Winery Villa ToninoSemi-Sweet Rosso
Sweet wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Nerello mascalese and the Nero d'Avola.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, beef or lamb.
Food and wine pairings with Semi-Sweet Rosso
Pairings that work perfectly with Semi-Sweet Rosso
Original food and wine pairings with Semi-Sweet Rosso
The Semi-Sweet Rosso of Winery Villa Tonino matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of tunisian molokheya, couscous without couscous maker or pasta shells.
Details and technical informations about Winery Villa Tonino's Semi-Sweet Rosso.
Discover the grape variety: Nerello mascalese
A very old grape variety grown in Italy, more precisely in the north of Sicily on the slopes of Mount Etna and in Sardinia. Its origin would be Greek because it was reported in Greece in the 7th century B.C. It is the result of a natural intraspecific crossing between sangiovese or nielluccio and mantonico bianco. It should not be confused with nerello capuccio and pignatello nero. It should be noted that Nerello mascalese seems to be a grape variety adapted to altitude, as is the case in Sicily where it is planted at a rate of 6,000 and 9,000 vines per hectare. It is practically unknown in other wine-producing countries, which is certainly due to its late ripening.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Semi-Sweet Rosso from Winery Villa Tonino are 2008, 0
Informations about the Winery Villa Tonino
The Winery Villa Tonino is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Sicily to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Rancio
Odour and taste characteristic of certain wines that have undergone oxidative maturation, i.e. in contact with oxygen (vin jaune du Jura, dry rancio du Roussillon, maury, banyuls, rivesaltes, etc.).
