White wine - Milazzo - Vignavella white Format: Glass bottle 75cl Year: 2022 Intro: Sicily is one of the most wine-producing regions in Italy, together with Veneto, Emilia-Romagna and Apulia. Sicily's wine-growing traditions are ancient and date back to the Phoenicians, Romans, Greeks and Arabs. Sicily boasts numerous indigenous grape varieties such as frappato, nero d'Avola, inzolia, catarratto, nerello mascalese and nerello cappuccio, malvasia delle Lipari and moscato d'Alessandria (zibibbo, from the Arabic zibib meaning 'a raisin'). Based on the type of grape, we can understand the cultivation area of the various vines mentioned above: Muscat wines, Moscato di Siracusa and Moscato di Noto we find them in the Syracuse area Wines based on Nero d'Avola, Frappato and Ceraselo di Vittoria DOCG are produced in the province of Ragusa Grillo, Grecanico, Catarratto and Inzolia vines are the protagonists of the Alcamo DOC La Malvasia delle Lipari famous Aeolian Islands in the Messina area On the slopes of Etna, considered 'an island within an island' due to the characteristic lava soil and the microclimate that characterises this area, we find Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio, for red, rosé and sparkling wines and Catarratto and Carricante for white wines. From these vines are produced the famous Etna DOC. The province of Caltanissetta is home to one of Sicily's most recent DOCs, the Riesi Marsala is a historic DOC that takes its name from the municipality of the same name in the province of Trapani. Also in the province of Trapani is the island of Pantelleria, where the Passito di Pantelleria White wine - Milazzo - Vignavella white - Data Sheet Grapes: A particular farm selection called V10, propagated from an ancient Catarratto biotype Type of terrain: Vella, plateau with a high clay and strongly calcareous component. Munti, gently sloping lower slope, very organic and rather deep soil Breeding system: Guyot Harvest period: September Mode of collection: Manual in 14 kg crates Vinification: The grapes are crushed and destemmed, followed by cold maceration for approximately 24 hours and soft pressing using pneumatic presses with closed lungs, followed by fermentation at a controlled temperature Maturation: Maturation in steel varies from six months to one year. Final ageing in bottle for approximately 3 months Alcohol volume: 13.5 % vol Sensory notes: Intense straw yellow in colour. The nose explodes with yellow tropical notes in which yellow peach, ripe pineapple and mango stand out. In the mouth it is rich, structured, full and warm. A wine of great power that stands out for its particular persistence. Find out more: To find out more about Sicilian wines, products Torrisis and the culinary traditions of Sicily, we recommend you visit our blog, full of interesting and overwhelming articles recounting its many facets. In the section recipes You will also find a wide variety of quick and easy cooking tips, as well as lots of ideas and useful advice on how to make the best use of our products in the kitchen and how to ensure that you create excellent dishes.
