Passito di Pantelleria

Wine from Passito di Pantelleria comes out of Sicily, Italy, where it sits as an appellation.

Muscat of Alexandria is the grape to know here.

The ground underneath is volcanic.

The climate is mediterranean.

The vineyards themselves read as coastal.

Sweet white wine and fortified wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows sweet.

Labels here fall under the DOC.

Names to look for on a shelf: Cantine Pellegrino, Donnafugata and Marco De Bartoli.

At the table these bottles work with cheese, desserts and fruits.

Serve chilled.

In the glass.

Sweet white: Sweet.

Grapes planted here.

Classifications.

• DOC

Producers worth knowing.

Bottles to look for.

• Abraxas Passito di Pantelleria, Sicily, Italy
• Benanti Coste di Mueggen Passito di Pantelleria, Sicily, Italy
• Cantine Colosi Passito di Pantelleria, Sicily, Italy
• Cantine Florio Passito di Pantelleria, Sicily, Italy
• Cantine Florio Zighidi Passito di Pantelleria Liquoroso, Sicily, Italy
• Cantine Pellegrino Giardino Pantesco Passito di Pantelleria, Sicily, Italy
• Cantine Pellegrino NES Passito di Pantelleria, Sicily, Italy
• Cantine Pellegrino Passito di Pantelleria, Sicily, Italy

At the table.

• cheese
• desserts
• fruits

Serving and cellaring.

• Serve chilled.

Nearby regions.

Passito di Pantelleria: common questions

More from here: every wine region in Italy, or the wider Sicily guide.