📜 Avola
Dry still white, red and rosé IGT wines from the communes of Avola and Syracuse in south-eastern Sicily.
Avola is an Italian wine with a protected geographical indication (IGT in Italy, PGI in the EU) from the communes of Avola and Syracuse in south-eastern Sicily.
The specification allows white, red (also as novello) and rosé wines. All are dry and still. The minimum total alcoholic strength is 11% vol. for the white and the red and 11.5% vol. for the rosé; the minimum total acidity is 3.5 g/l, expressed as tartaric acid.
The single document names a long list of authorised grape varieties.
How it connects to Wine
📜 Avola ← main grape of ← 🍇 Nero d'Avola → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Related to
- 📍 Sicily, 🍷 Still wine
- Main grapes
- 🍇 Nero d'Avola
- Wines
- 🍷 Red wine
Frequently asked questions
Where is Avola wine made?
In the communes of Avola and Syracuse (province of Syracuse) in south-eastern Sicily.
Which wines does the Avola IGT allow?
Dry still white, red (also novello) and rosé wines.
What is the minimum alcohol of Avola wines?
A total alcoholic strength of at least 11% vol. for the white and the red and 11.5% vol. for the rosé.
What to read next
- 🍇 Nero d'Avola — The main red grape of Sicily, Calabrese in VIVC; 11,410 ha in Italy (2000); the backbone of DOCG Cerasuolo di Vittoria.
- 🍷 Red wine — Wine from dark grapes that ferments with the skins and takes its colour from them.
- 🍷 Still wine — Wine without noticeable bubbles: EU category 1, at least 8.5–9 % actual alcohol and no more than 15 % total; red, white, rosé or orange.
Similar
📍 Vittoria · 📜 Eloro · 📜 Fontanarossa di Cerda · 📜 Menfi · 📜 Sciacca · 📜 Santa Margherita di Belice
⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.
Sources
- eAmbrosia – EU geographical indications register
- Fascicolo tecnico / documento unico IGP Avola (eAmbrosia, PGI-IT-A0804-AM01)
- Wikidata