ClassificationMalvasia delle Lipari DOC
VarietalsMalvasia di Lipari
Founded2000
TastingBoutique hotel and wine resort on Salina with tasting experiences among the Malvasia vines overlooking the Tyrrhenian.
NeighbourhoodMalvasia delle Lipari DOC

Signature wines: Tasca d'Almerita Capofaro Malvasia delle Lipari

Cheese with Tasca d'Almerita Capofaro (Salina) wines

Ricotta Infornata Our pick Baked ricotta is salted and finished with a thin browned skin. The apricot and honey of a sun-dried passito from Pantelleria or the Aeolian islands set sweet against salty, the way a dessert wine meets a blue cheese. Island passito (Pantelleria and Lipari), Sicily: Tasca d'Almerita Capofaro Malvasia delle Lipari

Location

Address: Via Faro 3, 98050 Malfa, Salina (ME), Sicily, Italy

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Tasting: Visits available as part of the Benanti estate experience. Book via benanti.it.

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Tasting: Visits and tastings at the historic Casteldaccia winery. Contact via the Duca di Salaparuta website.

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Tasting: Visits and tastings at the Camporeale estate. Contact via the Rapitala website.

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Tasting: Winery visits and tastings at the Milazzo estate near the Tyrrhenian coast. Contact via the winery.

Signature wines: Cantine Milazzo Mamertino Rosso, Cantine Milazzo Nero d'Avola

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