Winery Terre di ZagaraPassito Liquoroso di Pantelleria
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with spicy food and sweet desserts.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Passito Liquoroso di Pantelleria of Winery Terre di Zagara in the region of Sicily often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or dried fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Passito Liquoroso di Pantelleria
Pairings that work perfectly with Passito Liquoroso di Pantelleria
Original food and wine pairings with Passito Liquoroso di Pantelleria
The Passito Liquoroso di Pantelleria of Winery Terre di Zagara matches generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of tripe in the style of caen or very simple muffins.
Details and technical informations about Winery Terre di Zagara's Passito Liquoroso di Pantelleria.
Discover the grape variety: Autumn royal
Intraspecific crossing between the autumn black and the fresno C74-1 obtained in 1981 in the United States by David W. Ramming and Ronald E. Tarailo. We can meet it in South Africa, in Australia, in Italy, in Spain, ... in France, it is almost not known coming certainly from the fact that its maturity is late. Autumn royal is registered in the official catalogue of table grape varieties list B.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Passito Liquoroso di Pantelleria from Winery Terre di Zagara are 2011, 2016, 0, 2015 and 2009.
Informations about the Winery Terre di Zagara
The Winery Terre di Zagara is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 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: Downy mildew
Disease of the vine due to a fungus. Downy mildew is formidable because it attacks all the organs, from the stem to the grapes, including the leaves, in depth. It was against it that the famous copper and lime-based Bordeaux mixture was developed.
