The Winery Il Gattopardo is one of the best wineries to follow in Sicile.. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Sicily to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Il Gattopardo wines in Sicily among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Il Gattopardo 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 Il Gattopardo wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Il Gattopardo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of feijoada ( portuguese cassoulet ), lamb stew with yoghurt and coriander or lomo saltado.
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.
How Winery Il Gattopardo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of parillade of fish and seafood, goat cheese and bacon quiche or tapenade with green olives.
How Winery Il Gattopardo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of blanquette of monkfish with small vegetables, capellini with vegetables or marinated leg of lamb with herbs.
In the mouth the red wine of Winery Il Gattopardo. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Gentle transfer from one barrel to another to oxygenate the wine, eliminate some of the lees and reduce the carbon dioxide (fizz) that was released during the fermentations.
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