Sicilian Sweet Wines: discover our selection of excellence

Sweet Wines

Sicily produces some excellent sweet wines, of which the most famous is the Moscato di Pantelleria, made from Zibbibo, and the Moscato di Siracusa, made from the white Muscat grape. The sweet Malvasia wine is produced on the island of Lipari. Made from grapes with high sugar content, dessert wines have experienced a resurgence in popularity thanks to modern cuisine. Usually served as a digestive, dessert wines also go splendidly with certain main dishes and entrées.

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Nes Passito Pantelleria DOC Pellegrino
Natural “passito” of Pantelleria obtained from a careful selection of muscat of Alexandria grapes or Zibibbo, hand-picked towards the end of August and then dried. It is golden-yellow with amber reflections and you can make out scents of tropical fruit and honey in its wonderful aroma. Best with oven-baked cakes and piquant cheeses.
€33.20
Passito di Pantelleria Pellegrino
Picking at the end of August and the successive drying of the grapes give this sweet wine its characteristic golden colour with amber reflections. In its intense persistent aroma you can recognise hints of apricot honey and dried figs. Best with fruit flans and hard cheeses.
€13.50
Yanir Passito wine from Pantelleria Cellar Miceli
YANIR, named after a mysterious Punic divinity, contains both the charm and the contradictions of Pantelleria, the island where it is produced, - like its sea, it is rich, deep, intriguing, yet at the same time pleasurable and infinitely complex. 
€25.01
Kabir Moscato di Pantelleria DOC Donnafugata wineries
Moscato di Pantelleria sweet wine
Kabir Donnafugata is a natural Sicilian sweet wine obtained from Zibibbo or Moscato di Alessandria grapes grown on alberello Pantesco, a "creative and sustainable" practice recognized as a UNESCO heritage site. It is an extremely pleasant aromatic wine, perfectly balanced between the sweet taste and the unusual salty and mineral nuances that make it unique.
€23.30