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Founded in 1833 by Vincenzo Florio, the Florio Winery in Marsala look out towards the bright sea of western Sicily. Wrapped by the energy of the winds, brushed by a salty tang from the waves, these beautiful and silent cellars harbour the oak-wood barrels where Florio Marsala gently ages in seemingly motionless movement.
Marsala Florio - Cantine Florio
With grapes caressed by breezes and flavourful due to the proximity to the sea, the magnificent and silent Florio Wine Cellars house the oak barrels where the Marsala Florio wines age, seemingly motionless.
LOCATIONS - Cantine Florio
FLORIO WINERY. Via Vincenzo Florio 1, 91025, Marsala (TP) SHOW ON GOOGLE MAPS. Since 1833 Cantine Florio have told the story of one of the oldest wineries in Sicily. The last surviving enterprise of the famous Florio family, Cantine Florio offer to the visitors the opportunity to walk through history, among giant vats and long barrel rooms.
VecchioFlorio - Cantine Florio
The quality and character of Florio embodied by our first Marsala wine. A Superiore aged in oak barrels for at least 24 months under the centuries-old vaulted ceilings of the Florio Wine Cellars, the perfect accompaniment for any occasion.
Wine tourism at Florio Winery, a new way of experiencing Marsala …
At Florio Winery in Marsala, which attracts more than 50,000 visitors a year, each tour is much more than just a well-thought-out visit: it is a journey into the culture, history and scents of Sicily, so beautiful that it is sure to leave a lasting impression.
Riserva Storica 1939 - Cantine Florio
A broad and complex bouquet, with distinct hints of dates, old wine distillates and spices. The breadth and length on the palate of this Marsala is shaped by time and history, the result of a slow evolution in the Florio Wine Cellars.
The origins of Marsala - Cantine Florio
The history of Italian Marsala wine began in 1833, when Vincenzo Florio (1799-1868) decided to purchase a plot of land situated between the Woodhouse and Ingham-Withaker factories. A goal had been set from the start: ‘to build a factory for the production of wines used like Madeira’, which was what Marsala was called at the time.
Vino Florio - Cantine Florio
Vino Florio is the sheer expression of a hard winemaking process. A Cultural Wine that tells the story of the first attempt to create Marsala fortified wine. Hard pressing and tumultuous fermentation in concrete tanks, subjected to alternating temperatures and oxygenation.
Florio and the British origins of Marsala - Cantine Florio
Marsala, the Sicilian wine that speaks English. Many colourful legends recount the origin of Marsala wine, most of them passed down by word of mouth. The Florio archives, instead, provide more reliable historical information, albeit fragmented as they were damaged during World War II.
The first Vino Florio
Florio and Marsala are one essence and yet now, in our wine cellars that have shaped the history of Marsala throughout the world, the first Vino Florio has also been bottled. The initial form of Grillo grapes from the coasts of Trapani, presented at …