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  • Grapes are laid out in a stenditoio, an open-air warehouse on Pantelleria, Sicily where they can dry and concentrate sugars, similar to a raisin, before being pressed and made into the island's signature sweet wine, Passito di Pantelleria
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  • The terraced vineyards on the island of Pantelleria where Zibibbo is grown for a white wine and for a well-known dessert wine called Passito di Pantelleria.
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  • Vertical photo of workers at Donnafugata on the island of Pantelleria as they destem Zibibbo grapes for the creation of Passito di Pantelleria, an acclaimed sweet wine.
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  • Vineyards used for Passito di Pantelleria as well as caper bushes on the island of Pantelleria, which is part of Sicily, Italy.
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  • An employee of Donnafugata winery who is in charge of the grape drying process for their Passito di Pantelleria poses with a cluster of grapes in the company's stenditoio facility on Pantelleria
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  • Tilt-shift photo of sun bathers near Arco dell'Elefante on the island of Pantelleria, Sicily.
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  • The vertical vineyards of Pantelleria rise up the shoulder of Montagna Grande with dry-stone walls and terraces.
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  • A close-up view of alberello pantesco, the unique goblet-style vine training used on Pantelleria for Zibibbo grapes, in which each bush vine is grown in a shallow depression to shield it from the elements. The practice is protected by UNESCO for its Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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  • Hands removing dried grapes from the stems on the Sicilian island of Pantelleria, Italy. These grapes are used for the creation of Passito di Pantelleria, a local dessert wine made by Donnafugata.
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  • The terraced vineyards of Pantelleria are remarkably rugged and dry.
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  • Detail photo of the foliage of a caper bush on Pantelleria, Sicily.
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  • Tilt-shift photograph depicting the terraced vineyards of the upper reaches of Pantelleria, an island belonging to Sicily in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea.
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  • The rugged interior of Pantelleria reveals dry-stone walls that terrace the landscape to make viticulture easier.
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  • The impressive dry-stone walls that terrace the volcanic island of Pantelleria off the coast of Sicily.
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  • Close-up of Zibibbo grapes during the drying process. These grapes have been drying in an open-air stenditoio building for a few days on the island of Pantelleria
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  • Drying racks for Zibibbo grapes, to be pressed and made into the sweet dessert wine, Passito di Pantelleria.
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  • The heroic viticulture displayed on the island of Pantelleria is centered on terraced vineyards of Zibibbo as well as caper bushes.
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  • The Donnafugata Winery — surrounded by terraced vineyards — on the island of Pantelleria, Sicily, Italy.
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  • The heroic vineyards of Pantelleria are comprised of dry-stone wall terraces that cover much of the hillsides.
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  • Freshly picked Zibibbo grapes are laid on ventilated mats for drying on the island of Pantelleria, which is off the coast of Sicily, Italy.
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  • The ancient dry-stone walls of Pantelleria reveal a landscape devoted to Zibibbo grapes and capers.
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  • Stone walls and vineyard at Donnafugata's Pantelleria winery, Sicily, Italy.
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  • Arco dell'Elefante on the island of Pantelleria off the coast of Sicily and Tunisia in the Mediterranean Sea.
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  • The wild landscape of Pantelleria, an Italian island off the coasts of Sicily and Tunisia.
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  • Horizontal photo of the Pantelleria landscape near Montagna Grande.
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  • The stone terraces of Pantelleria are used for viticulture and the farming of capers.
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  • A vertical photo of the Pantelleria countryside near Montagna Grande with terraced dry-stone walls seen.
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  • Shallow depth of field of drying grapes on mats, used in winemaking, island of Pantelleria, Sicily.
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  • A man with blue glasses works on destemming raisins from a grape bunch, Pantelleria, Sicily, Italy.
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  • Terraced vineyard for making Passito di Pantelleria, the signature wine of the island of Pantelleria, Sicily, Italy.
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  • Winemaker Antonio Rallo of Donnafugata underneath the terraced vineyards of Pantelleria, Sicily.
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  • A tilt-shift view down the slope to a series of terraced vineyards on Pantelleria, an island near Tunisia off the coast of Sicily, Italy.
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  • Workers destem Zibbibo grapes for the creation of Passito di Pantelleria at Donnafugata, an esteemed winery based in Marsala, Sicily, Italy.
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  • The jumbled rocks and ancient terraces of Pantelleria reveal an ancient tradition of winemaking and grape-growing for raisin production.
