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Planeta's single-variety Grillo from Menfi DOC in south-western Sicily, farmed organically. Aromatic and fresh, with pineapple, white melon and grapefruit over a saline, mineral finish. James Suckling 92; around £18 to £22 in the UK.
Planeta calls Terebinto a tropical reading of Grillo, and the producer's own notes run to pineapple, white melon and Granny Smith apple. Vivino's 2,892 drinkers lean more on citrus and grapefruit, with a mineral, stony edge that traces back to the Monte Cirami and Gurra vineyards.
The flavours below are the signature of Grillo in this style, shown here as shared reference. Tasting notes specific to this bottle are added when we research it.
Grapefruit
Lemon
Green Apple
Lychee
Melon
Peach
Pineapple
Wet stonesTerebinto currently shows on UK shelves from around £18 to £22 a bottle. It is Planeta's single-variety Grillo, made every year since 2016, so vintages turn over quickly and the newest release is usually the one in stock.
Terebinto scores highest on food-friendliness: a bright, aromatic Sicilian white with the acidity for seafood and the low tannin beginners find easy. It is built for freshness rather than the cellar.
Bright citrus acidity and a saline drive make it a flexible partner for Sicilian seafood, shellfish and vegetable antipasti.
An approachable, fruit-forward Grillo with no oak or tannin to navigate: an easy, aromatic way into Sicilian white wine.
At roughly £18 to £22 it sits above supermarket Grillo, but organic SOStain farming and repeated James Suckling 92 scores make it fair value for a named estate.
Fresh, low-tannin and versatile enough for a weeknight fish supper, though the price makes it a considered rather than house pour.
Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.
A compact view of what the Menfi denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
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Grillo is picked for freshness, so Terebinto is built to drink young. The 2024 is currently the highest-rated vintage of the wine on Vivino, at 4.0 across 225 ratings, and it shows the grape's tropical, citrus-driven side at full volume.
The 2024 is the best-rated vintage of Terebinto on Vivino, at 4.0 across 225 ratings, showing the fresh, tropical side of Grillo. A warm, dry Sicilian growing season gave ripe pineapple and citrus fruit; drink it young and well chilled.
The 2024 is the best-rated vintage of Terebinto on Vivino, at 4.0 across 225 ratings, showing the fresh, tropical side of Grillo. A warm, dry Sicilian growing season gave ripe pineapple and citrus fruit; drink it young and well chilled.
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.
Terebinto is grown and bottled by Planeta on its Menfi estate in south-western Sicily, from Grillo, a variety born in the 19th century as a natural crossing of Zibibbo and Catarratto. Farming follows organic and SOStain sustainability protocols.
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.
Menfi 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.
Menfi falls within Sicily , covering Sicily.
Planeta works Terebinto's Grillo under organic and SOStain sustainability protocols, with cover cropping and minimal copper and sulphur, which lifts vineyard cost above conventional Sicilian white.
Sourcing from Monte Cirami at 400 metres alongside coastal Gurra means separate harvests and handling passes to keep the freshness the altitude buys, adding to farming and logistics cost.
The wine is held on its fine lees for several months while a batonneur stirs them, tying up tank time and cellar labour that a quick-release Grillo skips.
Repeated James Suckling 92-point scores and Planeta's standing as a Sicilian benchmark estate underpin the roughly £18 to £22 UK shelf price.
Grillo is planted across western Sicily and permitted a generous Menfi DOC yield, so fruit cost stays well below that of a scarce cru grape and holds the price in check.
UK excise adds 2.67 pounds per bottle at the 2026 still-wine rate and 20% VAT applies on top, together several pounds of the 18 to 22 pound price before retailer margin.
Dishes that complement this wine
Terebinto's fresh citrus acidity and saline, mineral edge make it a natural match for the fish and shellfish of its home island. Four to six months on fine lees add just enough roundness to carry fried antipasti and seafood pasta.
Grillo's saline, mineral drive meets the briny salt of Sicilian shellfish head on, while its fresh citrus acidity keeps each mouthful clean. The wine's four to six months on fine lees add the roundness to carry a garlicky, peppery pot of mussels.
Try with: Cozze arraganate · Impepata di cozze · Fregula ai frutti di mare · More pairings →
Terebinto's Mediterranean-herb and tropical aromatics, from prickly pear to white melon, bridge the capers, olives and mint of a Sicilian swordfish dish. It is a home-island pairing: same coast, same aromatic register.
Try with: Pesce spada alla Siciliana · Fregula ai frutti di mare · More pairings →
The citrus-led acidity Vivino drinkers flag most often cuts straight through the fried richness of arancini and gnocco fritto, resetting the palate between bites. Serve it well chilled for maximum refreshment.
Try with: Arancini · Gnocco fritto · More pairings →
Lees ageing gives Terebinto a rounded, textured mid-weight body that sits level with a seafood fregola or a squid ink risotto without flattening the dish. The mineral edge echoes the brine of the shellfish.
Try with: Fregula ai frutti di mare · Squid ink risotto · More pairings →
Grillo's grapefruit-and-lemon acidity lifts the milky freshness of mozzarella and answers the sweet acidity of ripe tomato, while the wine's herbal note picks up the basil in a Caprese.
Try with: Insalata Caprese · More pairings →
Terebinto's delicate aromatics and modest 13% alcohol get flattened by serious capsaicin heat, which leaves the wine tasting thin and sour. Keep it for gentler Mediterranean fare and reach for an off-dry Sicilian white with fiery food.
Skip with: Vindaloo · Sichuan mapo tofu · Thai green curry · Nduja-loaded pizza · Pairing guide →
A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.
Unoaked, steel-raised and built on freshness; best inside three to four years of the vintage rather than for the cellar.
£18.11 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.
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Confidence · HighA style read drawn from the grape and the appellation, not from this exact bottle. We mark these notes openly so you know what you are reading.
Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur 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 · MediumStyle guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumTerebinto is 100% Grillo, a native Sicilian white grape. Planeta grows it on its Menfi estate in south-western Sicily and has bottled it as a single-variety wine since 2016.
Aromatic and fresh. Planeta's own notes cite pineapple, white melon and Granny Smith apple, while Vivino drinkers most often flag citrus and grapefruit over a mineral, saline finish. It is unoaked and dry.
Yes. Planeta farms the Grillo for Terebinto under organic and SOStain sustainability protocols, using cover crops and only minimal copper and sulphur in the vineyard.
Sicilian seafood above all: swordfish, mussels and seafood pasta, plus fried antipasti like arancini and fresh tomato-and-mozzarella dishes. Its citrus acidity and saline edge suit briny, delicate fare.
It is made for freshness, not the cellar. Drink it within three to four years of the vintage, well chilled, while the citrus and tropical aromatics are at their most vivid. The 2024 is Vivino's best-rated vintage to date.
Recent UK listings run from about £18 to £22 for the 2024 vintage, placing it above supermarket Grillo but in line with other named-estate Sicilian whites of its class.
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