Slow Wine: i migliori Vini in Sicilia del 2025

The Best Wines of Sicily in the Slow Wine Guide 2025

Sicily is a land rich in history and winemaking tradition, a veritable oenological treasure trove that, every year, is recounted with passion and dedication by the Slow Wine Guide. The publication, now in its 15th edition, is an essential point of reference for anyone looking for quality wines that respect the environment, tradition and terroir. Edited by no less than 252 contributors, this guide is distinguished by its unique methodology: each winery reviewed is visited personally, thus offering an accurate and up-to-date overview of the contemporary wine scene. The 2025 edition of the Slow Wine Guide presents an important new feature: all the wineries reviewed do not practice chemical weeding, thus underlining the strong commitment to a more sustainable and environmentally friendly agriculture.

Slow Wine Sicily: the Snail

The ‘la Chiocciola’ award, the most prestigious one conferred by the Slow Wine guide, rewards wineries whose work well interprets organoleptic, territorial and environmental values in tune with the Slow Food philosophy. This year, 16 Sicilian wineries received this coveted award:

Arianna Occhipinti
Barraco
Bonavita
Calcagno
Cantine Barbera
Castellucci Miano
Centopassi
COS
Ferrandes
Frank Cornelissen
I Vigneri
Marabino
Marco De Bartoli
Tenuta delle Terre Nere
Valdibella
Vite ad Ovest

Slow Wine Sicily: the Bottle

The ‘la Bottiglia’ award is given to wineries that have distinguished themselves through the excellent quality of the wines presented for tasting. This symbol identifies those producers who have been able to best express the oenological potential of their territory. In Sicily, 12 wineries received the Bottiglia:

Benanti
Gulfi
I Custodi delle vigne dell’Etna
Manenti
Passopisciaro Vini Franchetti
Planeta
Porta del Vento
Tanca Nica
Tasca d’Almerita
Tenuta di Castellaro
Aldo Viola
Alessandro Viola

Slow Wine Sicily: the Coin

The ‘la Moneta’ award is reserved for wineries that offer wines of the highest quality, combined with excellent value for money. This award highlights those producers who manage to maintain high wine standards without burdening their wallets. In 2025, three Sicilian wineries were awarded the Moneta:

CVA Canicattì
Poggio di Bortolone
Possente

The Best Wines of Sicily: The Top Wine Award

In addition to individual awards for wineries, the Slow Wine 2023 guide assigns the prestigious Top Wine award to wines that, in their respective categories, achieved sensory excellence during tastings. This year, no less than 51 Sicilian wines received this important recognition.