Perricone wine is one of Sicily's oldest red varieties, grown in the west of the island where it produces structured, dark-fruited wines with firm tannin. The independent producers below grow it from old vines and bottle it on their own terms.
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Perricone has been grown in western Sicily for centuries, long predating the island's twentieth-century shift toward Nero d'Avola and international varieties. It fell out of favour during that period — difficult to grow, prone to oxidation, and with yields that never made it easy to farm at scale. The producers who kept it did so because the wines it makes, when handled carefully, are unlike anything else on the island: deeply coloured, firmly tannic, and with a bitterness on the finish that makes them natural partners for rich Sicilian food. On Free Grape Society, each bottle ships directly from the producer's own cellar.
A producer's wine case is the selection they would put together if you visited their cellar and asked what to start with. For a grape like Perricone — which can range from a fresh, early-drinking style to something aged in wood and built to last — a case often tells you more about the producer's approach than any single bottle can. Free Grape Society is a society of producers, independent experts and wine lovers, not a shop.
The growers below are among the small number of producers working seriously with Perricone today, most of them in the provinces of Palermo and Trapani in western Sicily. Some grow it as part of a wider range of Sicilian varieties; others have made it a centrepiece of their work. The wine-advice service is there if you would like a recommendation before choosing between them.
Perricone is not a widely reviewed grape, which makes an independent view more useful than usual. Wine experts on Free Grape Society review wines they have personally tasted, and their notes appear on each wine page and on the expert's own profile. Where an expert below has reviewed a Perricone from one of the producers on this page, you can read that review before you order.
Browse the wines above and add bottles to your basket. Each wine ships directly from the producer's own cellar in Sicily. Your order arrives within 4 to 14 days, and shipping is free. Payment is by card or Klarna.
Send a photo to Free Grape Society customer support within 7 days of delivery. We will arrange a replacement or a refund. Because producers ship directly, quality issues are handled with the producer's direct involvement. Shared responsibility is built into how FGS works.
Yes. You can add bottles from different producers to the same basket and check out in one transaction. Each producer ships their wines separately from their own cellar, so you may receive more than one delivery if your order includes wines from multiple producers.
Average delivery is 8 to 9 days from order to door. The full range is 4 to 14 days depending on the producer's location and your delivery address. Wines ship directly from the producer's cellar, not from a central warehouse.
Perricone varies quite a bit depending on how the producer works with it. Some make a fresh, fruit-forward style for early drinking; others age it in wood for a more structured result. Looking at the producer's own notes is usually the quickest way to understand their approach. If you are unsure, the wine-advice service connects you with an independent expert who can point you in the right direction.
Yes. Perricone is a red grape variety, and virtually all wines made from it are red. It is known for deep colour, firm tannin and a slightly bitter finish — characteristics that come from the grape itself rather than from winemaking decisions. A small number of producers also use it as part of a blend with other Sicilian varieties.
The wine experts on this page have tasted Perricone and other Sicilian wines and can make a recommendation based on what you are looking for. Fill in the advice form on any expert's profile or on a wine page, and an expert will respond with a personal suggestion.
Free Grape Society works only with producers who grow the grapes and bottle the wine themselves. Supermarket-branded wines are typically produced by large facilities that buy in grapes or bulk wine from multiple sources. With a variety like Perricone — grown by a small number of producers who chose to keep it — the provenance of every bottle is specific and traceable.
Rarely. Perricone is produced in small quantities by a handful of estates, and most of it stays within Italy or is sold directly by the producer. Specialist importers occasionally carry it, but availability outside Sicily is limited. Ordering directly through Free Grape Society is one of the more reliable ways to find it outside the island.
Perricone is one of Sicily's oldest red grape varieties, grown on the island for centuries alongside Nero d'Avola and Nerello Mascalese. Its heartland is the western part of the island, particularly around Palermo and Trapani, where the Mediterranean climate — hot summers, mild winters, and steady sea winds — shapes a grape that ripens fully while keeping enough natural acidity to stay lively in the glass. The variety goes by several names across the island, including Pignatello and Tuscanese, which is one reason it remained obscure outside Sicily for so long: the same grape was recorded under different names in different provinces, making it difficult to track in export markets. It is only recently that growers have begun labelling bottles specifically as Perricone, partly because natural wine producers looking for something genuinely local found it suited low-intervention winemaking well. If you want to explore the island's other reds alongside it, the Sicily wines page and the Nero d'Avola page are good places to start.
Perricone produces deeply coloured red wines with firm tannin, earthy aromatics, and a bittersweet quality on the finish that is characteristic of the variety. The typical profile runs toward dried herbs, dark cherry, and a mineral edge that reflects Sicily's volcanic and limestone soils. Tannin is present but not aggressive when the grapes are picked at the right moment, and the acidity gives the wine enough structure to work well at the table rather than as a standalone drink. It is a natural match for the bold flavours of Sicilian cooking: braised lamb, pork with fennel, and aged sheep's milk cheeses all hold up to the wine's weight. Some producers make lighter, earlier-drinking styles by keeping maceration short; others age the wine in large oak to soften the tannins over time. Comparing two bottles made in different styles from the same region is a reliable way to understand the grape's range, and the Sicilian wineries page lists the independent producers who grow it.
Because Perricone has only recently gained traction outside Sicily, most of the bottles on Free Grape Society come from small family estates that grow the variety as part of a commitment to indigenous Sicilian grapes rather than as a commercial calculation. These are producers who could more easily sell Nero d'Avola or Syrah to export markets but choose to work with varieties that are genuinely local. On Free Grape Society, producers ship directly from their own cellar, with no importer or warehouse in between, which means the wines arrive in the same condition they left the estate. You can also find Perricone alongside other Sicilian varieties in some producer mixboxes on the Sicily mixboxes page, where a producer has put together a selection of their own wines as a tasting recommendation. Free Grape Society is a society of producers, independent experts and wine lovers, not a shop — the producers here set their own prices and choose what they list, and wines are tasted before listing.
