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Appellations of Sicilia

19 wine regions, each one drawn on a satellite globe. Name it when it lights up, find it when you are given its name, or type every one you can remember in Name all.

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About this quiz

The quiz covers 19 wine regions, from Marsala and Cerasuolo di Vittoria to Santa Margherita di Belice.

What they are known for

  • Marsala: A DOC, inside Sicilia, protected since 1973, grapes: Ansonica, Calabrese, Catarratto Bianco Comune, Catarratto Bianco Lucido
  • Cerasuolo di Vittoria: A DOCG, inside Sicilia, protected since 1973, grapes: Frappato, Nero D'Avola
  • Alcamo: A DOC, inside Sicilia, protected since 1973, grapes: Ansonica, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Catarratto Bianco Comune
  • Etna: A DOC, inside Sicilia, protected since 1973, grapes: Ansonica, Carricante, Catarratto Bianco Comune, Catarratto Bianco Lucido
  • Contea di Sclafani: A DOC, inside Sicilia, protected since 2004, grapes: Catarratto Bianco Comune, Catarratto Bianco Lucido, Nero D'Avola, Perricone
  • Contessa Entellina: A DOC, inside Sicilia, protected since 1996, grapes: Ansonica, Cabernet Sauvignon, Catarratto Bianco Comune, Chardonnay
  • Erice: A DOC, inside Marsala, protected since 2006, grapes: Ansonica, Cabernet Sauvignon, Catarratto Bianco Comune, Catarratto Bianco Lucido
  • Pantelleria: A DOC, inside Sicilia, protected since 1973, grapes: Zibibbo

The wine regions

  1. 1Marsala
  2. 2Cerasuolo di Vittoria
  3. 3Alcamo
  4. 4Etna
  5. 5Contea di Sclafani
  6. 6Contessa Entellina
  7. 7Erice
  8. 8Pantelleria
  9. 9Siracusa
  10. 10Delia Nivolelli
  11. 11Faro
  12. 12Mamertino
  13. 13Monreale
  14. 14Noto
  15. 15Salaparuta
  16. 16Vittoria
  17. 17Eloro
  18. 18Riesi
  19. 19Santa Margherita di Belice

On the map

Map of Appellations of Sicilia, 19 wine regions: each one marked on the globe

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How the figures are measured

How well known each wine region is: the number of Wikipedia language editions with an article on it (Wikidata sitelinks). Wine regions rank by fame because the area of many is not known; rank by area for the largest. A wine region is a legally defined appellation: the land within which a wine must be grown to carry the name. Every wine PDO registered in the European Union (DOCG and DOC in Italy, AOC in France, DO and DOCa in Spain, DOC in Portugal…), outlined from the municipalities each one’s specification lists, and the American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) of the United States. An appellation drawn on the very same land as another is one row under its best known name. The small appellations lie inside the large; a quiz can be of the ones inside one (“appellations of Bordeaux”). Countries are those the outline lies in.