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Malvasia delle Lipari DOC

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Sun dried Malvasia from the volcanic Aeolian Islands, mostly Salina, where grapes wither on cane mats for two to three weeks. The passito is golden amber with dried apricot, candied orange, fig, honey, sage and a saline, volcanic bitterness that keeps it from being heavy; naturale is a lighter, off dry version. Carlo Hauner, a Milanese painter, revived it in the 1960s and his family estate remains the reference alongside Caravaglio and Fenech.

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Bottles I'm chasing

  • Hauner

    Malvasia delle Lipari Passito

    The classic apricot and honey passito with a saline finish; Riserva versions run higher.

    $35 to $45Wine-Searcher
  • Caravaglio

    Malvasia delle Lipari Passito

    Organic Salina producer, brighter and more herbal than Hauner, with a chamomile note.

    $35 to $45Wine-Searcher
  • Fenech

    Malvasia delle Lipari Passito

    Small Malfa estate on Salina, very traditional, honey, dried fig and smoke.

    $30 to $40Wine-Searcher