Winery FunaroExtra Brut
This wine generally goes well with
The Extra Brut of the Winery Funaro is in the top 0 of wines of Sicilia.
Details and technical informations about Winery Funaro's Extra Brut.
Discover the grape variety: Calabre blanc
This is a very old grape variety, most certainly of Italian origin, not to be confused with other grape varieties with the name or synonym Calabria. Writings sometimes mention a white calabre resulting from an intraspecific crossing between bicane and muscat à petits grains blancs, although we are not sure that it is the same variety described here. You will note below that the leaf is very similar to that of the muscat à petits grains, to be continued. It can still be found in Italy, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Germany, Ukraine, ... in France it is almost unknown.
Informations about the Winery Funaro
The Winery Funaro is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Sicilia to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sicilia
The wine region of Sicilia is located in the region of Sicile of Italy. We currently count 825 estates and châteaux in the of Sicilia, producing 1804 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sicilia go well with generally quite well with dishes .
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).
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The word of the wine: Silky
Said of a caressing wine with extremely fine tannins.