Grillo
Best known in Sicily
A Sicilian white grape that handles the heat well. Citrus, tropical fruit and a fresh, herbal edge. Traditionally used in Marsala, now often made as a bright, crisp dry white.
Arianna OcchipintiSicily, Italy
Arianna Occhipinti Contrada SM Bianco 2023
£64.0075cl
Why you'll love it
A single-vineyard Grillo from Occhipinti's Santa Margherita (“SM”) block, organic and low-intervention. Less obvious power, more terroir-driven purity — a wine that rewards attention.
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- CountryItaly
- RegionSicily
- GrapeGrillo
- StyleDry & medium
- Vintage2023
- Alcohol12.5%
- Organic
- Biodynamic
- Minimal intervention
What it tastes like
Fresh citrus (lemon, green apple), white flowers and a light herbal lift with salty minerality. Gentle texture with depth.
Light
Full
Lovely with
- Oily fishMackerel · Sardines · Grilled herring
- PastaCarbonara · Pesto · Seafood linguine
- SeafoodFruits de mer · Fish stew · Paella
Seafood (especially grilled or shellfish), Sicilian-style pasta, or even fried foods. Chill a bit but open early so those herbal and mineral layers shine.
The grape
Where it's from
Sicily
Italy
Italy's sleeping giant is wide awake. Nerello Mascalese from Etna's volcanic slopes produces wines of haunting elegance that have woken the wine world up. Nero d'Avola, Grillo and Catarratto add depth to a region that now makes some of Italy's most exciting bottles.
Meet the producer
Arianna Occhipinti
Sicily, Italy
Arianna Occhipinti makes organic and biodynamic wines in Vittoria, Sicily, with minimal intervention and native yeasts. Her Contrada bottlings come from single sites. We stock Frappato and Grillo from those, plus her SP68 red and white.
More from Arianna Occhipinti →The story behind it
100% Grillo from Contrada Santa Margherita in Sicily, grown on sandy calcareous-marl soils at 490 m altitude. Natural ferment in concrete, aged in Austrian oak and concrete. Bottled unfined, unfiltered.
If you like these, you'll love this: If you enjoy whites that are mineral, with finesse and a sense of place — similar wines like top Grillo bottlings, Loire Chenin Blancs or elegant Sicilian whites with skin contact will appeal.
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Delivery & collection
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