A new Doc certification- DOC Sicilia
This a historic moment- a new Doc certification has been introduced in Sicily and it is called DOC Sicilia. The certification has been obtained by Feudo Arancio for a wine which is 100% Grillo, produced in Tenuta Villa Albius, Acate, near Ragusa- they will be the first ones in the region to be able to print DOC Sicilia on the bottle. This long-awaited certification as for now regards varietal whites only. It is an enormous recognition to the region of Sicily and it’s efforts to promote the Sicilian wine production and it’s quality in the...
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Of forty varieties of grapes present on Etna in nineteenth century the most widespread nowadays are Nerello Mascalese, Carricante, Nerello Cappuccio, Grecanico, Calabrese ( Nero D’Avola). Etna DOC ( Denominazione di Origine Controllata- Controlled Origin Denomination) was Sicily’s first wine appellation – the regulations regarding Etna DOC Rosso (Nerello Mascalese ( at least 80 per cent ) with Nerello Cappuccio) and Etna DOC Bianco (Carricante and Cataratto) have been approved in 1968. The proof of the popularity of the wines from Etna...
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Probably the most fascinating and passionate wine regions in Italy is Mount Etna. Etna is not only a mountain but an active volcano as well, continuously spitting ash and lava on its slopes; yet grapes have been cultivated on it since antiquity- in fact the legend localizes the first Sicilian vineyard on the slopes of Etna. Supposedly (Ateneo narrates so in III century BC ) it was Orestheus also called Phytios meaning ‘the planter’ to plant the first vine plant in Sicily and on Etna. The wine of Etna is often mentioned in Greek mythology ...
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