Sparkling wine - Milazzo - Terre della baronia gran cuvée

Sparkling wine - Milazzo - Terre della baronia gran cuvée 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   Sparkling wine - Milazzo - Terre della baronia gran cuvée - Data sheet Grapes: Dominant Chardonnay and some Inzolia biotypes Type of terrainMilici, a plateau of marly origin with a high clayey, strongly calcareous component rich in skeleton - Fondirò, a gently sloping lower slope, very organic and rather deep soil Breeding system: Marquee and Guyot Harvest period: First half of August Mode of collection: Manual in 14 kg crates Vinification: Whole cluster pressing, temperature-controlled fermentation and ageing of the sparkling wine bases in steel Maturation: The main cuvée comes from THE 2010 HARVEST and is the result of blending 9 wines from grapes from as many different sub-areas, while approximately one 10% is made up of cuvée ancienne of which THE oldest is 2006. With the addition of the liqueur de tirage, the prise de mousse was started and the bottles were stacked. Minimum 48 months on the lees. Alcoholic degree: 12.5 % vol.   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.