Grape · White
Grillo
WhiteWSET level 3
Originally for Marsala, now popular as dry table wine. More aromatic than Catarratto. Renaissance of Sicilian white wine.
- Origin
- Sicily, Italy
- Climate
- Warm to hot
- Skin colour
- Green-yellow
- Alcohol
- 12-14%
- Ageing potential
- Young to medium
Taste profile
Aromas
- Citrus
- Peach
- Jasmine
- Almond
- Herbs
Where does it grow?
- Western Sicily
- Marsala
Key wines
- Grillo Sicilia DOC
- Marsala (versterkt)
Food
Seafood, pasta with fish, Sicilian cuisine
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