Marsala - Fortified Wine Capital

Named from Arabic "Marsa Allah" (port of god), this Roman port became famous for fortified wine. The historic cellars date from 1796 but the wine tradition goes back millennia.

City

Marsala

Country

🇮🇹 Italy

Duration

Half day

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Marsala - Fortified Wine Capital

winery · Marsala

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Photo ideas: The vast aging halls, historic barrels, the Marsala solera system

Photo ideas: The vast aging halls, historic barrels, the Marsala solera system

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Photo ideas: Amber wine in glass, complex nutty flavors, your revelation that Marsala is serious wine

Photo ideas: Amber wine in glass, complex nutty flavors, your revelation that Marsala is serious wine

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Photo ideas: Small-production excellence, Marco De Bartoli's legacy, Vecchio Samperi

Photo ideas: Small-production excellence, Marco De Bartoli's legacy, Vecchio Samperi

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Photo ideas: The iconic windmills silhouetted at sunset, salt pyramids, pink water reflections

Photo ideas: The iconic windmills silhouetted at sunset, salt pyramids, pink water reflections

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Marsala - Fortified Wine Capital

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Tour Florio historic cellars - atmospheric 19th-century wine cathedral

Taste Marsala Vergine or Superiore - NOT the cooking wine version

Visit De Bartoli for artisanal Marsala - what the serious wine geeks drink

Sunset at the salt flats (saline) - windmills, pink water, Phoenician tradition

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