Avola

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The delimited production zone encompasses the communes of Avola and Siracusa, in south-eastern Sicily, with a predominantly flat to gently hilly topography.
• The climate is Mediterranean, with rainfall concentrated in the autumn–winter period and drought in the remaining months, yielding a mean annual precipitation of approximately 500 mm.
• The soils are mostly of Pliocene geological origin, of the brown calcareous lithosol–regosol type, with a clay content of around 25% and a sub-alkaline reaction.
• The presence of rivers and the position at the foot of the Iblean Mountains ensure an abundant water supply within the production zone.

• Moscato di Siracusa is identified with the Syracusan Pollio, considered the oldest wine of Italy, named after the Thracian king who ruled Siracusa in the seventh century BC.
• In 1733, a decree issued in Naples by the Marquis of Avola, Diego Pignatelli Aragona Cortes, prohibited the planting of vines on waterlogged land, out of concern that they would displace the cultivation of sugar cane.

• The white calcareous soils typical of the area yield wines of excellent structure, fresh in character, with an aromatic profile characterised by a predominance of fruity aromas.
• All wines display well-balanced physicochemical characteristics that contribute to their overall gustatory balance.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

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Sources

• Regional grape register (PDF) — sicilia
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-IT-A0804
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Vini Valdinoto (c/o Assovini Sicilia)