Sparkling wine - Tasca d'Almerita - Almerita rosé Format: 75cl | 150cl 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 - Tasca d'Almerita - Almerita rosé - Data sheet Grape varieties: Pinot Noir Name: Spumante Brut Rosato - DOC Sicily Wine-growing area: Tenuta Regaleali - Palermo - Sicily VineyardsPiana Case Vecchie ha 6 Land: deep, fine clay, slightly calcareous Year of implantation: 2008 Altitude480 m a.s.l. Vineyard exposure: south/east Breeding system: espalier Type of pruning: guyot Density of vines per hectare: 4.630 Grape yield per hectare76 ql Harvest time16 August Seasonal climatic trends: Good spring rainfall until June with temperatures in the seasonal average. Dry summer with temperatures below the seasonal average. The good spring rainfall ensured good vine development and the not-too-high temperatures during the ripening of the Pinot noir resulted in a base wine with considerable freshness. Production technique: re-fermentation in the bottle (classic method) Refermentation temperature: 13/14°C Malolactic fermentation: totally turned around Refinement: in contact with yeasts in the bottle for 36 months Start of degorgement: July 2020 Dosage: Extra Brut Alcoholic strength: 13% Vol. Wine analytical datapH 3.27 - AT 5.89 g/l - ZR 3 g/l - ET 24 g/l 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.
