Marsala DOC
Shaded: the delimited Marsala production zone within Sicilia.
- DOC since
- 1969
- Communes
- 22
- Wines
- 7
- Grapes
- 3
The wines 7
Production zone22 communes · Trapani
Art. 3: the entire territory of the province of Trapani, excluding the comuni of Pantelleria, Favignana and Alcamo. Geometry = comune-union of all 22 remaining Trapani comuni (openpolis WGS84, 221.067 ha) — a province-scale fortified-wine zone.
GrapesGrillo · Catarratto · Perricone
- GrilloPrincipal grape of the Marsala oro/ambra (with Catarratto/Ansonica/Damaschino).
- CatarrattoOro/ambra base grape.
- PerriconeWith Calabrese (Nero d'Avola) and Nerello Mascalese, the base of Marsala rubino.
Art. 2: Marsala oro and ambra = Grillo and/or Catarratto (all varieties/clones) and/or Ansonica (Inzolia) and/or Damaschino. Marsala rubino = Perricone (Pignatello) and/or Calabrese (Nero d'Avola) and/or Nerello Mascalese. The historic FORTIFIED wine of western Sicily, classified by colour (Oro/Ambra/Rubino) and by ageing/type (Fine/Superiore/Superiore Riserva/Vergine or Soleras/Vergine Riserva or Soleras Riserva/Vergine Stravecchio).
Viticulture
Art. 4-5: yields and fortification/ageing rules per category; not transcribed as scalar. Marsala is a vino liquoroso (fortified).