Grillo

White grape variety probably coming from Puglia, where it was imported after the invasion of phylloxera in Sicily, in the area of ​​Marsala and subsequently in other provinces of the island. The Grillo grape is clear from the testimony of Rizzo ...

Grillo, white grape of Sicily used in the blend for Ambra (amber) Marsala. The variety is also found in the South of France . Slightly tangy in character.

Grillo (white)
Sicilian variety which has traditionally been used as the basis for the fortified wines of Marsala but also used to make a honeyed, still dry white with good acidity.
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GRILLO: Widely grown white-wine grape variety in Sicily, where it is mainly used in the blend known as "Marsala" dry and sweet wines. The other grape-wines are derived from the Catarrato Bianco and Inzolia grapes also common to Sicily's west coast.

Marsala is traditionally produced with white berried grapes - Grillo, Inzolia, Catarratto and Damaschino - and only in recent times has been introduced the one from red grapes - the Rubino - produced with Pignatello, ...

Other important whites include Carricante, Catarratto, Coda de Volpe, Cortese, Falaghina, Grillo, Inzolia, Picolit, Traminer, Verdicchio, Verduzzo, Vermentino, and Vernaccia.

See also: Aroma, Wine, Sweet, Grape, White