The Winery Abate Franca Alba of Sicily

Winery Abate Franca Alba
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 2609 of the estates of Sicily.
It is located in Sicily

The Winery Abate Franca Alba is one of the best wineries to follow in Sicile.. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Sicily to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Abate Franca Alba wines

Looking for the best Winery Abate Franca Alba wines in Sicily among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Abate Franca Alba wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Abate Franca Alba wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Abate Franca Alba

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Abate Franca Alba

How Winery Abate Franca Alba wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of mussels with roquefort cheese, quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo or boquerones anchovies in vinegar.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Abate Franca Alba

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Abate Franca Alba. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Abate Franca Alba

  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Abate Franca Alba.

  • Grillo
  • Catarratto Bianco

Discovering the wine region of Sicily

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.

The top red wines of Winery Abate Franca Alba

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Abate Franca Alba

How Winery Abate Franca Alba wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beer goulash, pasta with tuna or saddle of lamb stuffed with chicken breast and basil.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Abate Franca Alba

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Abate Franca Alba. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Abate Franca Alba

  • 2009With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Abate Franca Alba.

  • Nero d'Avola
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Abate Franca Alba

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Abate Franca Alba

How Winery Abate Franca Alba wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The word of the wine: Gourmet

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Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Abate Franca Alba

Planning a wine route in the of Sicily? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Abate Franca Alba.

Discover the grape variety: Grillo

A very ancient grape variety still grown today in western Sicily. Very often associated with catarratto and inzolia, it produces the famous Marsala liqueur wine. It is also increasingly being vinified as a single variety and produces excellent dry wines full of freshness and fruitiness. Grillo is believed to be the result of an intra-fertile cross between catarratto and Muscat of Alexandria or zibibbo, obtained in 1869 by Antonino Mendola. It is represented by two biotypes that can be easily recognized, but it seems that winegrowers attach little importance to them. Little known in other Italian regions - in Liguria it is known as "rossese bianco" - it can also be found in Australia and South Africa. It is not widely grown in France, although it is interesting because of its ability to withstand hot climates and drought, and to ripen quite late.

News about Winery Abate Franca Alba and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Gourmet

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