Family-run regional wine shop in Catania's old town with an impressive range of wines from small wineries across all of Sicily; Sylvia the daughter speaks fluent English; wine tasting possible on request.
Tip: A reliable benchmark for the full spectrum of Sicilian wines; the liquori and pistachio products are also excellent.
Address: Via Vittorio Emanuele II 155, 95131 Catania (CT), Sicily
Specialist Sicilian wine and food shop in Catania's Baroque quarter; online store since 2013 with two physical Crociferi storefronts; curated selection of Sicilian estates and artisan producers.
Tip: The second store at Via Crociferi 14 in the San Benedetto monastery is the wine-bar format; No. 50 is the full retail shop.
Specialist Sicilian wine and food shop in Catania's Baroque quarter; online store since 2013 with two physical Crociferi storefronts; curated selection of Sicilian estates and artisan producers.
Tip: The second store at Via Crociferi 14 in the San Benedetto monastery is the wine-bar format; No. 50 is the full retail shop.
On-site bottle shop at the 1833 Florio Marsala cellars; full range of Florio Marsala DOC expressions from Fine to Vergine Riserva, plus limited library releases and Duca di Salaparuta table wines.
Tip: The Marsala Vergine Stravecchio is the premium house expression; rarely found at retail outside Italy.
Retail shop at Donnafugata's Marsala historic cellars; full portfolio from Ben Ryé Passito di Pantelleria DOC to Mille e una Notte Contessa Entellina DOC; exclusive library vintages available in-person.
Tip: Library vintages of Ben Ryé are only sold at the cellar; pre-order before visiting.
Estate bottle shop at Planeta La Foresteria resort; full portfolio across five Sicilian estates from Etna to Menfi to Vittoria; exclusive resort-only cuvees and large-format bottles.
Tip: The Sciaranuova Etna Rosso is exclusive to the estate shop.
Specialist Etna DOC bottle shop in Catania with one of the deepest selections of contrade-specific Nerello Mascalese and Carricante from micro-producers not widely distributed.
Tip: Ask for the most recent releases from Cornelissen, Vino di Anna and other natural Etna producers.
On-site shop at Cantine Pellegrino's historic seven-generation winery; full range of Marsala DOC expressions plus Pantelleria Passito and table wines; the Ouverture complex has panoramic sea views.
Tip: The Marsala Superiore Riserva 1980 D.O.C. Ambra Dolce from library stock is a collector's item.
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