Founded by Vincenzo Florio in 1833, Cantine Florio is the most iconic Marsala house in Sicily. Its historic tuff-stone cellars, with 104 arches and 1,400 barrels, are a landmark of western Sicilian wine history.
Signature wines: florio-targa-riserva, florio-morsi-di-luce
Address: Via Vincenzo Florio 1, 91025 Marsala (TP), Sicily, Italy
Established in 1880, sixth-generation family-owned Cantine Pellegrino built its reputation on Marsala and Pantelleria passito wines. Its historic Marsala cellars are among the most visited in western Sicily.
Tasting: Wine tourism at the historic Marsala cellars via the Pellegrino Ouverture booking platform. Guided tours, tastings and food pairings.
Signature wines: pellegrino-marsala-superiore-riserva, pellegrino-nes-passito
Marco De Bartoli founded this artisan Marsala house in 1978, working primarily with Grillo to revive traditional un-fortified and minimally fortified styles. The estate at Samperi is the spiritual home of authentic Marsala craft.
Tasting: Guided tours and tastings at the Samperi cellar near Marsala. Weekday visits by appointment. Contact by phone (+39 0923 962093) or email.
Signature wines: de-bartoli-vecchio-samperi, de-bartoli-marsala-superiore-oro, de-bartoli-bukkuram-sole-d-agosto
Established in 1880, sixth-generation family-owned Cantine Pellegrino built its reputation on Marsala and Pantelleria passito wines. Its historic Marsala cellars are among the most visited in western Sicily.
Tasting: Wine tourism at the historic Marsala cellars via the Pellegrino Ouverture booking platform. Guided tours, tastings and food pairings.
Signature wines: pellegrino-marsala-superiore-riserva, pellegrino-nes-passito
Marco De Bartoli founded this artisan Marsala house in 1978, working primarily with Grillo to revive traditional un-fortified and minimally fortified styles. The estate at Samperi is the spiritual home of authentic Marsala craft.
Tasting: Guided tours and tastings at the Samperi cellar near Marsala. Weekday visits by appointment. Contact by phone (+39 0923 962093) or email.
Signature wines: de-bartoli-vecchio-samperi, de-bartoli-marsala-superiore-oro, de-bartoli-bukkuram-sole-d-agosto
One of Etna's pioneering estates, Benanti has been producing wine on the volcanic slopes since 1734. Their single-contrada whites from Milo are benchmarks for Etna Bianco Superiore, and their Nerello reds helped launch the modern Etna renaissance.
Tasting: Tuesday through Sunday by reservation. Three tasting programmes including Get to Know Etna, Contrade Selection and Library Vintages. Tours of the historic palmento and vineyard.
Signature wines: benanti-pietramarina, benanti-rovittello, benanti-serra-della-contessa
Founded in 2002 by Marc de Grazia on Etna's north slope at Randazzo, Tenuta delle Terre Nere was instrumental in establishing the single-contrada bottlings that made Etna internationally famous. Old-vine Nerello from plots like Calderara Sottana and Guardiola set the benchmark.
Tasting: By appointment, Monday to Friday. Contact via visite@tenutaterrenere.com.
Signature wines: terre-nere-calderara-sottana, terre-nere-guardiola, terre-nere-feudo-di-mezzo
Founded in 2000 by the late Andrea Franchetti at approximately 1,000 metres on Etna's north slope, Passopisciaro produces site-expressive single-contrada Nerello reds including the rare Franchetti red from the high-altitude Solicchiata plots.
Tasting: Visits by appointment at the Passopisciaro estate. Contact via the Vini Franchetti website.
Signature wines: passopisciaro-franchetti, passopisciaro-passorosso, passopisciaro-passobianco
Alberto Aiello Graci has been farming old-vine Nerello Mascalese and Carricante on Etna's north slope since 2004, producing single-contrada wines including the benchmark Arcuria Etna Rosso from 52 acres of ungrafted vines.
Tasting: Visits by appointment at the Passopisciaro estate. Contact via info@graci.eu.
Signature wines: graci-arcuria, graci-barbabecchi, graci-etna-bianco
