Top 100 wines of Etna - Page 6
Discover the top 100 best wines of Etna of Etna as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Etna and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Etna
Sicilian DOC on the volcano's flanks (400-1,000 m), the first DOC of Sicily (1968). Signature Nerello Mascalese (80% min. in red): fine, taut reds with signature notes of tangy cherry, wild strawberry, dried herbs, volcanic smoke, sweet spices and saline minerality, tight tannins and a cutting freshness - compared to Burgundian Pinot Noir. Carricante (60% min.
in white): lively, lemony and saline whites with long ageing. Black volcanic soils, old ungrafted vines.
Discover the grape variety: Nerello Cappuccio
Supple, fruity reds with a light ruby color, smooth tannins and a round palate, offering signature aromas of red fruits (cherry, raspberry), plum, soft spices and volcanic notes. A charming profile adding roundness and fruit to blends. Essential component of Etna Rosso DOC blended with nerello mascalese, the signature of great volcanic Sicilian reds on Etna's slopes. Italian indigenous variety from Sicily.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Etna
wines from the region of Etna go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of zarzuela mayonapo, mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche or fried onions.
