4 editor-picked estates growing Malvasia di Lipari in Sicily.
Where to taste Malvasia di Lipari in Sicily: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.
Founded by Carlo Hauner in 1963 on Salina in the Aeolian Islands, Hauner produces Malvasia delle Lipari DOC across passito and naturale styles from Malvasia di Lipari vines on the island's terraced slopes.
Tasting: Tasting room at the estate on Salina. Open to visitors in the Aeolian Island season (April to October). Contact via the Hauner website.
Signature wines: hauner-malvasia-delle-lipari, hauner-malvasia-delle-lipari-passito
A second-generation family estate on Salina producing organic Malvasia delle Lipari DOC wines alongside a Nero d'Avola-based red. Caravaglio's minimal-intervention passito is made from sun-dried Malvasia di Lipari on terraced volcanic soils.
Tasting: Seasonal tastings on Salina. Contact via the Caravaglio website.
Signature wines: caravaglio-malvasia-passito, caravaglio-salina-bianco
Tasca d'Almerita's Capofaro estate on the island of Salina in the Aeolian Islands produces Malvasia delle Lipari DOC within a boutique hotel and winery.
Tasting: Boutique hotel and wine resort on Salina with tasting experiences among the Malvasia vines overlooking the Tyrrhenian.
Signature wines: capofaro-malvasia
Founding estate for modern Malvasia delle Lipari DOC bottling on the island of Salina in the Aeolian Islands, producing both naturale and passito styles from terraced Malvasia di Lipari vines.
Tip: The Hauner estate also produces a dry Malvasia delle Lipari naturale that is rarely exported and shows the grape's aromatic freshness without the passito sweetness. Buy both if you make the ferry crossing.