The Winery Donnafugata of Passito di Pantelleria of Sicily

Winery Donnafugata
The winery offers 36 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of Sicily.
It is located in Passito di Pantelleria in the region of Sicily
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The Winery Donnafugata is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 36 wines for sale in of Passito di Pantelleria to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Donnafugata wines

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

The top sweet wines of Winery Donnafugata

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Donnafugata

How Winery Donnafugata wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, sweet desserts or beef such as recipes of roast doe in the oven, grandma's cherry clafoutis or quick beef and cheese yakitori.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Donnafugata

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Donnafugata. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, non oak or rosemary and sometimes also flavors of balsamic, orange peel or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Donnafugata

  • 1999With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1970With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Donnafugata.

  • Muscat of Alexandria
  • Moscato
  • Zibibbo
  • Nero d'Avola

Discovering the wine region of Passito di Pantelleria

The wine region of Passito di Pantelleria is located in the region of Moscato di Pantelleria of Sicile of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Donnafugata or the Domaine Donnafugata produce mainly wines sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Passito di Pantelleria are Sangiovese, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Passito di Pantelleria often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, marzipan or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, tree fruit or oak.

In the mouth of Passito di Pantelleria is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar. We currently count 39 estates and châteaux in the of Passito di Pantelleria, producing 61 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Passito di Pantelleria go well with generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, sweet desserts or shellfish.

The top white wines of Winery Donnafugata

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Donnafugata

How Winery Donnafugata wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of mussels with cream supers, nanie's diced ham quiche or aperitif puff pastries with vire andouille sausage.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Donnafugata

On the nose the white wine of Winery Donnafugata. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, oak or slate and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Donnafugata. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Donnafugata

  • 2005With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2022With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2023With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.83/5

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

  • Catarratto Bianco
  • Ansonica
  • Chardonnay
  • Zibibbo
  • Nero d'Avola
  • Carricante

Discover the grape variety: Muscat of Alexandria

The top red wines of Winery Donnafugata

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Donnafugata

How Winery Donnafugata wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pasta such as recipes of navarin of lamb, tanjia (lamb shoulder confit) or pasta with cherry tomatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Donnafugata

On the nose the red wine of Winery Donnafugata. often reveals types of flavors of cream, tar or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, blackberry jam or mulberry. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Donnafugata. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Donnafugata

  • 1996With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.33/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.20/5

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

  • Nero d'Avola
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Nerello Mascalese
  • Merlot
  • Frappato
  • Shiraz/Syrah

The word of the wine: Lactic (acid)

Acid obtained by malolactic fermentation.

The top pink wines of Winery Donnafugata

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Donnafugata

How Winery Donnafugata wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of salmon with cream sauce, lamb shoulder cooked for 5 hours or chicken blanquette.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Donnafugata

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Donnafugata. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, pomegranate or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, citrus fruit or spices. In the mouth the pink wine of Winery Donnafugata. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Donnafugata

  • 2022With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2021With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2023With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Donnafugata.

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

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Donnafugata

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Donnafugata

How Winery Donnafugata wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of tibs (ethiopia), mansaf, or jordanian lamb (jordan) or pork chops with veal stock sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Donnafugata

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Donnafugata. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, non oak.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Donnafugata

  • 2015With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.75/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Donnafugata.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Nero d'Avola
  • Pinot Nero

The word of the wine: Tiled

Said of the colour of an evolved wine that has taken on brick and orange hues.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Donnafugata

Planning a wine route in the of Passito di Pantelleria? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Donnafugata.

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 Donnafugata and wines from the region

The Mâcon plus appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the appellation Mâcon plus geographical denomination . The tectonics and the very different nature of the rocks that make up the subsoil of this region explain the great variety of soils found in this part fo Bourgogne. It also explains why each wine offers a different personnality. This vid ...

The Rully appellation seen by Felix Debavelaere

Felix Debavelaere, from Domaine Rois Mages mentions the different personnalities of the Rully appellation. It is not easy to put it in a single box, not only because it can be produced in red and white but also because the wines can show different characters according to where the vines are planted. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 2021). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgo ...

How to work with Chablis wines as a sommelier by Yang LU

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this 2 min 50 sec clip, Yang LU shares his experience as a sommelier on the importance of Chablis wines in the restaurant industry. #Chablis #PureChablis ...

The word of the wine: Lactic (acid)

Acid obtained by malolactic fermentation.

Discover other regions and appellation of Moscato di Pantelleria