One of Europe's oldest viticultural regions still offers some pleasant surprises. Sicily's oenological history is an ancient one, dating from the time when the island was part of Magna Graecia. One usually associates fine wines with eastern Sicily and the areas near Mount Etna, but many new wineries have sprung up across the island. Sicilian oeniculture is not just varietals. Sicily's vintage wines are a magical creation, and many of the island's traditional wines and spirits are famous far beyond its shores. Several boast denomination of origin (appellation). Sicily has its own table and dessert wines, and a number of regional liqueurs.
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Marco de Bartoli - Grappoli del Grillo - 750 ml.
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Product ID : MDB02
€16.94
Bunches of the excellent Grillo, one of several white wines that respects the traditions of Sicilian wine. Vinification: in barriques and oak tonneaux French Evolution: 8 months on the lees in barrels and 2 months in bottle
Winery : Marco De Bartoli
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Fondo Antico - Grillo Parlante 2007 - 750 ml.
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Product ID : FDA02
€9.68
Brilliant and lively, straw-yellow coloured with green reflexes. Its bouquet marries the delicacy of flowers to the sweetness of white fruits giving voice to the Grillo Parlante which thus reveals the nose of grape. Fresh sensations are felt by the palate with pleasant sapidity. Smooth and balanced, it witnesses the sought compromise between acidness and maturation of the fruit.
Winery : Fondo Antico
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Firriato - Harmonium 2006 750 ml.
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Product ID : FRT03
€24.20
It was born out of an act of love towards Sicily and her most important
native red grape variety. We gather only the most perfect grapes, those that
are sun-kissed, and make wine out of them with care and passion. What a
result! Dark, dense ruby colour, marvelous hints of red fruits highlighted by
prunes and black cherries. Tha palate is very concentrated, powerful and
warm, with vigorously caressing tannins. It is a work of balance and
harmony that has captured us as only a great composition could have done.
We thereforedecided to call it Harmonium.
Winery : Firriato
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Buffa - Fiori d'Uva Zibibbo di Pantelleria - 500 ml.
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Product ID : BUF04
€12.00
Zibibbo made from grapes from Pantelleria, this wine is aged for two years in wooden barrels (oak, acacia), obtaining the right balance. Each year, the magic is renewed giving new emotions to the tasters.
Winery : Buffa
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Benanti - Majora - 750 ml.
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Product ID : BNN04
€32.67
It is a red wine of great structure and longevity. It comes from a careful selection and blend of our best varieties vinified separately: Nerello Mascalese, Nero d'Avola and Merlot.
It is unmistakable and unique, reaching its highest in harmony and balance.
Winery : Benanti
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Abbazia Santa Anastasia - Baccante 750 ml
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Product ID : ABB01
€19.94
€18.15
Chardonnay, picked almost mature and gilded by a prolonged sun. After the pressing the gotten must has passed to ferment in new barriques of French oak.
Winery : Abbazzia S.Anastasia
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Buffa - Marsala Superiore Secco 750 ml.
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Product ID : BUF01
€20.40
The impact on the palate is strong as if to defy the taster, while the aftertaste is persistent and intense, both from having to delay the next sip to reveal all the feelings that can to offer.
Winery : Buffa
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