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Far from being stuck in the past, however, Sicily also holds its own with exciting blends, such as the traditional Chardonnay varietal with natives Grillo, Inzolia, Cataratto, Grecanico. White wines stand out for freshness, minerality and aromatic complexity. 

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Angimbè Cusumano
It takes its name from the woods of the town of Salemi. Angimbé, a wine marked by its scent ranging from the perfume of fresh flowers to that of ripe fruit, is born from the union of the Sicilian personality of Insolia grapes and the elegance of Chardonnay grapes.

€11.00
Chiaramonte Inzolia Firriato
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Chiaramonte Ansonica was created as an act of reverent homage towards this important and widely-planted Sicilian variety. Freshness and minerality for one of the best interpretations of pure Inzolia wine.
Pithoi white Maggio
Containers called Pithoi were used for fermentation, which gave the wines their particular smell and taste of quality which still endures today.
€4.30
Fiano Mandrarossa winery
Fiano by Mandrarossa - Organic wine
Mandrarossa Fiano is a Sicilian white wine, made from 100% Fiano grapes from the vineyards located in Menfi. Calcareous soils with the typical white stones, locally called “ciaca bianca”, afford the ideal conditions for fiano. The result is a wine that expresses an extraordinary balance of scents and minerality.
€7.99
Anthìlia Donnafugata
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Anthilia Sicilia DOC White - Donnafugata Cellars
Fresh and Mediterranean, Anthilia expresses a precise personality tied to fruity and floral, round and elegant sensations. A very versatile wine, ideal with fish and vegetarian first and second courses. First of Donnafugata's wines, it is pleasant to sip and share with friends.
€10.90
La Segreta Bianco Planeta
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La Segreta takes its name from the wood that surrounds our vineyard at Ulmo. This young fresh wine produced mainly from Grecanico grapes, introduced into Sicily more than 2,000 years ago, gains personality and style with the addition of international variety grapes.All the grapes are carefully cultivated in Planeta owned vineyards.
Lighea Donnafugata
Zibibbo Lighea by Donnafugata - Pantelleria Estate
Lighea by Donnafugata is a Sicilian white wine, a dry version of Zibibbo. It has a rich aromatic bouquet in which floral notes of orange blossom, hints of citrus fruits such as cedar and bergamot, and of exotic fruits, the lychee, stand out. Versatile and with Mediterranean aromas, it is a complex and innovative wine with an original label that portrays Lighea, the bewitching siren of a tale by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa.
€13.00
Grillo Aegades Fazio
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Our Grillo wine is grown on the slopes of Mount Erice, a provenance of the happiest union between cultivation and land. This is a sunny wine with unique characteristics. 

Sinedìe Chardonnay Principe di Corleone
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Principe di Corleone: wines that are like poetry in a glass, masterpieces that reflect the authenticity of an exceptional place – Corleone. Principe di Corleone wines, and the Pollara family themselves, have always been the guardians of this glorious winemaking tradition, which is the end result of a great deal of passion, commitment and love.
Insolia- Levantio Fazio
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Colour:yellow straw colour with gold reflections. Perfume: characteristic perfume of Insolia, with marked notes of mature exotic fruit. Taste: characteristic perfume of Insolia, with marked notes of mature exotic fruit.

Piano Maltese White Cellar Rapitalà
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Catarratto and chardonnay grapes give this wine fresh Mediterranean scents and a savoury, elegant flavour with a typical hint of bitter almonds. Piano Maltese is the heart of the Tenuta Rapitalà, gentle hills at between 300 and 600 metres altitude, which, because of their history, terrain and climate endow wines with a special character. 
Insolia Cusumano
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Cold pressing with skins and first fermentation at a temperature of 8°C for around 12 hours, soft second pressing. Cold decanting and fermentation at a temperature of 18-20°C, period on the lees in stainless steel containers at least 4 months, and successive fining in the bottle.
Grillo Principe di Corleone
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Grillo von Principe di Corleone is a Sicilian white wine with a golden yellow color from the Grillo grape variety. The taste is full and complex. The scent highlights notes of almond and floral scents.
