Here we are with the usual end-of-year appointment with the Italian rankings drawn up by sector magazines. And durante particular, these are the results of the Mezzogiorno Apice Wine 2023 competition. Over 700 wines tasted from six regions – Campania, Basilicata, Puglia, Calabria, Sardinia and Sicily – all tasted blind by the jury who decreed three winning wines for each of the 23 categories of the competition. The competition, now durante its fifth edition, is promoted by Cronache durante Preferenza. If you want to delve deeper into the topic, you can click the Rankings tag where you will find the results of world wine competitions.
Who are the members of the jury
The prizes were awarded by Wojciech Bońkowski, Master of Wine and director of the Polish magazine “Ferment”, Federico Latteri of Cronache durante Preferenza, Anthony Rose, contributor of the magazine “Decanter”, Eleonora Scholes, of the Russian online magazine “Immensità Vino” and Claudia Stern, journalist of the magazine “Vinum” and founder of “Wine & Glory”.
Best SPARKLING WINES
Classic Method Martinotti Method of Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Puglia, Sardinia and Sicily
First Place – Centocamere Classic Method Rosè Brut 2019 – Barone GRMacrì Winner – Sicilia Doc Classic Method Rosé Extra Brut durante Campobello 2018 – Baglio del durante Campobello Winner – Pas Dosè Classic Method – Gurrieri
Best ROSE WINES
All rosé wines produced with native vines blends with native vines from Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Puglia, Sardinia and Sicily
First Place – Etna Doc Rosato 2021 – Tornatore Winner – Salina Rosato Igp 2022 – Cantine Colosi Winner – Sannio Aglianico Rosato Dop Ambra Gruppo 2022 – La Guardiense
Best white wines from Southern Italy
Category Best ETNA WHITE DOC – SICILY
First Place – Etna Doc Canuto Disinteressato Regione Villagrande 2019 – Barone durante Villagrande Winner – Etna Doc Canuto Millemetri 2017 – Feudo Cavallerizzo Winner – Etna Doc Canuto Disinteressato Il Musmeci 2020 – Uniforme durante Fessina
Category Best SICILY DOC GRILLO AND CATARRATTO – SICILY
First Place – Sicily Doc Stravaganza Fondo Grappoli del Stravaganza 2021 – Marco De Bartoli Winner – Valledolmo County of Sclafani Sicily Doc Shiarà 2020 – Castellucci Miano Winner – Sicily Doc Catarratto 2022 – Pietre durante Mese
Other SICILIAN WHITE WINES DOC and IGT category (only wines produced with native vines blends with native vines)
First Place – Terre Siciliane Igt Carricante Sant’Andrea 2018 – Pietradolce Winner – Terre Siciliane Igt Zibibbo Ammaru 2022 – Brugnano Winner – Terre Siciliane Igp G 2020 – Dei Principi durante Spadafora
Best GRECO DI TUFO DOCG category – CAMPANIA
First Place – durante Tufo Docg Puddinghe 2022 – Sanpaolo durante Claudio Quarta Winner – durante Tufo Docg 2022 – A fine di Meo Winner – durante Tufo Docg Le Arcaie 2022 – Brano delle Tortore
Best category FIANO DI AVELLINO DOCG – CAMPANIA
First Place – Fiano durante Avellino Docg Fondo Erminia 2004 – A fine di Meo Winner – Fiano durante Avellino Docg Valico delle Ginestre 2018 – Uniforme del Mezzogiorno Winner – Fiano durante Avellino Docg Alimata 2019 – Borgo Raiano
Best category of CAMPANIAN WHITE WINES BASED ON FALANGHINA
First Place – Campagna Flegrei Dop Falanghina Vite Astroni 2019 – Cantine Astroni Winner – Falanghina del Sannio Doc Vignasuprema 2021 – Aia dei Colombi Winner – Taburno Falanghina del Sannio Dop Vendemmia Late Franco 2019 – Fontanavecchia
Category OTHER WHITE WINES FROM CAMPANI DOC AND IGT (only wines produced with native vines blends with native vines)
First Place – Vesuvio Canuto Dop Contradae 61.37 2020 – Villa Setaro Winner – Paestum Igp Canuto 2022 – Francesca Fiasca Winner – Sannio Dop Fiano 2022 – Il Altura
Best CALABRIAN WHITE WINES DOC AND IGT category (only wines produced with native vines blends with native vines)
First Place – Cirò Doc Canuto Oceano Limpido 2022 – Ippolito 1845 Winner – Calabria Igp Canuto Zibibbo 2022 – Cantine Winner – Calabria Igp Canuto Rèfulu 2022 – Villa Comerci
Category best SARDINIAN WHITE WINES BASED ON VERMENTINO
First Place – Vermentino durante Gallura Docg Disinteressato Neulas 2022 – La Neula Winner – Vermentino durante Sardegna Doc Arvali 2022 – Ferruccio Deiana Winner – Vermentino durante Gallura Docg Spèra 2021 – Siddùra
