Nerello Mascalese, Mount Etna’s indigenous red grape, is responsible for the pale, dusty color and raspberry, red cherry aromas with a touch of yeast of this traditional method sparkling wine. Fine bubbles enliven delicate raspberry, red cherry, and pomegranate flavors, lightly laced with saline mineral notes, perfect for a Sunday brunch. Murgo’s history dates from 1860 when the family was gifted 30 hectares (74.13 acres). In the 1960s, Baron Emanuele Scammacca del Murgo decided wine grapes would be the best crop to farm. They bottled their first wine in 1981 and their first sparkling wine in 1990.
Scammacca del Murgo, Sicily (Italy) 2020
By Rebecca Murphy