The Winery Al-Cantara of Sicily

Winery Al-Cantara
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 692 of the estates of Sicily.
It is located in Sicily
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The Winery Al-Cantara is one of the best wineries to follow in Sicile.. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Sicily to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Al-Cantara wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Al-Cantara

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Al-Cantara

How Winery Al-Cantara wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of armorican-style squid, quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese or ktipiti (greece).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Al-Cantara

On the nose the white wine of Winery Al-Cantara. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Al-Cantara. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Al-Cantara

  • 2018With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Al-Cantara.

  • Carricante
  • Nerello Mascalese
  • Grecanico

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 pink wines of Winery Al-Cantara

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Al-Cantara

How Winery Al-Cantara wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Al-Cantara

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Al-Cantara. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Al-Cantara

  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Al-Cantara.

  • Nerello Mascalese

Discover the grape variety: Carricante

It is most certainly of Italian origin, more precisely from Sicily where it is very present, especially on the slopes of the eastern and southern slopes of Mount Etna. It is thought to be the result of a natural cross between montonico pinto and scacco. It has often been confused with the catarratto even today. Carricante is identified today by two known biotypes, A and B, ... a variety almost unknown in France, but registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.

The top red wines of Winery Al-Cantara

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Al-Cantara

How Winery Al-Cantara wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables and madeira sauce, leek pie or semolina-merguez salad.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Al-Cantara

On the nose the red wine of Winery Al-Cantara. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Al-Cantara. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Al-Cantara

  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.71/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Al-Cantara.

  • Nerello Mascalese
  • Nerello Cappuccio
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinot Nero

The word of the wine: Rebêche (champagne)

Must obtained in excess of the 2 550 litres authorised for a weight of 4 000 kilos of grapes. The first 2 050 litres constitute the cuvée and the next 500 litres the taille. The rebêche represents 1 to 3 % of the total volume and must be distilled or used to make ratafia.

The top sweet wines of Winery Al-Cantara

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Al-Cantara

How Winery Al-Cantara wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Al-Cantara.

  • Nerello Mascalese

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Al-Cantara

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Discover the grape variety: Nerello Cappuccio

News about Winery Al-Cantara and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Rebêche (champagne)

Must obtained in excess of the 2 550 litres authorised for a weight of 4 000 kilos of grapes. The first 2 050 litres constitute the cuvée and the next 500 litres the taille. The rebêche represents 1 to 3 % of the total volume and must be distilled or used to make ratafia.