Top 100 wines of Sicily - Page 3

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

Discovering the wine region of Sicily

Major qualitative renewal. Sunny, expressive reds: fleshy, spicy Nero d'Avola (black cherry, blackberry, liquorice), fine, mineral Nerello Mascalese on Etna (recalls Pinot Noir), light, crisp Frappato in Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG. Lively, saline whites: Catarratto, fat, iodised Grillo, taut Carricante, floral Inzolia. Amber, walnutty fortified Marsala.

107,000 Mediterranean ha, volcanic soils in the east. Sun wines, regained elegance and freshness.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Sicily

wines from the region of Sicily go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of lomo saltado, pasta with chicken, peppers and mushrooms or giouvetsi (greek dish).

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Sicily

On the nose in the region of Sicily often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, tropical or citrus and sometimes also flavors of butter, minerality or earth. In the mouth in the region of Sicily is a powerful.