AN UNEXPECTED WORLD

AN UNEXPECTED WORLD
Florio wines come to life in a magical corner
of the heart of the Mediterranean, “the sun
belt”, an area of south-western Sicily where
there is a special relationship between microclimate, vines and land. It is here that Florio,
a modern artisan with an intense, unusual
and precious soul, has been able to capture
the unique nature of an area in wines that
express a world of unexpected sensations.
An innovator by tradition, Florio has acquired
unique experience in almost two centuries,
reinterpreting the past with modern wine
making technology to produce wines of
great prestige to be enjoyed on a variety of
occasions. Fortified, passito and sparkling wines
to discover or rediscover as an original aperitif,
as dessert or meditation wines. Products that
are closely bound to their land of origin, yet in
a modern presentation. Florio is a brand that
can boast a unique, fascinating history peopled
by a family of great pioneers. The constant
pursuit of quality through the selection of the
best fruits, careful and innovative processing
of the raw material with the aim of creating
products that evoke their terroir of origin, such
as Marsala, the Eolie Islands and Pantelleria,
irreplaceable habitats for their variety and
dedication to inimitable products, and a
philosophy that focuses on excellence and
attention to detail. All of this is Florio: a passion
for quality for over 180.
The Fortified Wines
Zibibbo, Passito and Moscato: offspring of Sicily
and its islands, territories forever eminently
suited to the production of great fortified
wines. The burning sun, the hot winds, the
vineyards overlooking the sea and protected
by stone walls, the generous, fertile soil
create a perfect habitat for the production of
grapes rich in intense aromas. Grapes able to
generate wines with warm golden and amber
colours, unequivocally Mediterranean, which
bring the intense, sparkling light of this corner
of Sicily to the glass. In Florio Fortified Wines,
the perfumes and scents of Sicily burst forth
to offer an unforgettable experience. The
aromatic nature of Moscato and the elegant
richness of Zibibbo make these wines perfect
to accompany desserts and ice-cream, or,
served cold, for an out of the ordinary aperitif.
- Morsi di Luce - IGT Sicilia - Moscato di
Alessandria (Zibibbo)
- Ambar - IGT Terre Siciliane - Moscato di
Alessandria and Moscato Bianco
- Oxydia - IGT Terre Siciliane - Moscato di
Alessandria (Zibibbo)
- Zighidì - DOC Passito Pantelleria Liquoroso
- Moscato di Alessandria (Zibibbo)
- Zibibbo - IGT Terre Siciliane - Moscato di
Alessandria (Zibibbo)
- Pantelleria - DOC Passito Pantelleria
Liquoroso - Moscato di Alessandria (Zibibbo)
- Grecale - IGT Terre Siciliane - Moscato di
Alessandria and Moscato Bianco
Passito Wines
Florio’s Passito wine range shares a strong
heritage with its native lands - a Sicilian wine
experience interpreted with a contemporary
and innovative flair. Refreshing as an aperitif, ideal
to accompany dessert at winery temperature,
or slowly sipped for a relaxing moment, the
Passito Wine range includes two great products,
“Passito di Pantelleria” and “Malvasia delle
Lipari”. These two namesake wines evoke the
unique characteristics of the sunny, charming
islands they hail from, Pantelleria and Salina,
such special areas that UNESCO has included
Pantelleria’s head-trained bush vines, which
produce Zibibbo grapes, on the Intangible World
Heritage list. These two products are presented
in exclusively designed bottles perfectly suited
to hold the precious nectar for those moments
worthy of special sip. The transparent packaging
has been studied to highlight the extraordinary
golden colour of the product, warm hues that
echo the Sicilian sun and have contributed to
the wines’ success in Italy and abroad.
- Passito di Pantelleria - DOC Passito di
Pantelleria – Moscato di Alessandria (Zibibbo)
- Malvasia delle Lipari - DOC Malvasia delle
Lipari - Malvasia delle Lipari and Corinto Nero
Marsala Wine
In the last few years, Florio has dedicated itself to
relaunching the image of marsala wine. Once loved
by consumers, this great expression of the “Made
in Italy” tradition has been forgotten for too long, in
part due to it being confused for lesser products that
don’t do marsala justice. Florio’s Historical Vintages unique to the winery - take us back through 200 years
of this great fortified wine’s history. Florio’s marsala
represents an important Sicilian heritage that is also
capable of great versatility as an accompaniment
to different dishes. This eclectic product can be
sipped easily at any point during the day as the ideal
moments of consumption are many, though not
well known yet.
Marsala Superiore
- Vecchioflorio - DOC Marsala - Grillo and
Catarratto
Marsala Reserve over 6 years old
- Targa Riserva 1840 - DOC Marsala - Grillo
- Terre Arse - DOC Marsala - Grillo
Marsala Reserve over 10 years old
- Donna Franca – Denominazione di Origine
Controllata Marsala - Grillo
- Baglio Florio - DOC Marsala - Grillo
Historic Marsala Vintages Aegusa - Denominazione di Origine Controllata
Marsala Annate 1941, 1952, 1964, 1974, 1989,
1994, 2001
- DOC Marsala Superiore Riserva Dolce 1939
- DOC Marsala Superiore Riserva Secco 1944
- DOC Marsala Superiore Vergine 1963
Centottanta: Florio’s dual souls in a wine different
to any other
Florio wines are eclectic and multifaceted. Great
marsalas, but also extraordinary passito wines and
fortified wines that encompass all the scents of a
unique and magical corner of the Mediterranean.
Centottanta is the perfect blend of Florio’s
dual souls: a unique, innovative, never-before
conceived wine, that only Florio, with its almost
two hundred years’ heritage, could create. A wine
born of curiosity and a love of experimentation,
that Florio with its long artisan tradition has
created. Centottanta is a precious wine created
to celebrate almost two hundred years of history
with an eye to the future. An exclusive selection
of Zibibbo grapes, cultivar par excellence from
the island of Pantelleria, traditionally dedicated to
the production of passito wines, aged for three
years in caratelli, small barrels which previously
held the great virgin marsala reserve of 1963.
An absolutely new concept that encapsulates
two worlds – the immediacy and amenity of
zibibbo enriched by the spicy, fully-developed
notes of marsala. A wine that embodies Florio’s
multifaceted, vivacious spirit, its ability to make all
of life’s moments special, and its desire to amaze
the world with products that are a perfect balance
of unique elements
Sweet Sparkling wine
Florio’s versatile world of marsala, fortified and passito wines now includes a special product, Spumante
Dolce, which takes its place beside Duca Brut sparkling wine the Duca di Salaparuta range of wines.
Florio Spumante Dolce is an aromatic wine with Mediterranean aromas and citrus notes, distinguished
by a unique, joyful and elegant image and produced with the usual unique craftsmanship that distinguish
all of Florio’s wines. Moscato grapes from Sicily’s mid-west regions, hand harvested and worked with
the Charmat method, produce a lively and fresh wine, an unexpected world the brings together quality
and particular care for the product with an elegant, fresh and glamorous style.
- Spumante Florio Dolce - Vino Spumante di Qualità aromatico – Moscato
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