Avola
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Terroir
Natural factors
- Soils of Pliocene origin, brown-calcareous, with clay content around 25% and sub-alkaline reaction.
- Mediterranean climate with average annual rainfall of approximately 500 mm and marked summer drought.
- Predominantly flat to gentle hillside exposure at the foot of the Iblean Mountains.
- The presence of rivers and the position at the foot of the Iblean Mountains ensures water supply to the area.
Human factors
- Nero d'Avola is first mentioned around 1774–77 by Domenico Sistini, who describes its vineyards in the Syracuse area, noting an 'excellent quality of wine'.
Terroir / wine link
- Pliocene brown-calcareous soils (lithosols–regosols, ~25% clay, sub-alkaline) considered well suited to quality-oriented viticulture.
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.
Sources
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-IT-A0804
- Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Vini Valdinoto (c/o Assovini Sicilia)