DOC White

Vino di Contrada Santa Margherita, Occhipinti, Sicily, Italy

Azienda Agricola Arianna Occhipinti
Grape
Grillo
Denomination
Sicilia DOC
Region
Sicily
Body
Medium
Best price
£47.99

2024 · 75cl · checked 27 Sep

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Where to buy Vino di Contrada Santa Margherita, Occhipinti, Sicily, Italy

£47.99 best price · 2 retailers in stock · checked 27 Sep 2026

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Decantalo Best price 2024 · 75cl · checked 27 Sep
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£47.99 £63.99/L
Vinissimus Best price 2024 · 75cl · checked 27 Sep
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£59.05 £78.73/L

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Tasting Notes

Tasting notes published by the producer, included verbatim with attribution.

Tasted by
Arianna Occhipinti
Source
Producer notes · confidence High
Taste profile
Body Light / Full
Tannins Smooth / Grippy
Sweetness Dry / Sweet
Acidity Soft / Crisp
Overall

In the Costa Sud and Costa Nord the soil is rich in gypsum and fossils, adding salinity and extra complexity to the wine. The Terrazza and Trefile plots have stony clay-limestone soil, giving extra pulp and acidity.

Live UK pricing
Best price · 75 cl £47.99 at Decantalo
Price spread £47.99 - £59.05 Across 2 UK retailers tracked
Retailers tracked 2UK 2 in stock
Vintages live 2024 Current release: 2024
Per-litre (75 cl basis) £63.99 Per-litre price for the lowest current offer
Last checked 27 Sep 2026 Refreshed once every 24 hours
Denomination Compliance Snapshot

Sicilia in five fields

A compact view of what the Sicilia denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.

Allowed grapes
11 varieties listed
This bottle: Grillo.
Minimum ageing
Recorded by producer
Disciplinare ageing rule not yet recorded.
Region / area
Sicily: the whole island, from the Trapani coast in the west to the slopes of Etna in the east
Source: Disciplinare.
Style
DOC · Sicilia
Classification
DOC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata)
Vintages
2024 Current release
Best price
£47.99
Retailers
2 in stock
2023 Sold through
Best price
not listed
Retailers
0 in stock

Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.

The disciplinare, the place, the label
01

DOC, DOCG, IGT: what the badges mean

Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.

Sicilia is in the DOC tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.

02

The denomination rules, in detail

  • Allowed grapes. 11 varieties listed in the disciplinare
  • Yield ceiling. 13.0 tonnes per hectare
  • Tasting panel. No mandatory pre-release tasting
03

Region and area context

Sicilia falls within Sicily, covering Sicily: the whole island, from the Trapani coast in the west to the slopes of Etna in the east.

Sicilia DOC zone The producer Wine routes in the zone

Made at Azienda Agricola Arianna Occhipinti, Vittoria. Directions

Wine routes in the zone: Strada del Vino dell'Etna, Strada del Vino Cerasuolo di Vittoria, Strada del Vino Marsala e Pantelleria.

04

Reading the label

  • Azienda Agricola Arianna OcchipintiProducer / estate
  • GrilloGrape varieties
  • Sicilia DOCGeographic indication and quality tier
  • 2024Vintage (year of harvest)
Drinking + cellar
Decanting
Not needed

Pour it straight from the bottle.

Serving temperature
8-12°C

Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.

Buy now or wait?
Buy now

£47.99 for a 75cl bottle of the 2024, at Decantalo, is the best price we track, and we have no signal of further discounting.

Sources & trust
Prices & stock

Read directly from each retailer’s public product page once a day. Last refresh: 27 Sep 2026, 02:18 BST. We do not hold stock and we do not accept payment for placement.

Confidence · High
Tasting notes

Notes published by the producer, quoted with attribution.

Confidence · High
Appellation rules & ageing

From the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.

Confidence · High
Why it costs what it costs

Our reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.

Confidence · Medium
Drink window & cellar potential

Style guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.

Confidence · Medium

Common Questions

Grillo (say GREE-loh) is a native grape, widespread in western Sicily. It is a key part of Marsala. Made on its own, it can give very interesting white wines. They have good acidity, high alcohol and a balanced softness. White wines do not usually age well. Grillo can, for up to five years. Its rise to prominence is a story of culture and history, not just of a drink. In a busy London street or out in the quiet countryside, a glass of Grillo tastes of Sicilian sun, and there is something to find in each one.

Serve at 8-12°C. Use a Chardonnay glass.

Vino di Contrada Santa Margherita, Occhipinti, Sicily, Italy is available from 2 UK retailers, with prices starting from £47.99.

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Vino di Contrada Santa Margherita, Occhipinti, Sicily, Italy