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As the name implies, this dessert wine is produced from the Sauvignon grape (95-100%), with permission to add local green grapes (0-5%).
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The dessert wine, Erice Vendemmia Tardiva Zibibbo, is made from the same grapes as Erice Moscato, Passito and Spumante Dolce, which is synonymous with Zibibbo (Moscato di Alessandria) (95-100%), with permission to add local green grapes (0-5%).
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This golden wine's sweetish and sweet versions go well with most desserts, but it's also available as a dry wine. With its 17% alcohol concentration, this Marsala Fine DOC is also called Italy Particular (IP), even though this title is rarely seen.
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As opposed to the other types of Marsala, Marsala Rubino DOC is produced entirely from red grapes, which include the varieties Perricone and/or Calabrese, Nerello Mascalese (70-100%).
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Marsala Superiore DOC is a golden, ample dessert wine. The taste is dry or sweetish to sweet, but with its 18% alcohol concentration, usually rather dry with a taste of fat, nuts, lemon and spices. This is a very mellow wine, but it still has a distinctive, austere aftertaste.
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Did you know?
Italy extends over 10 latitudes – from continental climate to subtropical climate?
Italy’s northernmost region of Trentino-Alto Adige is surrounded by the Alps and 99% of it is made up by mountains, therefore agriculture has always been a great challenge here. Only 5% of the agricultural land is situated under 500 meters altitude and only 15% of the stony and rocky fields...
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