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  • Zibibbo grapes dry on ventilated mats to be pressed into grape juice for winemaking of the esteemed Passito di Pantelleria, Sicily.
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  • The Donnafugata Winery with terraced vineyards in the foreground and distance on the volcanic island of Pantelleria, Sicily, Italy.
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  • A photographic display at Donnafugata shows the terraced landscape of Pantelleria from the 1960s, contrasted with the current landscape.
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  • Zibbibo vines (Moscato di Alessandria) seem beneath the Donnafugata winery on Pantelleria Island off Sicily, Italy.
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  • Once dried to optimal dryness, Zibibbo grapes must be destemmed by hand to be pressed, their concentrated sugars and juices eventually yielding the wine Passito di Pantelleria.
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  • Zibibbo grapes drying on racks to be pressed for Passito di Pantelleria wine on the island of Pantelleria, Sicily, Italy.
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  • A Zibibbo grape vine (also known as Moscato di Alessandria or Muscat of Alexandria) grows across a volcanic rock wall on the island of Pantelleria, Sicily.
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  • Terraced vineyards and a winery on the island of Pantelleria, Sicily, Italy.
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  • Destemming of wine grapes, a key part of the winemaking process for dessert wine in Pantelleria, Sicily, Italy.
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  • A man holds a cluster of Zibibbo grapes that are being dried for production of Passito di Pantelleria wine at Donnafugata, Sicily, Italy.
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  • Zibibbo grapes shrivel in the sun after completing the appassimento process for dessert wine on Pantelleria Island, Sicily.
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  • A man destems a dried grape cluster at Donnafugata's Pantelleria winery, Sicily, Italy.
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  • Grapes a laid out for drying and raisin production, which — in this case — will be for winemaking purposes. Pantelleria, Sicily, Italy.
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  • New growth of grapevines resting on a stone wall on Pantelleria Island, Sicily, Italy.
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  • Stone terraces and Zibibbo vineyard on Pantelleria Island.
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  • Grapes dry on vented mats for winemaking. Pantelleria, Sicily.
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  • Detail shot of hands destemming dried Zibibbo grapes at Donnafugata on Pantelleria, Sicily.
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  • Zibibbo grapes begin the drying process on well-ventilated mats. These grapes have been drying for 2 days. Pantelleria, Sicily, Italy.
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  • Raisins in a red basket, Pantelleria, Sicily, Italy.
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  • Hands removing raisins from the stems on the island of Pantelleria. These grapes are used for the creation of a local dessert wine.
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  • A stone dwelling next to a terraced vineyard on Pantelleria Island, Sicily.
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  • Horizontal image of drying Zibibbo grapes. These grapes have been drying for nearly a week in a well-ventilated tunnel-like building called a stenditoio on the island of Pantelleria.
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  • Vines grow along a rock wall with a vineyard in the background, Pantelleria, Sicily, Italy.
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  • Green volcanic rocks — an indicator of Pantelleria's terroir — held in the hand of a winemaker.
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  • Grapes are dried on well-ventilated mats in order to concentrate the sugars through evaporation. They are then pressed to make a sweet dessert wine. Here, these Zibibbo grapes in Sicily will be used for the wine Passito di Pantelleria.
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  • Portrait of a man destemming grapes by hand on Pantelleria Island, Italy.
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  • Zibibbo grapes rest of mats for the drying process known in Italy as appassimento, which concentrates sugars. They will be pressed and made into a dessert wine called Passito di Pantelleria.
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  • Appassimento process for Zibibbo grapes on Pantelleria, Sicily, Italy.
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  • Men destem grapes by hand from red crates in front of a stone wall on Pantelleria, off Sicily in Italy.
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  • An open-air warehouse known as a stenditoio shields Zibibbo grapes from direct sunlight. These grapes are drying at Donnafugata's winery and will be pressed and made into Passito di Pantelleria. Sicily.
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  • Sprinkle-covered donut drizzled with honey. Sicilian dessert, cuisine. Sicily, Italy
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  • Fresh grapes are laid on mats to begin the drying process known in Italy as appassimento, which results in concentrated sugars ideal for dessert wine winemaking.
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  • Grapes shrivel in the sun to make raisins. These will be pressed of their remaining juices and made into a sweet wine.
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  • Tilted view of vine shoots growing over a stone wall.
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  • Vine shoots and volcanic rock wall, Pantellera Island (Sicily), Italy
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