Nerello Cappuccio and Nerello Mascalese are a very 'Sicilian' duo of grape varieties. Together they are the mainstay of quality red wines from Sicily's east coast, and have long been a popular choice for wines made under the Sicilia IGT title (now promoted to DOC status).
The pair are in fact two mutations of a single variety, although the original archetypal Nerello is rarely referred to in ampelographic literature – or any other kind of literature for that matter.
