Winery La NicchiaPantelleria Passito
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with spicy food and sweet desserts.
Food and wine pairings with Pantelleria Passito
Pairings that work perfectly with Pantelleria Passito
Original food and wine pairings with Pantelleria Passito
The Pantelleria Passito of Winery La Nicchia matches generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of original francesinha (portugal) or grandma's cherry clafoutis.
Details and technical informations about Winery La Nicchia's Pantelleria Passito.
Discover the grape variety: Verdeca
An ancient indigenous grape variety known mainly in southern, eastern and central Italy. It can be found in Austria, Switzerland, Greece, the United States, Brazil, etc. and is virtually unknown in France. Note that it is sometimes confused with Verdea.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Pantelleria Passito from Winery La Nicchia are 0
Informations about the Winery La Nicchia
The Winery La Nicchia is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 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: Concentrate
Said of a wine that is rich in all its components (sugars in sweet wines, tannins in red wines, aromatic compounds) and that leaves an impression of density, intensity and depth.
