Many grapes are made into raisins, used in local cooking, and Sicilian grapes also play a large role in creating dessert wines, which require a higher concentration of grapes and are consumed in smaller quantities. In fact, in the world of international wine, Sicily is renowned for the many outstanding dessert wines, such as the world-famous Marsala, Moscato di Pantelleria & Malvasia delle Lipari.
The traditional varieties cultivated on the island include: red grape varieties such as Nero d'Avola (today experiencing a significant renaissance in the market), Nerello Cappuccio and Mascalese, Carricante, Nocera, Perricone and Frappato; white grape varieties such as Catarratto, Grecanico, Grillo, Inzolia, Malvasia delle Lipari and Zibibbo or Moscato. In addition to the traditional varieties listed above, today there are numerous non-traditional varieties grown on the island which include: red varieties such as Cabernet-Sauvignon, Syrah, Pinot Noir, Petit Verdot, Sangiovese, Cabernet Franc and Merlot; white varieties such as Chardonnay, Viognier, Muller Thurgau and Sauvignon blanc.
Marsala Semisecco born a stone's throw from the sea, inside oak barrels from the Garibaldi winery in Florio.
A unique taste given by refined processing that makes this fortified wine one of a kind.
Marsala Semisecco with 20 years of aging in the Garibaldi Florio cellars, in Sicily.
A sweet wine that is born a stone's throw from the sea in oak barrels, where the oenologist Tommaso Maggio, through his passion and the quality of the territory, creates Marsala in its many organoleptic forms.
Made in respect of its "natural" tradition and fortified with a mixture of must and brandy, Marco De Bartoli's Marsala Superiore is characterized by very complex aromas and fragrances and offers sensations and emotions of other times.
A grand family of wine, enchanted by Sicily, discovered Zisola near Noto, an area of rare beauty.This wine made with skill and expertise, and aged for 10 months in small oak barrels, presents itself as elegant and concentrated with great depth.
Doppiozeta The name refers to the name of the manufacturer, the Mazzei family, and also to another wine from the vineyards of Contrada Zisola, for which Doppiozeta has something more to offer, elegance, depth, complexity aromatic. It 'a wine that captures and captivates.
This delicate, captivating Marsala Superiore is aged for over two years in oak barrels. Its intense, persistent vanilla aroma is highlighted by the presence of aquavitae. Ideal with baked cakes, seasoned cheeses.
Moscato Bianco Allemanda is an opening baroque dance, as well as our Moscato Bianco. Dry, with intense scents of jasmine and citrus fruit, it is the fruit of the white and sun-drenched lands of Noto. A personal interpretation of an aperitif wine produced from indigenous aromatic grape varieties.
Planeta’s Passito is the expression of our wish to produce modern wines which reflect the unique character of our lands. A very ancient wine which has been revived through a modern system of the passito process.
Santa Cecilia is the flagship wine of the Planeta winery, obtained from the most important Sicilian variety: Nero d'Avola. Santa Cecilia is an expression of elegance, power, balance and exaltation of the unique scents of the lands of Sicily, and today a reference point for reds from native Sicilian grapes. Its name derives from that of the family: Planeta di Santa Cecilia.
Colour - bright amber colour with topaz highlights. Aroma - marked with clear scents of dates, apricots and stewed prunes. Flavour - full, warm, smooth and velvety with a fine finish of dried fruit.