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.
The cellar
5 bottles with at least 15% Malvasia di Lipari in the blend.
4.8
Hauner Malvasia delle Lipari Passito
Hauner (Malvasia delle Lipari)
4.7
Tasca d'Almerita Capofaro Malvasia delle Lipari
Tasca d'Almerita Capofaro (Salina)
4.6
Caravaglio Malvasia delle Lipari Passito
Caravaglio (Salina / Malvasia)
4.4
Hauner Malvasia delle Lipari Naturale
Hauner (Malvasia delle Lipari)
4.3
Caravaglio Salina Bianco
Caravaglio (Salina / Malvasia)
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 Naturale, 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 delle Lipari 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: Tasca d'Almerita Capofaro Malvasia delle Lipari
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.
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