Winery FlorioPassito di Pantelleria
Sweet wine
In the mouth this sweet wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, appetizers and snacks or shellfish.
The Passito di Pantelleria of the Winery Florio is in the top 20 of wines of Passito di Pantelleria.
Taste structure of the Passito di Pantelleria from the Winery Florio
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Passito di Pantelleria of Winery Florio in the region of Sicily is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Passito di Pantelleria of Winery Florio in the region of Sicily often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or dried fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Passito di Pantelleria
Pairings that work perfectly with Passito di Pantelleria
Original food and wine pairings with Passito di Pantelleria
The Passito di Pantelleria of Winery Florio matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of carri of shrimps with chillies, mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche or tuna and tomato mini quiches without batter.
Details and technical informations about Winery Florio's Passito di Pantelleria.
Discover the grape variety: Regent
A complex interspecific cross between the diana (sylvaner x Müller-Thurgau) and the chambourcin obtained in Germany in 1967 by Gerhardt Alleweldt. It can be found in Quebec (Canada), Belgium and Switzerland, but is little known in France. It should be noted that Regent, a monogenic variety, which is nevertheless resistant to certain cryptogamic diseases, was "bypassed" in 2010 by a less resistant strain of mildew, which was also the case for bianca.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Passito di Pantelleria from Winery Florio are 2010, 2009, 2014, 0 and 2006.
Informations about the Winery Florio
The Winery Florio is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 32 wines for sale in the of Passito di Pantelleria to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
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).
The word of the wine: Red winemaking
Transformation of grapes into must and wine under the effect of alcoholic fermentation. The vinification of red wines takes place in several stages: destemming, crushing, alcoholic fermentation, vatting, running off and maturing.
