Grillo
Grillo is a white grape variety widespread above all in western Sicily and in the Marsala area. Recent discoveries trace its origin to the Agrigento municipality of Favara, from a cross between the native Sicilian varieties Cataratto and Zibibbo. It is a medium-late ripening grape and produces a straw yellow colored wine, from which wines with typical herbaceous and floral scents, of great freshness, derive. We can find the grillo grape in Sicilian appellations including Alcamo DOC, Contea di Sclafani DOC and Mamertino DOC, it is also the essential basis for the production of Marsala.
Sicilia DOC Grillo SurSur 2024 Donnafugata
The Grillo SurSur of Donnafugata was born in vineyards located in the hilly hinterland between Marsala and Salemi, in the heart of south-western Sicily.
It is produced with 100% Grillo grapes, harvested and selected by hand at the end of August. After a soft pressing, the must ferments in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 14-16 ° C. Subsequently the wine ages first in steel for 2 months and then for another 3 months in bottle before being marketed.
SurSur has a bright straw yell...
View product pageSicilia Grillo DOC Bio Vegan 2024 Nicosia
The Grillo of the Nicosia company is an organic wine classified as 'bio vegan wine'.
The grapes grow on medium-textured soils, mainly clayey. Manual harvesting is followed by de-stemming and soft pressing. The must ferments for a maximum of 20 days at a controlled temperature and ages in steel. This is followed by a 2-month rest in the bottle before release.
Beautiful bright straw yellow color, it immediately presents a charge of floral and citrus notes, with some green shades of nettle to finish ...
View product pageSicilia Grillo DOC Diamanti 2024 Principi di Butera
Diamanti comes from Grillo grapes in vineyards rich in precious minerals, and has the intensity and brilliance of a rare diamond
After the soft pressing of the bunches, the Diamanti di Principi di Butera refines in steel only to maintain the natural aroma of the grapes.
In the glass this wine is bright and luminous, with a large and fresh bouquet of pineapple and citrus peel, with a surprising note of peppermint. On the palate all the energy of Sicilian whites emerges, thanks to an intense mineral...
View product pageSicilia DOC Grillo Suliccenti 2022 Terre di Giurfo
The Suliccenti white wine is produced by Terre di Giurfo, an estate located in south-eastern Sicily, along the Dirillo River valley on the border between the municipalities of Licodia Eubea and the Iblea province.
The 100% Grillo grapes are harvested in the first half of September, and then softly pressed and vinified with maceration on the skins for 5-8 days in temperature-controlled steel tanks. Subsequently the wine always ages in steel.
It is presented in the glass with a straw yellow color, w...
View product pageVino Spumante Brut Il Grillo Santa Tresa
The Brut Il Grillo di Santa Tresa sparkling wine is born in vineyards located in Sicily, in the province of Ragusa, from Grillo grapes.
The grapes are destemmed and softly pressed, and then started to ferment thanks to the use of selected yeasts. The sparkling wine production takes place in steel tanks according to the Charmat method.
Straw yellow in color with golden reflections and a fine perlage, it expresses itself on the nose with hints of white fruit and citrus. The sip is fresh and elegant....
View product pageVino Spumante Brut Bolentino Colosi
The Brut Bolentino sparkling wine from the Colosi winery was born in the province of Marsala, in Sicily, from 100% Grillo grapes.
After the vinification of the grapes, the second fermentation takes place according to the Charmat method, in steel autoclaves and at a controlled temperature. The permanence on the lees is 6 months.
It is characterized by a straw yellow color and a soft and subtle perlage. The nose opens with elegant aromas of white flowers and citrus fruits. On the palate it is dry, w...
View product pageSicilia DOC Grillo Il Mare 2022 Augustali
The Il Mare di Augustali white wine is born in vineyards located in the Monreale area, in the province of Palermo.
It is produced with 100% Grillo grapes, which are vinified off-white in thermo-regulated steel tanks. The refinement takes place in the same containers, followed by 3 months in the bottle.
Straw yellow in color with greenish reflections, it reveals aromas of peach and pear to the nose. The sip is fresh and tasty, with good persistence.
This white wine is perfect to accompany octopus ca...
View product pageSicilia DOC Grillo Azisa 2023 Marchesi Mazzei
Azisa means "splendid" in Sicilian, an adjective that describes the character of this product. The wine is born inside the Zisola estate, a Sicilian company owned by the Mazzei family located in Noto, in the province of Syracuse.
Obtained from 100% Grillo grapes, carefully selected and harvested by hand at the end of August, this white wine ferments at low temperatures (15 ° C), and then passes a short period of refinement between steel and glass, where it stabilizes its organoleptic characterist...
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