{"product_id":"mary-taylor-clara-sala-sicilia-bianco-sicily-italy-2025","title":"Mary Taylor + Clara Sala \"Sicilia Bianco\" Sicily, Italy 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFROM MARY TAYLOR:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WINE: \u003c\/strong\u003eOur collaboration together for this 100% Grillo started with an introduction to the winery by mutual friends. We loved the density and bright acidity of this Grillo. These grapes are grown in a 1-hectare parcel called “Contrada San Nicola” which lies on a slight slope of sandy limestone beside the sea. This vineyard is exposed to Mediterranean Sea breezes and to the salty air spreading all over the area – one of the main reasons that this Grillo showcases a distinctive minerality, perfectly combined with citrus notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything from the vines to the winemaking is certified organic and done by hand – including the harvest. The grapes here are normally picked the second to third week of August, immediately brought to the winery (literally a few yards away) and gently pressed. The grapes’ skins macerate with the juice for 4 hours. The Grillo is fermented in stainless steel tanks, where it ages on the lees for 2-3 months more before bottling. It then matures in bottle for a further 3 months before release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PRODUCER: \u003c\/strong\u003eTwo sisters, Clara and Annamaria Sala, own this organic farm in Mazara del Vallo (a city well known for its fishing, and famous for its shrimp). A bird sanctuary surrounds the winery of 115 hectares. This property was a split-off from the old Cantine Pellegrino and is now all women-owned (all too rare in Italy).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mary Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48959261278464,"sku":null,"price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0613\/3684\/6592\/files\/IMG_1166.jpg?v=1783465512","url":"https:\/\/patronsaintwine.com\/products\/mary-taylor-clara-sala-sicilia-bianco-sicily-italy-2025","provider":"Patron Saint","version":"1.0","type":"link"}