The Winery Contrada Crocilla of Sicile

Winery Contrada Crocilla
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Sicile.
It is located in Sicile

The Winery Contrada Crocilla is one of the best wineries to follow in Sicile.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Sicile to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Contrada Crocilla wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Contrada Crocilla

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Contrada Crocilla

How Winery Contrada Crocilla wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of braciola (southern italy), spaghetti with summer vegetables or purple leg of lamb with red wine and cranberries.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Contrada Crocilla

  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Sangiovese

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 other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Contrada Crocilla

Planning a wine route in the of Sicile? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Contrada Crocilla.

Discover the grape variety: Durif

Durif noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Dauphiné). 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 medium-sized bunches and small grapes. Durif noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.

News about Winery Contrada Crocilla and wines from the region

Gusbourne aims high with English sparkling wine at £195

Gusbourne has launched Fifty One Degrees North English sparkling wine from the 2014 vintage at £195 per bottle, which is thought to make it the most expensive so far released. Some others aren’t too far behind – Nyetimber’s 1086 rosé 2010 is £175 – yet Gusbourne’s move reinforces a sense of ambition within the UK wine world to be a regular fixture at this prestige cuvée level. Fifty One Degrees North, named after the position of Gusbourne’s vineyards in Kent and West Sussex, is a ble ...

Best organic and biodynamic spirits: 10 to try

With climate change becoming an increasingly serious topic for the spirits industry to tackle, so too comes a greater level of awareness amongst consumers that brands should be doing more in relation to the environmental footprints they leave behind globally. Every element, from the cultivation of raw materials, to the composition and distribution of finished glass bottles is now under tighter scrutiny. This year’s Earth Day, a celebration of climate awareness, held on 22 April (founded back in ...

Fine wine auctions launched in aid of Ukraine crisis

Several fine wine auctions have been organised by the members of the trade in support of emergency relief efforts and humanitarian aid for people affected by war in Ukraine. One auction organised by private member club Crurated brought together more than 250 bottles from coveted producers. It included top names in Burgundy, Champagne and Italy, such as Louis Roederer (Cristal), Domaine Meo-Camuzet, Domaine Dujac and Bartolo Mascarello. Running from 14 to 20 March, a spokesperson told Decanter th ...

The word of the wine: Wooded

A set of aromas brought about by ageing in barrels (usually oak). This can be pleasant when, in small doses, it brings a touch of spice, roast or vanilla to an already constructed ensemble. When the violent woodiness dominates the wine, it is quickly tiring. Easily identifiable aromatically, it is sought after (to the point of abuse) by the makers of coarse wines. New World manufacturers and, alas, some French winemakers use oak chips to impart the woody taste, which is tantamount to artificial flavoring.