Food: Marsala Wine [edit]

Other Names:Marsala, 马沙拉葡萄酒 (Chinese), مارسالا النبيذ (Arabic), Vinho Marsala (Portuguese), Vin Marsala (French), Vino Marsala (Spa... All Translations

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[edit] About Marsala Wine

A fortified wine produced in Sicily's Marsala region. It is frequently used in cooking or served as an aperitif.

Different Marsala wines are classified according to their color, sweetness and the duration of their aging. The three levels of sweetness are secco (with a maximum 40 grams of residual sugar per liter), semisecco (41-100 g/l) and sweet (over 100 g/l). The color and aging classifications are as follows:

* Oro has a golden color.
* Ambra has an amber color. The coloring comes from the mosto cotto sweetener added to the wine.
* Rubino has a ruby color.
* Fine has minimal aging, typically less than a year.
* Superiore is aged at least two years.
* Superiore Riserva is aged at least four years.
* Vergine e/o Soleras is aged at least five years.
* Vergine e/o Soleras Stravecchio e Vergine e/o Soleras Riserva is aged at least ten years.

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