Item Number: 7120 UPC: None

Country: Italy
Region: Sicily Sub Region: Sicily
Appellation/AVA: Sicilia IGT
Vintage: 2013
Grape(s): Pinot Grigio
Type: Wine - White
Bottle Size: 19.6 L Pack: 1
Closure: Steel Keg (19.6)
Alc by Vol(%): 13

Winemaking Notes: Grapes are grown in Western Sicily on high altitude vineyard sites located between Palermo and Salemi and averaging 400 meters above sea level. The wine was fermented and aged in stainless steel to retain freshness and minerality. The grapes are picked by hand. 

Tasting Notes: It is light to medium bodied, crisp, clean and refreshing with aromas of grapefruit and lemons that carry through on the palate and are joined by a delicious briny note on the finish.

Food Pairing Suggestion: Try Fried Fish with Moroccan-Style Herb Sauce

About Sicily: With its intense southern sunshine, Sicily’s wines are deep-colored and high-strength. For much of the century, the focus was on quantity, but the nineties brought a shift toward quality, and more investment from the north. And it’s a boon for everyone that the wines have begun living up to their potential: with mountainous terrain and poor (i.e., vine-friendly) soil, intense summer heat, and low rainfall, their potential is legion. Add to the mix a range of native grapes with real personality–Catarrato, Inzolia, Grillo, Nero d’Avola, Frappato, Perricone, and Nerello Mascalese–and you have a unique wine producing region that is making huge strides on the international scene. DOC (Denominazione d’Origine Controllata) wines are less common than the IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica).