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Sicily is Italy's southernmost region, and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. For more than 2500 years Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) has been a significant center of Mediterranean viniculture, although the reputation and style of its wines has changed significantly over that time. Although once famous for sweet Muscats (e.g. Pantelleria), and later fortified Marsala, the island's best known wines are now its dry table wines produced under the regional IGT title, Terre Siciliane.
The key grape varieties used in Sicilian viticulture are a combination of 'native' varieties (those historically cultivated on the island) and newer, more fashionable imports. Nero d’Avola and Catarratto are the most important natives, occupying 16% and 32% of Sicily’s vineyard area respectively in 2008. The sheer volume of Catarratto juice created each year means much of it is shipped to cooler Italian wine regions, where it is used to increase the body and weight of otherwise thin, over-acidic wines. A large proportion of what remains on the island is used to make Marsala, for which it is joined by the white varieties Grillo and Inzolia. Although less famous than Marsala, another sweet wine of significance to the island is Moscato di Pantelleria, the Moscato grape in question being Muscat of Alexandria.
Tasca d'Almerita Cygnus
R 600.00
Tasca d'Almerita Cygnus is a perfect blend of the main characteristics of Cabernet Sauvignon (pepper and tomato leaf) and Nero d'Avola (blackberry and red mulberry), with balsamic notes and undertones...
Tasca d'Almerita Leone
R 540.00
On the nose Tasca d'Almerita Leone has grapefruit, white peach, green apple, pineapple and citrus fruits in general. Fresh, pleasantly soft, rich, intense and fragrant palate. On the close, a...
Tasca d'Almerita Regaleali Bianco
R 465.00
Tasca d'Almerita Regaleali Bianco has a fragrant and fruity on the nose with notes of apple, pear, peach and citrus fruits. On the palate, pleasantly crisp, rich and intense. Fresh...
Tasca d'Almerita Rosso del Conte
R 1,260.00
Tasca d'Almerita Rosso del Conte is intriguing on the nose, with powerful spicy and fruity aromas. Creamy and balanced on the palate with fresh and very fine tannins and a...
Tasca d’Almerita Buonora Etna Bianco
R 665.00
Tasca d’Almerita Buonora Etna Bianco is elegantly intense, featuring lemon zest, citrus, honeydew, white fruit, orange blossom hints, and subtle flint notes. Taut and vertical on the palate, with lively...
Tasca d’Almerita Ghiaia Nera Etna Rosso
R 665.00
Tasca d’Almerita Ghiaia Nera Etna Rosso has red fruits, violets, and undergrowth, with strong hints of sea salt and dark spices on the nose. On the palate, it is refined...