Top 100 wines of Sicilia
Discover the top 100 best wines of Sicilia of Sicilia as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Sicilia and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Sicilia
Sunny island with identity-driven wines. Signature Nero d'Avola as red: fleshy and fruity with notes of black cherry, candied plum, Mediterranean herbs, round tannins. Nerello Mascalese on Etna: fine, mineral red, volcanic ash and red fruits. Crunchy Frappato.
Lively indigenous whites: saline Carricante (Etna), full Grillo and Catarratto, supple Inzolia. Also spicy Syrah and Chardonnay. DOC since 2011, modern expression of Sicilian viticulture.
Discover the grape variety: Nerello mascalese
Elegant, taut reds with a pale ruby colour (often compared to Pinot Noir and Nebbiolo), fine tannins and high acidity, on aromas of red cherry, raspberry, Mediterranean herbs, dried flowers, spices, graphite and volcanic mineral notes. Fine ageing potential. The absolute star of Etna Rosso DOC, thriving on the black lava flows of the north and east contrade. Also in Faro DOC. Native Sicilian high-altitude grape.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Sicilia
wines from the region of Sicilia go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of couscous without couscous maker, salmon lasagna or rolled lamb shoulder with herbs.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Sicilia
On the nose in the region of Sicilia often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, grapefruit or citrus and sometimes also flavors of peach, butter or minerality. In the mouth in the region of Sicilia is a powerful.
The best wines of Sicilia in other styles
- The best wines natural sweet of Sicilia in other styles
- The best wines pink of Sicilia in other styles
- The best wines red of Sicilia in other styles
- The best wines sparkling of Sicilia in other styles
- The best wines sweet of Sicilia in other styles
- The best wines unknow of Sicilia in other styles
- The best wines white of Sicilia in other styles