Sicily

Region: Italy, Sambuca di Sicilia
Grape variety: Grillo

Tasting notes:
Straw yellow colour, bright and vivid, with golden highlights. Fresh and mineral, with hints of yellow flowers, peaches and citrus fruit. Tasty and full-bodied, with mineral hints. Lightly bitter at the end.

Food pairing: Excellend with fish dishes, fresh cheese, risottos and fish soups.

Region: Italy, Municipality of Sambuca Di Sicilia AG
Grape Variety: Syrah

Background: This wine, of French origins, became famous and popular around the world because of Australian producers. It was introduced in Sicily in early ‘90s. It has a very low quantity for hectare and the maceration of its grapes has to be at controlled temperature for about 10-12 days.

Tasting Notes: This Sicilian ruby red wine has crimson highlights. The nose is taken by a fruity bouquet. Juicy ripe berry fruits such as blackberry - and sun-ripened cherries are revealed. On the palate, this wine has a wonderfully full body that is enveloped by lively, well-integrated tannins. The pleasant finish awaits with a wonderful freshness.

Food Pairing: This wine goes very well with grilled & roasted red meats, and aged cheeses.

Award:
Luca Maroni 2023 - 92 points

Region: Italy, Sambuca Di Sicilia AG
Grape Variety: Nero D'Avola

Tasting Notes: Deep ruby in colour this wine has notes of plum and red flower. Great intensity and a palate of balanced red berry and plum. A bodied wine with a fabulous and spiced finish.

Awards:
Sakura Awards ;2024 - Gold
Mundus Vini 2016 - Silver
New Zealand International Wine Show 2015 - Gold
Sydney International Wine Competition 2012 - Gold
Japan Wine Challenge 2011 - Silver
International Wine & Spirit Competition 2008 - Silver

Region: Italy, Sambuca Di Sicilia AG
Grape variety: Nerello Mascalese

Tasting notes: This wine is bright ruby red in colour. On the nose, there are intense aromas of red fruits, combined with floral and spice notes. On the palate, it is vibrant, well balanced with soft tannins and a long, silky finish.

Awards
Luca Maroni 2023 - 94 points
Sakura Awards 2022 - Gold Medal
Berliner Wine Trophy 2022 - Gold Medal

Region: Italy, Sambuca Di Sicilia AG
Grape Variety: Nero d`Avola Biologico

Winemaking Process: After a very long fermentation with skin contact to extract colour, body and aromas, the wine is pressed. 50% of the wine is aged in barriques and 50% in concrete tanks for about 6 months, where it undergoes malolactic fermentation. The wine is then bottled to preserve the fruit flavours.

Tasting Notes: Deep ruby in colour, the bouquet is full of red and dark fruits, spicy and balsamic with eucalyptus hints. Notes of oak are present but this is a fruit full body wine with very long aftertaste.

Awards:
Sakura Awards 2024 - Gold

ORGANIC

Region: Italy, Sambuca di Sicily (AG)
Grape Variety: Syrah

Winemaking Process: Sambuca di Sicilia, located 40 miles southwest of Palermo, has been producing wine for centuries, and Cantine Cellaro’s wines are an incomparable expression of the historical region. The Syrah grapes are grown on the hillside vineyards of Sambuca and the grape variety was introduced to Sicily in the early 90s. The grapes macerate with the skins for 10-15 days before fermentation and maturation in stainless steel.

Tasting Notes: It is an intense ruby colour with violet notes and lightly tannic, full and persistent aroma. Well balanced and easily drinkable.

Food Pairing: Great with red meat, barbecued and grilled meat, excellent with first courses, game birds and seasoned cheese. Try it with eggplant caponata or braised cauliflower.

Region: Italy, Sambuca di Sicily
Grape variety: Nerello Mascalese & Nero d'Avola

Tasting notes: A lovely, dark concoction of two indigenous Sicilian grapes; Nerello Mascalese and Nero d'Avola. This has resulted in a full bodied, powerful red with flavours of black forest gateau, spice and mocha dry tannins, evolving finish.

