The Winery Altichieri of Sicily

Winery Altichieri
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.
It is ranked in the top 2214 of the estates of Sicily.
It is located in Sicily

The Winery Altichieri is one of the best wineries to follow in Sicile.. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Sicily to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Altichieri wines

Looking for the best Winery Altichieri wines in Sicily among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Altichieri 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 Altichieri wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Altichieri

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Altichieri

How Winery Altichieri wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of flambéed prawns, cream and tuna quiche or chorizo puff pastry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Altichieri

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Altichieri. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Altichieri

  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.45/5
  • 2015With an average score of 2.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Altichieri.

  • Grillo
  • Catarratto Bianco
  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier

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 Altichieri

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Altichieri

How Winery Altichieri wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce, pasta gratin with courgettes and ham or tanjia (lamb shoulder confit).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Altichieri

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Altichieri

  • 2017With an average score of 3.45/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.44/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.35/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.21/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.15/5
  • 2014With an average score of 2.96/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Altichieri.

  • Nero d'Avola
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Nerello Mascalese

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Altichieri

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 Altichieri.

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.