Italian Grapes
Frappato
Frappato is a red wine grape from Vittoria in the South East of Sicily.
This new grape is starting to show its full potential into making really good wines.
Frappato wines have a brilliant ruby violet color with red berries and flowery aromas. They are light-bodied with medium acidity, alcohol, and low tannin.
Frappato is often blended with Nero d’Avola for increased complexity.
Frappato Flavors
Frappato tastes like the Sun of Sicily: Red Berries, Plum, Flowers, Pepper, Oak, Sweet Tobacco, Bacon, and Leather.
 Cherry |
 Strawberry |
 Cranberry |
 Raspberry |
 Black Currant |
 Plum |
 Peach |
 Pepper |
 Roses |
 Lavender |
 Violets |
 Volcanic |
Wine Region Sicilia (Sicily)
Etna with the city of Catania in the foreground
Black Grapes |
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35% Cataratto |
13% Chardonnay |
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Soil
Volcanic mountains, volcanic hills and dark volcanic soil is covering most of Sicily, but is most significant around the Volcano Mount Etna.
Climate
Sicily is excellent for high-quality winemaking. With Mediterranean influences as well as lots of sunshine, the overall climate is warm and dry.
But, the island has mountains, and the benefit of altitude helps to moderate heat, preserve acidity, and even out ripening.
Winds from the oceans protect grapes from frost and mildew, and the harvest is one of the longest in Italy (90 days).
Sicilia has 1 DOCG and 23 DOC regions:
Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG
Alcamo DOC
Contea di Sclafani
Contessa Entellina DOC
Delia Nivolelli DOC
Eloro DOC
Erice DOC
Etna DOC
Faro DOC
Malvasia delle Lipari DOC
Mamertino di Milazzo
Marsala DOC
Menfi DOC
Monreale DOC
Noto DOC
Pantelleria DOC
Riesi DOC
Salaparuta DOC
Sambuca di Sicilia DOC
Santa Margherita di Belice DOC
Sciacca DOC
Sicilia DOC
Siracusa DOC
Vittoria DOC
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