Castello Svevo Bianco Milazzo
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COLOUR: Light straw yellow with shades of green. 
BOUQUET: Pleasing, diverse and fresh; heavy scent of white flowers. TASTE: Clean, delicate, characteristic. A touch of fragrant acidity gives it a fresh and keen taste. 
€9.60
Etna Bianco DOC Tenuta delle Terre Nere
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Etna Bianco by Tenuta delle Terre Nere is a Sicilian white wine born from the assembly of 5 Sicilian native vines: Carricante in prevalence, Catarratto, Inzolia, Grecanico and Minnella. All from old vines. A perfect, delicious and versatile wine.
Pietramarina Etna Bianco DOC Benanti
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Organoleptic characteristics: - Color: pale yellowish with greenish tints. - Scent: intense, rich and fruity, of orange and lemon flower, and ripe apple. - Taste: dry, with pleasant acidity, nice aromatic persistence and after taste of anise and almond. 
Etna Bianco D.O.C. Murgo
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Etna Bianco di Murgo is a Sicilian white wine made from Carricante and Catarratto grapes. Fruity and floral with notes of broom and yellow apple.
Elegant wine with an aromatic complexity, a balance and a mineral sensation that comes from the volcanic soil.
Alcamo DOC Cusumano
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Straw-yellow color with greenish reflections; complex, characterful, fruity bouquet that is highly expressive of the source grapes and harvest time; fresh balanced and persistent on the palate.
Eruzione 1614 Carricante Planeta
Eruzione 1614 Carricante by Planeta is a Sicilian white wine from Carricante grapes, with a small addition of Riesling. The cultivation on black soils rich in minerals of the Sciaranuova vineyard, at an altitude of 890 m on the northern slopes of Mount Etna, give this wine minerality, freshness and flavor.
€22.80
BENEDÈ Catarratto DOC Alessandro di Camporeale
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“Catarratto” is one of the oldest native grape variety in Sicily. Widely cultivated in the western region of the island, it is one of the leading Sicilian white grape varieties today. A very drinkable wine with persuasive and enjoyable flavors and a crunchy fruit taste. Benedè is a traditional wine, invaluable proof of Catarratto grapes, that have been cultivated in Sicily for a long time.
CATARRATTO Vigna di Mandranova Alessandro di Camporeale
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In the most ancient vineyards of the estate, on the hill overlooking Mandranova plain, Catarratto reveals its full potential in one of its highest expressions. Catarratto Vigna di Mandranova is an elegant wine, to be uncorked in special moments. Seductive and harmonious in its fruity and floral bouquet, it will pleasantly surprise you with its spicy and mineral ending.
€19.65
Etna Bianco DOC Planeta
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Denomination: Etna DOC 100%
Carricante grapes This wine is produced in our Feudo di Mezzo winery, lying in the centre of Etna’s wine growing area, from Carricante grapes partially fermented in barriques. This is the result of searching for an expression of this noble grape cultivated in the unique and splendid terroir of Etna.
Prio Donnafugata Catarratto DOC Sicilia
Prio Catarratto Lucido - Donnafugata Cellars
Sensual and fragrant white wine, Prio by Donnafugata is a Catarratto, or Lucido, an indigenous Sicilian mono-varietal that gives joy at the first sip. Fresh and pleasant on the palate, it offers marked citrus scents of cedar and grapefruit and delicate floral notes of elderberry. Perfect to sip and share with friends.
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€12.00
Cavanera Ripa di Scorciavacca Firriato
Cavanera Ripa di Scorciavacca is a Bianco Etna DOC cru that encapsulates in its intense and refined bouquet the aromas and complexity of a unique terroir in the field of Sicilian viticulture—the Etna Volcano. Firriato white, a union of Carricante and Catarratto. The vines’ strength give the wine a decisive character, with a balanced acidity and softness and an extraordinary potential longevity.
