CLIMATE CONDITIONS
The “Marsala” production area falls within the “sun belt” that runs across the centre of the Mediterranean, between the 32nd and the 41st north parallel, where the weather provides the perfect conditions for growing the grapes used to produce fortified wines, on a strip of land that goes from the sea up to the hills.
SOIL CONDITIONS
Due to its unique weather, the province of Trapani provides the perfect conditions to produce “Marsala” wine. The winds from the sea, the closeness to the sea, and the generous soil that produces grapes that remain fully mature for longer, are all determining factors.
The grapes used to make “Marsala” wine must come from specific cultivations located within the production area and enjoy the soil and weather conditions that ensure good quality fruit, musts, and wine.
Within the production area the soil is mainly calcareous, calcareous-clayey, siliceous-calcareous-clayey, and sandy-clayey.
The best soil for the production of the wine used as a base for Marsala is the poor quality soil, rocky and sandy, the loam soil typical of Trapani’s coastal area, which enables the vines to create a deep root structure, increasing their resistance to drought. It’s a soil with low organic matter content, subject to partial dehydration during the period that goes from ripening to harvest.