Red wine - Russo Girolamo - Feudo Etna Rosso doc Format: Glass bottle 75cl Intro: Sicily is one of the most wine-producing regions in Italy, together with Veneto, Emilia-Romagna and Apulia. Sicily's wine-growing traditions are ancient and date back to the Phoenicians, Romans, Greeks and Arabs. Sicily boasts numerous indigenous grape varieties such as frappato, nero d'Avola, inzolia, catarratto, nerello mascalese and nerello cappuccio, malvasia delle Lipari and moscato d'Alessandria (zibibbo, from the Arabic zibib meaning 'a raisin'). Based on the type of grape, we can understand the cultivation area of the various vines mentioned above: Muscat wines, Moscato di Siracusa and Moscato di Noto we find them in the Syracuse area Wines based on Nero d'Avola, Frappato and Ceraselo di Vittoria DOCG are produced in the province of Ragusa Grillo, Grecanico, Catarratto and Inzolia vines are the protagonists of the Alcamo DOC La Malvasia delle Lipari famous Aeolian Islands in the Messina area On the slopes of Etna, considered 'an island within an island' due to the characteristic lava soil and the microclimate that characterises this area, we find Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio, for red, rosé and sparkling wines and Catarratto and Carricante for white wines. From these vines are produced the famous Etna DOC. The province of Caltanissetta is home to one of Sicily's most recent DOCs, the Riesi Marsala is a historic DOC that takes its name from the municipality of the same name in the province of Trapani. Also in the province of Trapani is the island of Pantelleria, where the Passito di Pantelleria Red wine - Russo Girolamo - Feudo Etna Rosso doc - Data sheet Properties: Volcanic, sandy, mineral-rich soil Age: Approx. 70 years Altitude: 650m a.s.l. Surface: Selection from 1.50ha of 70-year-old vines Exposure: North slopes of Etna Density Implants: 5500 strains per ha Breeding System: Sapling and 'modified' espalier sapling HA yield: 30q Vintage Era: Second week of October Harvest Management: Manual Fermentation: conducted spontaneously by the yeasts naturally present on the grapes Fermentation temperatures: 28°C-30°C Maceration time on the skins: 15 days Malolactic fermentation: In spring, spontaneous Containers Ageing: 2600 litre oak barrels of second passage Duration Ageing: 18 months Bottle ageing: Minimum 6 months Varieties: Nerello Mascalese 94% - Nerello Cappuccio 6% Production zones: Contrada Feudo (Randazzo) Cru: Feud Number of bottles: 4000 Alcoholic degree: 14% Find out more: To find out more about Sicilian wines, products Torrisis and the culinary traditions of Sicily, we recommend you visit our blog, full of interesting and overwhelming articles recounting its many facets. In the section recipes You will also find a wide variety of quick and easy cooking tips, as well as lots of ideas and useful advice on how to make the best use of our products in the kitchen and how to ensure that you create excellent dishes.
