The Winery Primo Luntro of Cerasuolo di Vittoria of Sicile

Winery Primo Luntro - Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 3 of the estates of Sicile.
It is located in Cerasuolo di Vittoria in the region of Sicile

The Winery Primo Luntro is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Cerasuolo di Vittoria to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Primo Luntro wines

Looking for the best Winery Primo Luntro wines in Cerasuolo di Vittoria among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Primo Luntro 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 Primo Luntro wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Primo Luntro

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Primo Luntro

How Winery Primo Luntro wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of adapted vietnamese fondue, pasta gratin or pan-fried lamb heart.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Primo Luntro

  • 2010With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Primo Luntro.

  • Nebbiolo

Discovering the wine region of Cerasuolo di Vittoria

The wine region of Cerasuolo di Vittoria is located in the region of Vittoria of Sicile of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Avide or the Domaine COS produce mainly wines red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cerasuolo di Vittoria are Nero d'Avola, Nerello mascalese and Nebbiolo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cerasuolo di Vittoria often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black currant or prune and sometimes also flavors of mint, tomatoes or stone.

In the mouth of Cerasuolo di Vittoria is a powerful. We currently count 48 estates and châteaux in the of Cerasuolo di Vittoria, producing 76 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cerasuolo di Vittoria go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb.

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Planning a wine route in the of Cerasuolo di Vittoria? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Primo Luntro.

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

News about Winery Primo Luntro and wines from the region

DOC Sicilia strengthens traceability with government-minted labels

Following the creation of the DOC Sicilia in November 2011, the region has taken a step further in guaranteeing the origin of traceability of DOC Sicilia wines by introducing mandatory government-minted labels on all its bottles. The State label, which is mandatory only for DOCG wines (in Sicily this applies to Cerasuolo di Vittoria only) is an important marker and identifier of the most important Italian DOCs: each label shows a unique alphanumeric code that traces the entire production process ...

DOC Sicilia strengthens traceability with government-minted labels

Following the creation of the DOC Sicilia in November 2011, the region has taken a step further in guaranteeing the origin of traceability of DOC Sicilia wines by introducing mandatory government-minted labels on all its bottles. The State label, which is mandatory only for DOCG wines (in Sicily this applies to Cerasuolo di Vittoria only) is an important marker and identifier of the most important Italian DOCs: each label shows a unique alphanumeric code that traces the entire production process ...

Château Mouton Rothschild reveals 2019 label

Château Mouton Rothschild has unveiled the latest iteration of its collection of unique, artist-designed labels. Contemporary artists such as Salvador Dalí, César Baldaccini, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso, and Andy Warhol, have been illustrating Château Mouton Rothschild labels since the 1945 vintage. The label of Château Mouton Rothschild’s 2019 vintage was designed by Berlin-based, Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson, who works in a range of fields from painting to digital media. ...

The word of the wine: Solera

A method of maturing practiced in Andalusia for certain sherries, which aims to continuously blend older and younger wines. It consists of stacking several layers of barrels; those located at ground level (solera) contain the oldest wines, the youngest being stored in the barrels on the upper level. The wine to be bottled is taken from the barrels on the lower level, which is replaced by younger wine from the upper level, and so on.

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