Florio is one of the historic cellars of Sicily, was founded in 1883 by entrepreneur Vincenzo Florio, who is building a plant for the production of Marsala wine over an area of 100,000 square meters. Today, as then, the wines continue to be produced and aged in cellars dug into the tufa magnificent. The wineries stretch over 20,000 square meters and maintain a constant temperature throughout the year, approximately 5,000,000 gallons of Marsala wine contained in Slavonian oak barrels and kegs typical.
Aging: over 10 years in precious oak caratelli precious 300 liters. Aging: At least one year in bottle. Color: antique gold with brilliant shades of topaz.
In the cellars of the thousandths of rest Florio Marsala wine of the best vintages, like 1939, 1944, 1948 and many others. The wines of these exceptional years are regularly offered for sale under the name of "historic vintages. Absolute leader of Marsala, the Florio Marsala wine today as then produces the highest quality and longest aging, such as Marsala Superiore Riserva and Virgin. Florio recently decided to broaden the range of products, and enter the world of quality wines from different wine Marsala. Flora since 1998 is wholly owned by ILLVA di Saronno, holds 35% of Marsala wine market, with 30% of sales coming from foreign markets. The excellence of the wines Florio is recognized in the most prestigious national and international wine competitions.