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€19.90
Zibibbo BIO Abbazia Santa Anastasia
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Zibibbo by Abbazia Santa Anastasia belongs to the I Sensi line. Among the five senses, the one paired with Zibibbo is Smell. Straw yellow in color with light greenish hues, Zibibbo L'Olfatto is inebriating on the nose with fresh aromas of fruit and floral notes. On the palate it is pleasantly fresh, sapid and persistent.
Chardonnay Perla DOC BIO Abbazia Santa Anastasia
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Greenish, very appealing color. Fresh and floral smell with clear hints of rennet apples and pineapple, delicate citrus note. Fruity, mineral flavor, slightly soft with a slight liveliness on the palate due to the delicate presence of natural carbon dioxide, originating from alcoholic fermentation.
Zibibbo DOC Bahar Tenute Orestiadi
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Zibibbo Bahar is one of the six autochthonous mono-varietals that best represent the peculiarities and nuances of the Valle del Belìce area.
It is a wine with an intense yellow color, with fruity and floral aromas reminiscent of citrus fruits, peaches and yellow melons, the result is a great taste-olfactory balance.
It belongs to the medium-compact ''Terra Bianca'' category. The dry microclimate with good water retention makes this land the ideal habitat for the cultivation of native white varietals.
Etna Bianco DOC La Gelsomina Tenute Orestiadi
White wine from Carricante and Catarratto on volcanic soil, Etna Bianco is a wine with a scent of white fruit and jasmine flowers with light citrus notes. On the palate it is fresh, pleasant and harmonious.
It falls into the category of ''TerraLavica'', the soil of Etna has made this territory unique for its mineral characteristics, where various natives of the volcano are cultivated.
Product that very much reflects audacity and elegance thanks to its characteristics, with a slightly almondy finish, which gives balance and persistence.
€14.00
White Bertolino Soprano Mandrarossa
From the synthesis between tradition and innovation, Bertolino Soprano is born, a fragrant and seductive Grillo grown on limestone soils.
€15.90
Riesling Eruzione 1614 Planeta
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Produced from a grape that loves altitude and lava lands, Riesling Eruzione 1614 is a cru of Etna grown in the Sciaranuova vineyards, at whose border the legendary eruption of 1614, which lasted 10 years, stopped.
€34.50
Jasmin Zibibbo Firriato
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Dry Zibibbo Jasmin - Firriato
Obtained from Zibibbo grapes, Jasmin by Firriato is an elegant white wine rich in taste thanks to the aromatic characteristic of this native vine, vinified dry. Well represents the sunshine, the conviviality of Sicily and the Mediterranean charm. Great to drink in the company of friends.
Lucido Cusumano
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Made from autochthonous Catarratto Extra-Lucido grapes, Lucido di Cusumano is a Sicilian white wine that takes its name from the brightness of the grapes of the vine. It is characterized by a marked acidity compared to the common Catarratto.
Shamaris Cusumano
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The Shamaris of Cusumano is a Sicilian wine produced from native Grillo grapes. The name recalls the nearby sea and its air carried by the north winds. The hilly altitude of the vineyards favors the development of aromas and freshness.
Lavico Bianco Duca di Salaparuta
Làvico Etna Bianco DOC - Duca di Salaparuta
Lavico Bianco by Duca di Salaparuta is a savory but at the same time fresh and balanced Etna wine. Obtained from Carricante grapes, an indigenous vine of the Etna area, this white wine surprises for its minerality and structure given to it by the extraordinary volcanic terroir. A lively Etna white wine with unexpected longevity.
€16.90
Larcera Vermentino Mandrarossa
Larcéra Mandrarossa - Organic Vermentino from Sicily
Sicilian wine from organic grapes, Larcera is the Vermentino by Mandrarossa, a fresh, mineral, savory and versatile white wine. The quality and excellent yield of the vine are due to the exposure of the vineyards to the south, the climate of the area and the proximity of the sea.
Larcera is part of the Mandrarossa Innovative Wines Collection, wines that do not always belong to the local wine tradition, but that show a new and original face of Sicily. The label takes its name from a district of the municipality of Santa Margherita del Belice, one of the growing areas of this extraordinary Mediterranean variety.
