Top 100 wines of Sicile - Page 2

Discover the top 100 best wines of Sicile as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Sicile and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Sicile

Sicily is the Southernmost region of Italy, and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. For over 2500 years, Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) has been an important centre of Mediterranean viticulture, although the reputation and style of its wines have changed considerably over time. The island was once best known for its Sweet muscatels (see Pantelleria), and later for its fortified Marsala. Today, many of its best-known wines are Dry table wines produced under the regional designation IGT Terre Siciliane, or Sicilia DOC (see below).

At its widest point, Sicily measures 280 kilometers (175 miles) from east to west, and about a third of that distance from North to south. Its roughly triangular shape earned the island the nickname Trinacria (the triangle) in the Middle Ages and is reflected in the triskelion (a three-pronged pattern) at the Center of the regional flag. With constant sunshine and moderate rainfall, Sicily's classic Mediterranean Climate is ideally suited to wine Grape production. The Warm, dry climate means that mould and rot are kept to a minimum, especially in well-ventilated areas that benefit from coastal breezes.

Discover the grape variety: Carricante

It is most certainly of Italian origin, more precisely from Sicily where it is very present, especially on the slopes of the eastern and southern slopes of Mount Etna. It is thought to be the result of a natural cross between montonico pinto and scacco. It has often been confused with the catarratto even today. Carricante is identified today by two known biotypes, A and B, ... a variety almost unknown in France, but registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Sicile

wines from the region of Sicile go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of burger roll, elodie's pasta risotto or lamb in a crown with spring vegetables.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Sicile

On the nose in the region of Sicile often reveals types of flavors of cream, saline or fig and sometimes also flavors of toasty, oregano or tar. In the mouth in the region of Sicile is a powerful.

News from the vineyard of Sicile

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St-Joseph 2020: report and top-scoring wines

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