Do not take a bottle of liqueur wines in memory of Sicily?
Cycilium produces approximately 15% of all Italian wines. But the main emphasis in most cases is made on the quantity, and not on quality. Wines of the highest quality category - DOCG on Sicily is already there, but it will be difficult to find them. Even doc and then only 3%. And therefore for Sicily, the characters of the IGT category, that is, typical wines and tables Vino de Tavola. In addition, contrary to the stereotypes that Sicily's heavy red wines are mandatory in the south, most of all produces white wines. Wherever you are in Sicily, wines will be offered everywhere, these institutions are called Enoteric and win the wine shops. Most of the wines and tastings are offered in the south directly to Marsalle and on the East, where Etna volcano is.
Typical Red Wine Dies
The typical and most popular in Sicily is powerful and interesting red wine made from the Nero d'Avola variety, which means black of Afolis - a small town in southern Sicily. Its not very much and often bathed with other varieties. Near Nerel is grown near the ethna volcano, and in the south-east, the Frappato variety. The only wine of Sicily category DOCG is Cersuolo Di Vittoria, it is just a Bathing Nero d'Avola and Frappato. Another famous high alcoholic and bright grape variety of Perricone is in the wines of the Doc CONTEA DI SCLAFANI PERRICONE and CONTEA DI SCLAFANI ROSSO and from it are made very rare Red Marsalla. Well, of course, with a rapid tick of blue grapes, Rosato wines are obtained, which are universally suitable for food that here is also very much.
Typical Dry White Wines
As for the White Wine Sicily, the most common variety is Catarratto from which wine is fresh and neutral.
Fastened wine Marsalla
Marsalu discovered the British for themselves and they organized his delivery for themselves. Especially gone love to Marsalle Admiral Nelson. For sweet wines, the most popular grape varieties inzolia and Grillo and they are in the most famous fault of Sicily Marsall. But various varieties are used for Marsalla. This is a white fortified wine withstanding similarly to serebs, very different quality and very different in price. It is in options dry, semi-dry and sweet "secco", "abboccato" and "dolce" with sugar content, respectively, up to 40, up to 100 and over 100 g per liter. Marsala is kept in wooden barrels. But for us, Marsal is of course sweet fastened wine. The price is highly dependent on exposure and therefore there are categories of Marsala Fine 1 year, Marsala Superiore 2 years, Superiore Riserva 4 years, Marsala Vergine and Solera '5 years, Vergine Stravecchio, Soleras Stravecchio, Vergine Riservaund Soleras Riserva Minimum 10. Red Marsalla (Rubino) Rare, usually she is or golden (ORO) or amber (Ambra). And this is of course the wine that takes with me in memory of Sicily.
Go to the tasting in Marsalla to the south of the island.
ALAGNA- VIA SALEMI 752 - Tel.: 0923 981302
ARINI- VIA SALEMI 105 - Tel: 0923 981101
Baglio Hopps- Contrada Biesina - Tel .: 0923 967020
Cantine Rallo Via Florio 2 - Tel .: 0923 721635.
Cantine Florio- Via Florio 1.
Donnafugata - Via Lipari 18 - Tel: 0923 724206
De Batoli Marco E C- CONTRADA SOMPERI - Tel.: 0923 962093.
Pellegrino Carlo E C.- VIA DEL FANTE 37 - Tel.: 0923 719911.
Dessert wines of Sicily
Malvasia Della Lipari is also a very famous dessert wine, but not Sicily, but the neighboring Lipar Islands. Malvasia is a variety of sweet grapes. There is a nut on the islands as in Sicily and Muscat, it is Moscato della Lipari wine, Moscato di Pantelleria and a nutmeg zibibbo, just sweet muscat, it is optional. These wines make from Muscat Alexandria, which is considered table and wines usually do not fall into the lists of the best wines. But we Muscat still love very much.
All these wines besides a nutmeg Zibibbo belong to the category of Passito and there are a lot of such in Sicily. Make them from the already torn and rolling in the straw of grapes and therefore sugar and alcohol a lot, and the taste is rude. The famous Vin Santo, which is drinking for Christmas is also wine in this category. They will resemble a little fastened Crimean wines.
Interesting alcohol in Sicily
Vino Di Mandorle is a flavored wine almond. Sicilian lemons were brand in the middle ages and the descendant of course lemon liqueur Limoncello is also a business card of Sicily, it is used in many desserts or just to coffee. Or you can capture the Gorky Grab Bitter Amaro Siciliano, which produces Averna. But this is a huge concern and drink in many countries on the shelves of supermarkets and therefore it is not as interesting as a lemon liquor or almond wine.
