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8<br />
Terroir<br />
DOC<br />
Sicilia<br />
by Guido Montaldo<br />
The new regional<br />
designated origin covers<br />
the entire Region.<br />
DOC Sicilia, or<br />
a designated<br />
origin covering<br />
the entire<br />
region. Why?<br />
To gain<br />
recognition for<br />
Sicilian wines,<br />
to strengthen<br />
their identity, improve their quality, image<br />
and market position. DOC Sicilia, which<br />
can be applied for the first time to wines<br />
from the 2012 harvest, is therefore an<br />
opportunity to improve<br />
the quality of the wines<br />
and to protect their<br />
typical features. Among<br />
the most enthusiastic<br />
supporters is Antonio<br />
Rallo, Chairman of<br />
the Consortium for the Protection of DOC<br />
Sicilia and Chairman of Assovini (the<br />
association of Sicilian wine producers), who<br />
explains that the new DOC will provide<br />
above all a new drive for the conquest of<br />
international markets.<br />
"The potentialities are certainly enormous”,<br />
adds Rallo, “as we can see from another<br />
figure. IGT Terre Siciliane, which has taken<br />
the place of IGT Sicilia after the advent of<br />
the DOC, chalked up something like 300<br />
million bottles with the 2012 harvest. With<br />
over two million hectolitres of wine involving<br />
more than 30 thousand hectares of<br />
vineyards. Well, the total of this figure plus<br />
that of DOC Sicilia and territorial ones such<br />
as Marsala, Alcamo, Noto and so on, just<br />
to mention a few, is much higher than that<br />
of previous years, obtained from IGT Sicilia<br />
plus the various smaller DOCs scattered<br />
over the island. A clear sign that, with due<br />
recognition, the wine from our region can<br />
experience a new golden age characterized<br />
by quality and consumer protection".<br />
DOC Sicilia includes various typologies<br />
of wine: White, including the late harvest<br />
typology; Red, including the late harvest<br />
typology and reserve, Rosé, White<br />
Spumante and Rosé Spumante. With a<br />
mention for the following vines: Inzolia,<br />
Grillo, Catarratto, Carricante, Grecanico,<br />
Fiano, Chardonnay, Damaschino, Viogner,<br />
Muller Thurgau, Sauvignon and Pinot grigio<br />
for white wines. For red wines: Nero d’avola,<br />
Cabernet Sauvignon, Perricone, Nerello<br />
Cappuccio, Frappato, Nerello mascalese,<br />
Cabernet franc, Merlot, Syrah, Pinot nero<br />
and Nocera. As well as double-variety<br />
types (both red and white) such as Grillo-<br />
Grecanico or Nero d’avola Perricone.<br />
Tasting Sicily n.01/2013
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