The wine region of Passito di Pantelleria is located in the region of Moscato di Pantelleria of Sicile of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Donnafugata or the Domaine Donnafugata produce mainly wines sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Passito di Pantelleria are Sangiovese, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Passito di Pantelleria often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, marzipan or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, tree fruit or oak.
In the mouth of Passito di Pantelleria is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar. We currently count 39 estates and châteaux in the of Passito di Pantelleria, producing 61 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Passito di Pantelleria go well with generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, sweet desserts or shellfish.
Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).
sweet wines from the region of Passito di Pantelleria go well with generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, sweet desserts or shellfish such as recipes of island grouper, tiramisu (original recipe) or cuttlefish rust.
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