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| THE TASTING ROOM - it was as elegant as it looks here. |
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| Cantine Florio- The Florio name remains one of the largest and most recognizable in Marsala wine production. This wealthy family also owned one of the first tuna canneries of the Egadi Islands, as well as a large fishing vessel that was one of the first to take tuna from Marsala across the Atlantic to New York. |
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| Our tour guide stands in front of a barrel which contains 16,000 liters of Marsala wine!! Here you have a look at the actual wine cellars that are lined with limestone floors which is a natural way to absorb humidity from the air. |
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| We were given 3 types of Marsala wine. They varied in ages from a 15 year old dry wine to a 6 year old semi dry and the sweetest being 2 years old. The strongest wine on the left was tasted with a piece of parmigiana cheese, the second with gorgonzola cheese on toast and lastly the one that Americans are familiar (which is sweetest and youngest ), with a piece of biscotti. |
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| The tour ends with the latest and newly designed show room. Bellissimo. |
beautiful!!!
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