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Tasca D'almerita & Fondazione Whitaker Grillo Mozia 2022 750ml

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750ml
country
Italy
region
Sicily
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2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
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The soils of the island of Mozia derive from seabeds of marine origin. They are sandy and loose soils. The presence of limestone is abundant, resulting in an alkaline reaction of the soil (pH 8.2) that affects the organoleptic characteristics of the grapes. The depth of the soil ensures an adequate development of the bushes. The “Marsala-style bow” pruning (a specific style of head-trained bush vines with the branches intertwined, used in the area of Marsala to protect against strong winds) is the most suitable for Grillo grapes, considering the poor fertility at the base of the shoot. The harvest is slightly anticipated with respect to the ideal maturation, so as to preserve some degree of acidity and maintain the freshness of the palate and the longevity that the white wine of Mozia has been able to demonstrate over the years. The trend of the climate on the island of Mozia was characterized by a cool spring, with good rains in March, guaranteeing a good water supply to the vines throughout the production cyde. A very hot and dry summer, which the saplings withstood well, thanks to the typical agricultural approach in the Grillo vineyards on the island of Mozia. The harvest began on August 18th, starting with the young Khoton vineyard, and continued until August 28th with the harvest from the vines of the Eastern Staircase. The result was perfect ripeness and health of the grapes, good sugar content and excellent structure and aroma of the wine.
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Tasca D'almerita & Fondazione Whitaker Grillo Mozia 2022 750ml

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The soils of the island of Mozia derive from seabeds of marine origin. They are sandy and loose soils. The presence of limestone is abundant, resulting in an alkaline reaction of the soil (pH 8.2) that affects the organoleptic characteristics of the grapes. The depth of the soil ensures an adequate development of the bushes. The “Marsala-style bow” pruning (a specific style of head-trained bush vines with the branches intertwined, used in the area of Marsala to protect against strong winds) is the most suitable for Grillo grapes, considering the poor fertility at the base of the shoot. The harvest is slightly anticipated with respect to the ideal maturation, so as to preserve some degree of acidity and maintain the freshness of the palate and the longevity that the white wine of Mozia has been able to demonstrate over the years. The trend of the climate on the island of Mozia was characterized by a cool spring, with good rains in March, guaranteeing a good water supply to the vines throughout the production cyde. A very hot and dry summer, which the saplings withstood well, thanks to the typical agricultural approach in the Grillo vineyards on the island of Mozia. The harvest began on August 18th, starting with the young Khoton vineyard, and continued until August 28th with the harvest from the vines of the Eastern Staircase. The result was perfect ripeness and health of the grapes, good sugar content and excellent structure and aroma of the wine.
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size
750ml
country
Italy
region
Sicily
Additional vintages
2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Overview
The soils of the island of Mozia derive from seabeds of marine origin. They are sandy and loose soils. The presence of limestone is abundant, resulting in an alkaline reaction of the soil (pH 8.2) that affects the organoleptic characteristics of the grapes. The depth of the soil ensures an adequate development of the bushes. The “Marsala-style bow” pruning (a specific style of head-trained bush vines with the branches intertwined, used in the area of Marsala to protect against strong winds) is the most suitable for Grillo grapes, considering the poor fertility at the base of the shoot. The harvest is slightly anticipated with respect to the ideal maturation, so as to preserve some degree of acidity and maintain the freshness of the palate and the longevity that the white wine of Mozia has been able to demonstrate over the years. The trend of the climate on the island of Mozia was characterized by a cool spring, with good rains in March, guaranteeing a good water supply to the vines throughout the production cyde. A very hot and dry summer, which the saplings withstood well, thanks to the typical agricultural approach in the Grillo vineyards on the island of Mozia. The harvest began on August 18th, starting with the young Khoton vineyard, and continued until August 28th with the harvest from the vines of the Eastern Staircase. The result was perfect ripeness and health of the grapes, good sugar content and excellent structure and aroma of the wine.
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Region: Sicily

There are few wine regions in the world with such an ideal terroir and climate for viticulture as that found on Sicily. This Italian island has been an important center for wine production for several thousand years, with experts claiming that the ancient Greeks were the first to bring wine-making techniques to the island. The almost year-round sunshine and rich, fertile volcanic soil of Sicily makes the vintner's jobs very easy, and grapevines thrive and flourish more or less everywhere on the island. Sicily is widely renowned for its excellent sweet dessert wines, and for fortified wines such as Marsala, yet the popularity of their dry red and white produce is ever rising, thanks to their drinkability and fantastic fruit flavors which really manage to put across the sunny, almost tropical nature of the island they are grown on.
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Country: Italy

For several decades in the mid to late twentieth century, Italy's reputation for quality wines took a fairly serious blow. This was brought about partly due to lack of regulation in certain regions, and too much regulation in others. This led to several wineries in the beautiful and highly fertile region of Tuscany making the bold move to work outside of the law, which they saw as responsible for the drop in quality in Tuscan wines. They believed that they had the expertise and the generations of experience necessary with which to make truly excellent, world class wines, and set about doing just that. These 'Super Tuscans', as they came to be known, quickly inspired the rest of Italy to improve their produce, and now, Italian wine producers in the twenty-first century are widely recognised to be amongst the best in the world. Regulation and law began to change, and wine drinkers across the globe woke up to the outstanding wines coming out of Italy, which are continuing to improve and impress to this day.
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There are few wine regions in the world with such an ideal terroir and climate for viticulture as that found on Sicily. This Italian island has been an important center for wine production for several thousand years, with experts claiming that the ancient Greeks were the first to bring wine-making techniques to the island. The almost year-round sunshine and rich, fertile volcanic soil of Sicily makes the vintner's jobs very easy, and grapevines thrive and flourish more or less everywhere on the island. Sicily is widely renowned for its excellent sweet dessert wines, and for fortified wines such as Marsala, yet the popularity of their dry red and white produce is ever rising, thanks to their drinkability and fantastic fruit flavors which really manage to put across the sunny, almost tropical nature of the island they are grown on.
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