With a land area of 25,703 square kilometres, the Italian region with the capital Palermo is the largest in the country and also the largest island in the Mediterranean. It is located south-west of Calabria, the "tip of the boot" of Italy. It also includes the island of Pantelleria to the south-west (83 km²) and the Aeolian Islands to the north-east (115 km²).
The Greeks founded several colonies on Sicily from the 8th century BC and named it Trinacria after its triangular shape. They later gave it its final name after the Siculi mountain people. They brought their wine-growing techniques and vines with them, including the ancient Eugenia and Murgentina varieties.
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Markus J. Eser
Weinakademiker und Herausgeber „Der Weinkalender“