The best wines of Etna
Discover the best wines of Etna of Sicile as well as the best winemakers of Etna and estates of Etna to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Etna and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Top wines of Etna by region
Looking for a good wine of Etna of Sicile among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Etna. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Etna with technical and enological descriptions.
Great red wines of Etna
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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Etna
Red wines from the region of Etna go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of chinese fondue, chinese chicken soup or lamb delight with tomato and cinnamon.
Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Etna
On the nose the red wine of the region of Etna. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, tree fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of cigar, ash or rosemary. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Etna. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
The best vintages in red wine of Etna
- 2002With an average score of 4.34/5
- 1999With an average score of 4.30/5
- 2006With an average score of 4.24/5
- 2017With an average score of 4.21/5
- 2001With an average score of 4.20/5
- 2003With an average score of 4.20/5
The most used grape varieties in red wine of Etna
- Nerello Mascalese
- Nerello Cappuccio
- Alicante Bouschet
The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Etna
A wine route planned in the region of Etna? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Etna.
- Winery Francesco Modica Etna
- Winery Monteleone Etna
- Winery Cantina Malopasso Etna
- Winery Campione Etna
- Winery Oro d'Etna Etna
- Winery Nicola Rino Gumina Etna
- Winery Grottafumata Etna
- Winery Aggradire Etna
- Winery Serafica Etna
- Winery Vigna del Papale Etna
Discovering the wine region of Etna
The wine region of Etna is located in the region of Sicile of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Tenuta delle Terre Nere or the Domaine Gambino Vini produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Etna are Nerello mascalese, Carricante and Nero d'Avola, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Etna often reveals types of flavors of cherry, lime or new leather and sometimes also flavors of maraschino cherry, slate or crushed gravel.
In the mouth of Etna is a powerful. We currently count 176 estates and châteaux in the of Etna, producing 551 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Etna go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb.
Great white wines of Etna
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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Etna
White 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 chicken with scampi for christmas, cream and tuna quiche or aperitif skewers edam/basilic/dry apricot.
Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Etna
On the nose the white wine of the region of Etna. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, pear or quince and sometimes also flavors of earthy, green apple or flint. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Etna. is a powerful.
The best vintages in white wine of Etna
- 2004With an average score of 4.40/5
- 2006With an average score of 4.30/5
- 2001With an average score of 4.20/5
- 2017With an average score of 4.01/5
- 2000With an average score of 4.00/5
- 2011With an average score of 3.98/5
The most used grape varieties in white wine of Etna
- Carricante
- Catarratto Bianco
- Grecanico
- Inzolia
- Riesling
- Chenin Blanc
The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Etna
A wine route planned in the region of Etna? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Etna.
Discover the grape variety: Nerello mascalese
A very old grape variety grown in Italy, more precisely in the north of Sicily on the slopes of Mount Etna and in Sardinia. Its origin would be Greek because it was reported in Greece in the 7th century B.C. It is the result of a natural intraspecific crossing between sangiovese or nielluccio and mantonico bianco. It should not be confused with nerello capuccio and pignatello nero. It should be noted that Nerello mascalese seems to be a grape variety adapted to altitude, as is the case in Sicily where it is planted at a rate of 6,000 and 9,000 vines per hectare. It is practically unknown in other wine-producing countries, which is certainly due to its late ripening.
Great sparkling wines of Etna
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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Etna
Sparkling wines from the region of Etna go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of norwegian salmon parmentier, fondue with lao sukiyaki sauce (laos) or walnut and roquefort tart.
Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Etna
On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Etna. often reveals types of flavors of oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or red fruit.
The best vintages in sparkling wine of Etna
- 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
- 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
- 2019With an average score of 3.96/5
- 2013With an average score of 3.89/5
- 2011With an average score of 3.88/5
- 2012With an average score of 3.86/5
The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Etna
- Nerello Mascalese
- Nerello Cappuccio
- Glera (Prosecco)
- Shiraz/Syrah
The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Etna
A wine route planned in the region of Etna? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Etna.
The word of the wine: Short
Said of a wine that leaves little trace in the mouth after tasting (also called "short in the mouth").
Great pink wines of Etna
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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Etna
Pink wines from the region of Etna go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Etna
On the nose the pink wine of the region of Etna. often reveals types of flavors of cream, red currant or orange peel and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, floral or tropical fruit.
The best vintages in pink wine of Etna
- 2019With an average score of 3.98/5
- 2018With an average score of 3.92/5
- 2015With an average score of 3.86/5
- 2017With an average score of 3.85/5
- 2016With an average score of 3.83/5
- 2008With an average score of 3.80/5
The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Etna
- Nerello Mascalese
- Grecanico
- Carricante
- Nerello Cappuccio
The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Etna
A wine route planned in the region of Etna? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Etna.
Discover the grape variety: Glera
It is said to be of Slovenian origin, where it is cultivated under the name of Prosekar, also known for a long time in Italy under the name of Glera. It should not be confused with prosecco lungo - although there is a family link - and prosecco nostrano, which is none other than Tuscany's malvasia. Note that Vitouska - another Italian grape variety - is the result of a natural intraspecific cross between Tuscan malvasia and Prosecco. Under the name of Glera, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A. It can be found in practically all of the former Yugoslavia, and more surprisingly in Argentina, but is virtually unknown in France.
Great sweet wines of Etna
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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Etna
Sweet wines from the region of Etna go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Etna
On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Etna. often reveals types of flavors of dried fruit.
The best vintages in sweet wine of Etna
- 2008With an average score of 3.80/5
The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Etna
- Nerello Mascalese
- Nerello Cappuccio
The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Etna
A wine route planned in the region of Etna? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Etna.
- Winery Oro d'Etna Etna
The word of the wine: Jeroboam
Bottle with a capacity of 5 litres.
News from the vineyard of Etna
Andrew Jefford: ‘2021 has been the year of all the miseries’
How’s the weather been this year? Awful. ‘La nature m’écoeure’, one of my wine-growing friends posted on Facebook on 8 April, having been out to look at the frost-crippled shoots on his vines that morning: ‘Nature disgusts me’. It takes a lot to make a wine-grower feel that. He wasn’t alone. Jeremiads echo around the northern hemisphere as 2021 closes. It’s been the year of all the miseries. None suffered more horribly than the growers of Germany’s Ahr valley, where floodwaters caused by the fou ...
Lucio Tasca d’Almerita dies
Lucio Tasca d’Almerita died in Palermo this week, on 25 July, aged 82. In Sicily he was known simply as ‘Conte Lucio’, such was the reputation of the Count and the amount of respect and affection people had for him. Lucio was one of the pioneers of winemaking on the island from a technical point of view, but moreover he was able to demonstrate how effective the modernisation of Sicily could be from a cultural standpoint. Born in Palermo on 9 January 1940, he was an athlete in his youth and even ...
Andrea Franchetti: Obituary
Andrea Franchetti, one of the most talented and visionary Italian producers, has died at the age of 72 in Rome. In 30 years exactly, he positioned his superTuscan Trinoro among the top Italian references, producing a wine with stylish elegance and outstanding potential for ageing. Franchetti’s Bordeaux blends were without the over-extractions that were on-trend in the 2000s, nor the excess of fruit following phenolic maturity. He followed a precise idea to produce classic wines for the long haul ...
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