Beyond the Strait of Messina, the Sicily It is highlighting not only for the large production, which in 2009 gave around 6,175,000 hl of wine, for ¾ whites, but above all for some wines of absolute excellence, linked to both autochthonous vines such as the Nero d'Avola and theinzolia, both to some internationals such as Cabernet Sauvignon, merlot, syrah, And Chardonnay. Viticulture develops mainly in the western area and in the province of Trapani, land of Marsala Doc; Here is more than 50% of the vineyard surface. Strange, that of Marsala. Once upon a time, which has fallen out of the 1960s for a heavy fall of image, thanks to a more recent precise and rigid disciplinary, lately it has been giving good results.
THE vines more characteristic white berry are the Catarratti, L'inzolia or Ansonica, The Greek golden, the damask and the cricket, which are the basis for the production of most of the White wines. Among those with red berry you can mention the Calabrian or Nero d'Avola, The Nerello Mascalese, The perricone or Pignatello and the frapponed, which give very encouraging results in different areas. Even if it is appreciated for some great dry wines, Sicily is still much loved for the golden colors of its sweets Dessert wines, for their aromatic shades and velvety softness of the taste, unmistakable in the Malvasia delle Lipari It is in the Moscato Passito di Pantelleria, obtained by zibibbo or Moscato of Alexandria.
