Air moves freely through the vineyards of the Palermo hills and inland areas, where growers use both local and international grapes. The appellations include Contea di Sclafani, Contessa Entellina, Monreale, Santa Margherita di Belice, Sambuca di Sicilia, Menfi and Sciacca.
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Elsewhere in Sicily
- Central Interior & CaltanissettaNo producers listed yetMountain elevation can help wines in Sicily's central interior retain freshness despite extreme heat. The area's appellations include Riesi, Salaparuta and Sicilia.
- Etna19 producersEtna's volcanic slopes produce fresh reds from Nerello Mascalese and whites from Carricante. Elevation and about 1,200 mm of rain in the east help distinguish the area from much of Sicily.
- Messina & North-East Coast1 producerMessina & North-East Coast includes the listed appellations of Faro, Mamertino and Malvasia delle Lipari.
- Pantelleria IslandNo producers listed yetOn Pantelleria, alberello vines grow in shallow basins that collect rainwater and protect grapes from wind. Zibibbo is used for sweet Passito di Pantelleria, made from sun-dried grapes.
- Ragusa & Vittoria (South-East)3 producersRagusa & Vittoria (South-East) includes the listed appellations of Cerasuolo di Vittoria, Vittoria and Eloro.
- Siracusa & NotoNo producers listed yetSiracusa & Noto is a wine area within Sicily, with the listed appellations of Siracusa and Noto.
- Western Sicily & Trapani Coast13 producersWestern Sicily & Trapani Coast includes the listed appellations of Alcamo, Erice, Marsala and Delia Nivolelli.
Producers in Palermo Hills & Interior
Producer profiles
- Abbazia San GiorgioAbbazia San Giorgio is a Pantelleria-based producer founded in 2015, cultivating biodynamic vineyards across the island’s volcanic southeastern slopes.
- Abbazia Santa AnastasiaDEMETER-certified biodynamic estate in the Madonie Mountains, farming Nero d'Avola and Grillo since the Lena family's 1980 restoration of an abbey founded in 1100.
- Azienda Agricola Battaglia GraziellaFamily estate in Chiaramonte Gulfi bottling native Sicilian varieties and Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG from nine hectares of organically farmed calcareous hillside vineyards.
- Cantine SettesoliA Sicilian cooperative in Menfi producing 18 million bottles a year, with a quality-gated premium label, Mandrarossa, drawn from fewer than 10% of member growers and shaped by two decades of site research.