The 10 Best Food & Drink in Marsala, Sicily

Winery with 70 years of experience in the production of Marsala and typical Sicilian wines offers guided tastings of its 14 wines

Five kilometers from Marsala center, on the Mazara del Vallo side, there is the dairy, built in an old tuff quarry recovered from the garden. The company geared towards the exaltation of local specialties, believes that the realization of those typical and traditional productions that risk being lost or forgotten are fundamental in its evolutionary path.

The firm is glad to receive groups of tourists for visits of the productive structure and for the tasting of wines and typical products. The tour is an excellent opportunity to see how the local companies produce and market their products. The visits can be carried out in English, German and French. It is compulsory to contact the firm for reservations.

Imagination, knowledge and deep roots. The Donnafugata wines are a passionate interpretation of Sicily and its sensorial universe. Donnafugata was created in Sicily by an enterprising family with 160 years’ experience in premium wines. The adventure began in the Rallo family’s historic cellars in Marsala in 1983 and at its Contessa Entellina vineyards in the heart of western Sicily. In 1989 Donnafugata arrived on the island of Pantelleria, starting to produce naturally sweet wines.

30 km from Trapani, looking out towards the sea of Marsala, the Florio Wine Cellars fascinate visitors from all over the world with the beauty and tranquillity that reigns between their ancient naves, where Florio’s wines mature in silence. Built in volcanic tuff stone by Vincenzo Florio in 1833, the Florio Cellars invites the visitor to explore its extraordinary atmosphere, here history, architecture, modernity and design blend to offer a journey in an exclusive and astonishing world that thrills even the most expert wine-tourist. A new way of conceiving the wine cellars’ functions also means that this is no longer only the birthplace of unique wines like Florio’s Marsalas, Passitos and Liqueurs, but also welcomes visitors to conferences, exhibitions and tasting events. The magnificent barrel chambers, the two innovative Experiential Tasting Rooms, the spectacular Terrazza Florio and the elegant Wine Shop are all waiting for you, to offer you an unforgettably experience...

Marco De Bartoli strongly believed in the viticulture of his territory. Thus, at the end of the Seventies, he rediscovered and nourished the deep root between the traditional and innovative methods of working the soil and winemaking. Looking for an excellent quality, combined with the respect for Sicilian wine traditions, Marco chose native grapes, especially Grillo in Marsala and Zibibbo on the island of Pantelleria, to create traditional and territorial wines, like Vecchio Samperi and Bukkuram, and highly innovative ones, like Grappoli del Grillo and Pietranera. Today his children, Renato, Sebastiano and Giuseppina, with a firm belief, drive forward Marco's production philosophy, pursuing tradition and innovation, always aiming to the highest quality and to the respect for the territory.