Sicily Moves Towards Crisis Distillation

Wein.plus reports that Sicilian cooperatives are pushing for crisis distillation and green harvesting after overproduction and high stock levels left large volumes of wine, especially reds from Trapani, unsold ahead of the next harvest. The outlet says growers want a minimum distillation price of €0.70 per litre, and that Sicily’s regional authorities are considering using unused EU wine marketing funds, although distillation could not begin before June. The story is a sharp reminder that oversupply is still forcing emergency market measures in parts of Italy.