyard area

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appx 120,000 ha (2022)
* most vineyard area in Italy

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Sicily
Italy rank in production

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4th largest in Italy
* 5.9 million hl (65 million cases)
* Although the most vineyard area planted in Italy (appx 120,000 ha), lower yields, lower planting density, and the prevalence of old bush vines, only ranked #4

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Sicily

Most planted grape

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Catarratto

  • 7th most cultivated grape in Italy, despite only vineyards in Western Sicily (2024)
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Sicily

Most planted red grape

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Nero d’Avola

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Sicily

Major white grapes

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  • Cattaratto
  • Carricante
  • Inzolia
  • Grillo
  • Grecanico
  • Zibbibo
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Nero d’Avola synonym

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Calabrese

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Zibbibo synonym

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Muscat of Alexandria

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Sicily

Sole DOCG

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Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG
* Est 2005

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Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG

Grapes

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  • 50-70% Nero d’Avola
  • 30-50% Frappato
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Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG
Styles

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Rosso only
* Cerasuolo di Vittoria
* Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico

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Cerasuolo di Vittoria

Soils

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Iron-rich clay over limestone

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DOC contiguous with Cerasuolo di Vittoria

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Vittoria DOC

  • Rosso: 50-70% Nero d’Avola, 30-50% Frappato
  • Novello: 80% Nero d’Avola and Frappato
  • Varietal: Calabrese (Nero d’Avola), Frappato, Ansonica (Inzolia)
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Sicily
Number of DOCs

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23 DOCs (2024)
* 38% of production at DOC/G level

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Sicily
1st DOC

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Etna DOC, 1968

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Sicily

Sweet wine DOCs

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  • **Marsala DOC (W)
  • Moscato di Noto DOC and Moscato di Siracusa DOC** (SE; east of Vittoria)
  • Malvasia delle Lipari DOC (N; off the coast)
  • Moscato di Pantelleria DOC & Passito di Pantelleria DOC (SW; off the coast)
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Etna DOC

Styles

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  • Bianco: 60% Carricante, + Catarratto Bianco Comune, Catarratto Bianco Lucido, +
  • Bianco Superiore: 80% Carricante, +
  • Rosato/Rosso/Riserva: 80% Nerello Mascalese, plus Nerello Mantellato, +
  • Spumante: rosato or bianco, 60% Nerello Mascalese, +
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Etna Rosso Riserva aging

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  • 4 yrs, 1 yr wood
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Etna Spumante
Aging requirement

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  • Metodo Classico
  • 18 months on lees
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albarello

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Bush vines
* Vine training common in Etna

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Etna DOC Total number of Contrade
**142**
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Etna DOC Top three Commune with the most Contrade
* **Castiglione Di Sicilia: 41 Contrade * Randazzo: 25 Contrade * Zafferana Etnea: 20 Contrade** * Total 142 Contrade (2024)
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Besides Etna, another DOC based on Nerello Mascalese
**Faro DOC** * **Rosso only** * **45-60% Nerello Mascalese, 15-30% Nerello Mantellato, 5-10% Nocera**
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Faro DOC * Location * Style * Grapes
* **Sicily's extreme NE coast** * **Rosso only** * **45-60 Nerello Mascalese** * **15-30 Nerello Cappuccio** * **5-10 Nocera** * **max 15,** alone or comb**, Calabrese** (Nero d'Avola)**, Gaglioppo** (Montonico Nero)**, Sangiovese**
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Sicily DOC that covers the island
**Sicilia DOC** * est 2011 (modified 2019)
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Marsala DOC Styles
All liquoroso (fortified) * Marsala **Oro** * Marsala **Ambra** * Marsala **Rubino**
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Marsala DOC Grapes
* Oro/Ambra: **Grillo, Ansonica (Inzolia), Catarratto, Damaschino** * Rubino: **Perricone, Calabrese (Nero d'Avola), and Nerello Mascalese; plus max. 30% white grapes**
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Marsala Sweetness levels
* **Secco: max 40 g/l rs** * **Semisecco: 40-100 g/l rs** * **Dolce: min 100 g/l rs**
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Marsala DOC Aging requirements
* **Fine: min 1 year * Superiore: min 2 years * Superiore Riserva: min 4 years * Vergine/Solera: min 5 years * Vergine Riserva/Solera Riserva/Vergine and Solera Stravecchio: min 10 years** * Must be aged in oak or cherrywood, although 1st 4 months may be in alternative types of vessels
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Marsala DOC Vergine
* Wine that has no additions other than grape spirit** * Aged min 5 years * 'Vergine Riserva' and 'Vergine Stravecchio': aged min 10 years**
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Marsala 'Solera' Aging requirement
* **min 5 years** * Does not carry a vintage date, 'Solera' (perpetuum system): * Same aging requirement as 'Vergine'
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Marsala DOC Authorized Historic Label Indications
* **Marsala "Vecchio": min requirements for Marsala Superiore (2 years) * Marsala Fine IP: "Italy Particular" * Marsala Superiore SOM: "Superior Old Marsala" * Marsala Superiore GD: "Garibaldi Dolce", reference to 19th-century general * Marsala Superiore LP: "London Particular"** * All additional labeling terms developed to identify recipes that appealed to specific markets * Nearly all Marsala are Fine (appz 80%) and Superiore (18%) (2010)
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Malvasia delle Liparia DOC * Location * Styles
Malvasia delle Lipari DOC * **Small group of islands off the northern coast of Sicily** * **Bianco, Passito, Liquoroso**
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Malvasia delle Lipari DOC Grapes
* **92-95% Malvasia di Lipari * 5-8% Corinto Nero**
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Eloro DOC * Location * Styles
* **Straddles two provinces of Siracusa and Ragusa, SE Sicily * Rosso and Rosato * Blends and varietal wines made of Nero d'Avola, Frappato, Pignatello (Perricone) * Eloro "Pachino"**
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Eloro DOC Offical subzone
**Pachino** * considered grand cru for Nero d’Avola * At the southernmost tip of the island, one of the hottest parts of Sicily
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Eloro DOC "Pachino" Grape requirements
* **min 80% Nero d’Avola** (most monovarietal) * max 20% Frappato and/or Pignatello
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Eloro Climate
* Harvest in 'Pachino' occurs about 2 weeks earlier than in Noto to the north * Land is flatter near the coast, appx 50 m (165 ft) * 'Pachino' surrounded by the sea, diurnal temperature variations are minimal * Minimal rainfall during the growing season
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Eloro DOC "Pachino" contrade
*** Baroni * Bufaleffi * Maccari * San Lorenzo**
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Moscato di Noto and Moscato di Siracusa Size in ha
* **Moscato di Noto: 88 ha * Moscato di Siracusa: 37 ha** * SE Sicily
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*mezzadria*
**Sharecropping** * **More prevalent in the NORTH than the south of ITALY**
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*latifondo*
* **System of land ownership in Italy** * **Overturned by the Agrarian reforms of the 1950's**
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Sicily Number of IGPs
7 IGPs
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Hottest, driest region of Italy
**Sicily**
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Sicily's other major grape-derived product
**Concentrated grape musts, made by vacuum-evaporating or cooking down unfermented juice**
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Pantelleria Location
* **100 km (60 miles) SW of Sicily * 60 km (35 miles) from Tunisi**
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