Alcamo wine
Alcamo wine is produced under the DOC classification of Alcamo, Sicily. It is located in the province of Palermo about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south-west of the city of Palermo and just east of Trapani province.
In July 1972, the Alcamo DOC was applied to the wines produced in the nine different towns in the vicinity of Alcamo: Calatafimi, Castellammare del Golfo, Gibellina, Balestrate, Camporeale, Monreale, Partinico, San Cipirello and San Giuseppe Jato. Initially, it applied only to the white wines produced in the region. It is now also used for the red and rose wines produced in the region, following Local Wine Law 99.[1]
Grape varieties used for Alcamo wines
- Red wines - Nero d'Avola, as well as the non-native Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah
- White wines - Grillo, Catarratto, Inzolia, Grecanino and the non-native Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay
Alcamo wine producers
28 producers sell wine under the Alcamo DOC:
Producer | Color | Varieties |
---|---|---|
Principe di Corleone Bianco Alcamo DOC | White | Catarratto |
Firriato Alcamo Bianco | White | Catarratto |
I Classici Alcamo Bianco DOC Firriato | White | Catarratto |
Firriato Alcamo Bianco | White | Catarratto |
Cantine Rallo Alcamo Carta d'Oro | White | Catarratto |
Carta d'Oro" Catarratto Alcamo Dop Bio | White | Catarratto |
Principe di Corleone Bianco Alcamo DOC | White | Catarratto |
Principe di Corleone Bianco Alcamo DOC | White | Catarratto |
Alcamo Bianco Û Duca di Castelmonte-Sizilien | White | Catarratto |
Firriato I Classici Alcamo Bianco DOC | White | Catarratto |
Firriato Bianco Alcamo DOC | White | Catarratto |
Bianco Alcamo DOC -Firriato Firriato Sicilië | White | Catarratto |
Cantina Foraci Alcamo Bianco Conte Ruggero | White | Catarratto |
Cantine Rallo Alcamo Nero d'Avola | Red | Nero d'Avola |
Rallo Alcamo Nero d'Avola Rosso di Sicilia DOC | Red | Nero d'Avola |
Molino a Vento Alcamo Bianco Sigilia | White | Catarratto |
Tenuta Rapitala | White | Catarratto |
Alcamo. Cusumano | White | Catarratto |
Ceuso Rosso IGT Sicilia Vigna Custera | Red | Blend of Nero d'Avola, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon |
Rallo Carta d'Oro Bianco d'Alcamo DOC Sicilia | White | Catarratto |
Foraci Conte Ruggero | White | Catarratto |
Rapitala Cielo d'Alcamo | White | Catarratto |
Firriato Alcamo | White | Catarratto |
Bianco Alcamo Cantine Paolini 75 | White | Catarratto |
Solcanto" Rosso Alcamo DOC | Red | Nero d'Avola |
Solcanto" Rosso Alcamo DOC | White | Catarratto |
Rapitalà Alcamo | White | Catarratto |
Pollara Giada Bianco | White | Catarratto |
References
- "Alcamo Wine". Wine-searcher.
- "Alcamo Wine Types". Archived from the original on 2013-01-06. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
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