Awards
Mundus Vini 2022 - Gold Medal
Berliner Wine Trophy 2022 - Gold Medal
Concours International de Lyon 2021 - Gold Medal
Frankfurt International Trophy 2022 - Gold Medal

Region: Italy, Sambuca di Sicilia
Grape Variety: Nero d'Avola & Syrah

Tasting Notes:
A deep and brilliant red wine with purplish highlights. It has an elaborate aromas with things of spices, such as liquorice and cloves, prune, cherry blackberry and blackcurrant.

Food Pairing: This red wine from Sicilly pairs best with lasagna, meatballs, pizza, red meat and lamb tagine.

Region: Italy, Sambuca di Sicily (AG)
Grape variety: Nero Mascalese

Background: Luma’s Nero d’Avola wears a friendly purple robe and elicits a smile from the moment it’s poured. For starters, a reassuring aroma complete with the scents of fresh berries, earth, and herbs, seeps from the glass to delight the nose. And in the mouth, Luma’s round, balanced mélange of fruit and earth grace the palate, before exiting gracefully with a nod and a smile. Neither massive nor complex, this Nero d’Avola doesn’t bully its way to the top; it charms its way with exceptional balance and eminent drinkability.

Tasting notes: A rich, juicy and ripe medium-bodied red from sunny Sicily with black cherry fruit and lifted black pepper notes.

Award:
Japan Sakura Women's Wine Awards 2021 - Silver Medal

Region: Italy, Sicily (Roseto degli Abruzzi, Manduria & Sambuca Di Sicilia)
Grape variety: Montepulciano, Primitivo & Nerello Mascalese

Tasting notes: Very deep red with garnet highlights. Very persistent with notes of cherry, plums, ripe blackcurrant, tobacco and final toasty taste. Great structure, soft, plenty of velvety tannins, very persistent with a long finish, spicy notes of vanilla and chocolate.

Food pairing: Excellent with red meat, game, rich sauces and cheese.

Awards
Frankfurt International Trophy 2020 - Gold Medal
Fespa Awards 2019 - Gold Medal in the Category 11th "Direct Printing on Three Dimensional Object"
Berliner Wein Trophy 2019 - Gold Medal: Caldora Yume Tre Autoctoni - no vintage

Region: Italy, Sambuca Di Sicilia AG
Grape Variety: Nero d`Avola

Background: The Zabu wines are made from grapes cultivated in the noble wine region of Sicily. It is not without reason that this place is known as the gift of God. The Sicilian Island is the biggest in the Mediterranean region. The wine territory of Sicily not only includes this island but also the islands of Aeolia and Pantelleria. Close to 107000 hectares of land are planted with vines in this territory, making it an integral part of Italy’s wine history.

Tasting Notes: A soft, supple wine made in a modern style. This wine is deep ruby red in colour. It is fresh and unoaked. The plummy flavours of this wine are preserved by the wine-making.

Awards:
Mundus Vini 2023 - Gold
Mundus Vini 2022 - Silver
Mundus Vini 2021 - Silver
Lyon International Wine Competition 2020 - Gold
Berlin Wine Trophy 2018 - Gold
Korea Wine Challenge 2018 - Silver
Lyon International Wine Competition 2017 - Gold

Region: Terre Siciliane, Sicily, Italy
Grape Variety: Pinot Grigio

Tasting Notes: Straw yellow colour with golden highlights. Complex with peach, grapefuit, lemon-lime flavours. Herbal aromas, hints of oak, vanilla and nutmeg. A medium-bodied wine with a pleasant aftertaste and good balance. The finish is long, clean, spicy yet delicate.

Food Pairing: This wine pairs well with rich first courses, white meat and cheese. It is also excellent with fish soup and roast fish.