Winery ColomboMarsala Fine Sweet
Natural sweet wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Grillo.
This wine generally goes well with
The Marsala Fine Sweet of the Winery Colombo is in the top 90 of wines of Marsala.
Details and technical informations about Winery Colombo's Marsala Fine Sweet.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Marsala Fine Sweet from Winery Colombo are 2008
Informations about the Winery Colombo
The Winery Colombo is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Marsala to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Marsala
The wine region of Marsala is located in the region of Sicile of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Marco de Bartoli or the Domaine Marco de Bartoli produce mainly wines natural sweet, sweet and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Marsala are Grillo, Nero d'Avola and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Marsala often reveals types of flavors of chocolate, vanilla or cinnamon and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, oaky or tropical fruit.
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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