Gambero Rosso rewards with the "3 Glasses" the best Wines of Sicily

Sicily, with its rich oenological history, continues to earn a place of honour on the Italian and international wine scene. This claim was recently confirmed by the prestigious Guide Wines of Italy 2024 of Gambero Rossowhich revealed the winners of the coveted 'Tre Bicchieri', confirming the extraordinary oenological richness of Sicily, capable of producing high quality wines from indigenous grapes, including Catarratto, Grillo, Nero d'Avola, Frappato and Nerello Mascalese. In the list drawn up by the experts, no less than 27 Sicilian labels received the top award:

• AV 01 Catarratto Orange 2021 – Rallo
• Cavadiserpe Mandrarossa 2021 – Cantine Settesoli
• Cerasuolo di Vittoria Cl. 2021 – Tenuta Bastonaca
• Etna Bianco 2022 – Monteleone
• Etna Bianco A’Puddara 2021 – Tenuta di Fessina
• Etna Bianco Arcuria 2021 – Graci
• Etna Bianco Cavanera Ripa di Scorciavacca 2022 – Firriato
• Etna Bianco Contrada Taccione 2021 – Planeta
• Etna Bianco Lenza di Munti 720 slm 2022 – Cantine Nicosia
• Etna Bianco Sup. Contrada Villagrande 2019 – Barone di Villagrande
• Etna Bianco Sup. Contrada Volpare Frontebosco 2022 – Maugeri
• Etna Rosato de Aetna 2022 – Terra Costantino
• Etna Rosso Alta Mora Guardiola 2019 – Alta Mora
• Etna Rosso Contrada Pietrarizzo 2020 – Francesco Tornatore
• Etna Rosso Contrada Zottorinoto Ris. 2019 – Cottanera
• Etna Rosso Ghiaia Nera Tenute Tascante 2021 – Tasca d’Almerita
• Etna Rosso San Lorenzo Piano delle Colombe 2020 – Girolamo Russo
• Etna Rosso V. Barbagalli 2020 – Pietradolce
• Familiy and Friends Firraru 2021 – Feudo Maccari
• Faro 2021 – Le Casematte
• Infatata 2022 – Caravaglio
• Marsala Vergine Ris. 2011 – Duca di Salaparuta – Florio
• Moro di Testa 2020 – Feudi del Pisciotto
• Passito di Pantelleria Ben Ryé 2020 – Donnafugata
• Salealto Tenuta Ficuzza 2021 – Cusumano
• Sicilia Grillo Kheirè 2022 – Tenuta Gorghi Tondi
• Sicilia Rosso Magma 2020 – Frank Cornelissen

The real surprise this year was the clear success of the whites, which received 15 of the 27 Tre Bicchieri, surpassing the 11 prizes awarded to the reds. In addition, almost two thirds of the prizes were awarded to wines from vineyards on the slopes of theEtnaEurope's largest volcano, which offers a unique and extraordinary terroir for growing vines with a mineral-rich soil that gives the wines a unique complexity and minerality that make them irresistible to wine enthusiasts the world over.

The Gambero Rosso recognised Sicily's extraordinary contribution to the Italian and international wine scene, celebrating not only the quality of Sicilian wines, but also the island's exceptional oenological diversity, with a growing interest in white wines and the ascendancy of the Etna region.