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What is Marsala?
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fortified wine from the island point of Sicily
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When are Marsala wines fortified?
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fortified with grape spirit either during or after fermentation, depending on the desired level of sweetness
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What are the 2 methods used to add color and sweetness to Marsala?
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mosto cotto or sifone
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What is Mosto Cotto?
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cooked grape must used to add color and sweetness to Marsala
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What is sifone?
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a mistelle produced by fortifying the unfermented must of overripe grapes is used to adjust both color and sweetness to Marsala
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What 3 colors are Marsala wines made in?
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ambra, oro (golden), and rubino
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What are the grapes of both Oro & Ambra?
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white grapes:
Grillo Catarratto Inzolia (Ansonica) Damaschino |
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What are the preferred white grapes of Ambra & Oro Marsala?
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Grillo & Inzolia
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What style of Marsala is the lowest quality?
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Ambra
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What is Concia?
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The practice of adding Mosto Cotto
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What style of Marsala allows the concia?
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Ambra must include a min. 1% mosto cotto
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What are the 7 grapes of Rubino Marsala?
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Perricone
Calabrese (Nero d’Avola) Nerello Mascalese Grillo Inzolia Catarratto Damaschino |
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TorF. White grapes may comprise a maximum 30% of the Rubino production
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TRUE
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What does "secco" mean on a bottle of Marsala?
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maximum 40 grams per liter of residual sugar
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What does "semisecco" mean on a bottle of Marsala?
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40 to 100 g/l of residual sugar
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What does "dolce" mean on a bottle of Marsala?
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minimum 100 g/l of residual sugar
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How long is the aging for wines labled "Fine" Marsala?
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1 year
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How long is the aging for wines labled "Superiore" Marsala?
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2 years
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How long is the aging for wines labled "Superiore Riserva" Marsala?
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4 years
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How long is the aging for wines labled "Vergine" Marsala?
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5 years
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How long is the aging for wines labled "Vergine Stravecchio" Marsala?
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minimum 10 years
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TorF. Vergine Marsala is fortified after fermentation and the style does not permit the addition of either mosto cotto or sifone; thus, it must be "secco" in style.
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TRUE
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TorF. Vergine styles may not be sweetened.
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TRUE
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How long are Solera Marsala's aged for?
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must spend at least five years in the solera prior to bottling
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What is Cremovo Zabione Vino Aromatizzato?
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a sweet egg-flavored concoction, is permitted by DOC regulations, provided the product contains at least 80% Marsala and a minimum 200 grams per liter of residual sugar
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What is “Preparato con l’impiego di vino Marsala”?
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The DOC also allows for other Marsala-based products to carry this on lable given they contain a minimum 60% of the wine
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What is “Vecchio Samperi”?
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Marco de Bartoli's Vergine-quality Marsala. It is vino de tavola due to its lack of fortification
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TorF. Vintage Marsala does exist and the vintage refers to the year of fortification.
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TRUE
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What is Marsala "Vecchio"?
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the wine has met the minimum requirements for Marsala Superiore
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What is Marsala Fine IP?
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"Italy Particular"
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What is Marsala Superiore SOM?
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"Superior Old Marsala"
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What is Marsala Superiore GD?
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"Garibaldi Dolce", a reference to a 19th-century general
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What is Marsala Superiore LP?
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"London Particular"
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