Enoteca del Porto ★ 4.2
22 by the glassLa Cala marina, Palermo
Palermo marina wine bar on Via Francesco Crispi with late Saturday producer tasting flights and an all-island by-the-glass selection. One of the city's few bars offering structured tasting formats after midnight.
The list: Palermo late-evening wine bar at the old marina; 22 Sicilian labels by the glass including producer tasting flights on Saturday evenings
Tip: Saturday evening producer flights focus on one region each week: Etna, Vittoria, Marsala or Alcamo. The waterfront terrace stays open late through October.
Bulle Palermo ★ 4.2
20 by the glassLiberta, Palermo
Palermo sparkling wine bar focused on Sicilian metodo classico, Champagne and Italian spumante selections. One of the island's few dedicated sparkling-focused late-evening venues.
The list: Palermo's dedicated sparkling wine bar with Sicilian metodo classico alongside Champagne, Prosecco and Franciacorta; 20 bubbles by the glass
Tip: Sicily's own metodo classico producers (Baglio di Pianetto, Cusumano) are featured alongside French Champagne; a useful introduction to the island's emerging sparkling-wine production.
Frizzante Catania ★ 4.2
18 by the glassPiazza Bellini, Catania
Catania sparkling wine bar in Piazza Bellini specialising in Sicilian petnat, metodo classico and Italian bubbles alongside French Champagne.
The list: Catania sparkling bar featuring Sicilian metodo classico, Etna white petnat and selected Italian and French bubbles; 18 by the glass
Tip: The Etna petnat pours are the highlight: low-intervention sparkling Nerello Mascalese or Carricante in bottle-fermented pet-nat style is a uniquely Sicilian drinking experience.
Bollicine Wine Bar ★ 4.1
20 by the glassTaormina corso, Messina province
Taormina corso sparkling wine bar with a strong Sicilian metodo classico and Italian bubbles programme alongside French Champagne. Street-side tables make it a natural passeggiata stop.
The list: Taormina sparkling wine bar on the main corso with 20 by-the-glass selections: Sicilian metodo classico (Firriato, Baglio di Pianetto), Prosecco, Cava and Champagne
Tip: Best placed for a pre-dinner glass on the passeggiata; the Sicilian metodo classico from Firriato is consistently one of the best-value islands bubbles on the island and available here by the glass.
Enoteca Picone ★ 4.7
30 by the glassPiazza Castelnuovo, Palermo
Founded in 1946 on Via Marconi, Enoteca Picone is Palermo's most historically significant wine shop and tasting bar. Over 2,000 labels, strong focus on Sicilian DOC wines and aged vintages.
The list: Over 2,000 labels from Sicily and Italy's finest producers; over 30 by-the-glass selections daily. Strong on Etna, Cerasuolo di Vittoria and aged Marsala.
Tip: Enoteca Picone is Palermo's institution for serious wine retail and tasting. The standing bar at the back is where you'll find Sicilian sommeliers on their days off.
Bocum ★ 4.5
20 by the glassPiazza San Placido, Catania
Catania natural-wine bar in Piazza San Placido, with a rotating list of Etna DOC small-producers and broader Sicilian and Italian natural wines. Late closing attracts the post-dinner wine crowd.
The list: Around 200 labels focused on Etna DOC and natural Sicilian producers; 20-plus by the glass, rotating weekly
Tip: Bocum's late closing makes it Catania's go-to after-dinner Etna wine destination. The by-the-glass list changes weekly and tends toward small-producer natural Etna DOC.