**Sicily** is the large Mediterranean island off the toe of Italy, and one of the country's most exciting and fast-improving wine regions. **Wines & grapes** — Nero d'Avola is the signature red grape, giving warm, full-bodied wines, while the volcanic slopes of Mount Etna produce more delicate, age-worthy reds from Nerello Mascalese and crisp whites from Carricante. Native whites like Grillo, Catarratto, and Inzolia are widely planted, and the island is also the source of the fortified dessert wine Marsala. **Character** — Abundant sunshine and sea breezes shape ripe, sun-soaked wines, but the high-altitude, mineral-rich volcanic soils of Etna have earned a cult following for their freshness and finesse. **Good to know** — Sicily has shifted from bulk production toward quality, and Etna in particular is now spoken of alongside the world's great cool-climate reds.
Wines
- 'Ngilù — Càduferrà
- Bell'Assai — Donnafugata
- Bianco di Morgante — Morgante
- Blanché — Compagnia Siciliana
- Cala Niuru Frappato — Mortellito
- Caruso Rosso — Terrazze dell'Etna
- Cerasuolo di Vittoria — Planeta
- Conte Ottavio Piccolomini d'Aragona Terre Siciliane Nero d'Avola Frappato — Sicily
- Cuvée Suzanne — Vinding Montecarrubo
- Divella — Cantine Divella
- Duca Enrico — Duca di Salaparuta
- Etna Rosso — Graci
- Etna Rosso DOC Lenza di Manti — Nicosia
- Fantasia Zibibbo — Baglio Diar
- Fondo Filara Nerello Mascalese Sicilia — Tenute Nicosia
- Franchetti — Passopisciaro
- Frappato — Biscaris
- Frappato — COS (Azienda Agricola COS di Giambattista Cilia e Giusto Occhipinti)
- Frappato Scoglitti — Vino Lauria
- Frappato Terre Siciliane — Biscaris
Frequently asked questions
What wines are produced in Sicily?
'Ngilù, Bell'Assai, Bianco di Morgante, Blanché, Cala Niuru Frappato and more.
Where is Sicily?
Sicily is a wine region in Italy.