Sicily Producer Guide

Sicily boasts a wide range of wine styles and terroirs. Famously home to the largest and most active volcano of Europe, Mt. Etna, the grapes from these eastern vineyards produce distinctively smoky reds from the excellent Nerello Mascalese variety. Elsewhere Nero d’Avola is king of the reds, capable of producing wines of every quality level. The climate lends itself to red wine, but whites can be outstanding here too, particularly from the local Cataratto, Grillo and Carricante varieties, and don’t overlook the amazing passito wines from the island of Pantelleria made from Muscat of Alexandria, known locally as Zibibbo.