€12.50
Zahara Casa Grazia
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Organic Grillo Zahara - Casa di Grazia Winery
Still white wine with a lively character and great gustatory balance between elegance and freshness, Zahara by Casa Grazia is an intense and persistent organic Sicilian Grillo whose grapes are nourished by the flavor of Lake Biviere, the largest coastal lake in Sicily. The sapidity of the lake, the salinity that blows from the coast and the Mediterranean aromas ensure that the Biviere grapes give life to great wines characterized by the right balance between character and elegance.
€15.00
Etna Bianco Contrada Calderara Cottanera
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Etna Bianco DOC Contrada Calderara - Cottanera
Obtained from 100% Carricante grapes, Contrada Calderara is the Etna Bianco from the Cottanera winery. Produced in Castiglione di Sicilia in the vineyards of Contrada Calderara, it is a complex white wine, with a marked minerality and destined for longevity.
€28.00
Wine from Contrada Santa Margherita Grillo - Arianna Occhipinti
The white wine SM Contrada Santa Margherita by Arianna Occhipinti is a particularly sapid, elegant 100% Grillo with great personality and aromatic intensity. Excellent balance between the alcoholic and acidic sensations. To give it these unique characteristics is the terroir on which the vineyard stands, partly rich in chalk and fossils, partly calcareous.
€37.50
Vignaverde Marco de Bartoli
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Grillo wine young, fresh and mineral
Vignaverde by De Bartoli is a fresh and young Sicilian white wine, obtained from grapes grown in the Contrada Samperi vineyard in Marsala. Grillo in purity, is a fragrant and lively wine, an authentic expression of the Sicilian white grape variety par excellence.
Sentiero del Vento Duca di Salaparuta
The original Sicilian interpretation of Vermentino
Obtained from 100% Vermentino grapes grown on the Suor Marchesa estate, Sentiero del Vento represents the latest example of the vocation of the Duca di Salaparuta winery to experiment and evolve. With Sentiero del Vento Duca di Salaparuta gives us a fresh and mineral wine, with the scents of Mediterranean scrub, broad and velvety on the palate.
€11.50
Inzolia Sallier de la Tour Tasca d'Almerita
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Typical Sicilian wine with Mediterranean aromas
Produced in the Monreale area, Inzolia Sallier de la Tour is a fresh and drinkable wine, obtained from the traditional white vinification of 100% Inzolia grapes. It is in particular this autochthonous white grape variety that gives us Sicilian wine with the typical Mediterranean aromas of orange blossom, lemon flowers and almonds.
Grillo Sallier de la Tour Tasca d'Almerita
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Fresh and Mediterranean wine with a pleasant drinkability
Obtained from 100% Grillo grapes, the Grillo of the Sallier de la Tour estate is a light white wine suitable for both an aperitif and throughout the meal. Tasca d'Almerita gives us a mineral and Mediterranean Grillo, balanced and harmonious on the palate. Freshness and drinkability make this Grillo irresistible.
Nissim Grillo Tenute Orestiadi
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White with a typically Mediterranean character
Nissim Grillo from the Tenute Orestiadi winery is a dry white wine that best expresses the characteristics of the terroir of origin. It comes from careful viticulture and tells the story of the Sicily of wine with its aromas of orange blossom and its fresh and slightly mineral character.
Kemar Catarratto Tenute Orestiadi
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The White with the typical imprint of Mediterranean scrub
Kemar Catarratto from the Tenute Orestiadi winery is a dry white wine that enhances the characteristics of the native vine of the Sicilian winemaking tradition with great personality and expressive fidelity. It is born from careful viticulture and tells the story of the Sicily of wine with its aromas of Mediterranean scrub and its fresh and elegant character.
Rupestre Etna white by Raciti
Authentic white wine from Etna
From the vineyards of the Raciti family on the northern side of Etna, Rupestre is born, a powerful and pure Carricante. Etna white mineral and complex, with a perfect balance between structure and freshness, Rupestre enhances the uniqueness of the volcanic terroir, representing the most authentic expression of the native Etna white grape variety.
€24.00