The Mazzarrone variety of grapevine is cultivated in a territory that lies between the Sicilian provinces of Catania and Ragusa. It includes the the municipalities of Mazzarrone, Caltagirone, Licodia Eubea, Acate, Chiaramonte Gulfi, and Comiso. 
       Grapes were already an important crop in Mazzarrone in the nineteenth century. In fact, several real estate contracts from the late 1800s and the early 1900s are proof of a lively market in the buying and selling of vineyards. In the 1930s and 1940s, new grapevine varieties were introduced and in the 1950s, new cultivation techniques were adopted, leading to an exceptional increase of grapevine cultivation in the entire territory. 
       Mazzarrone grapes are usually eaten raw, but they are also used to prepare pastries, jams, jellies, and sherbets. Recently they have been added as an ingredient in cosmetic products. Their juice, in fact, is believed to clarify and soften the skin.

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