Tasting Notes: A great entry into Etna Rosso is the Benanti Etna Rosso: good fruit, silky (yet firm) tannins, and the minerality that Etna is known for. Slightly reticent aromas of red cherry, rosehip, raspberry and minerals.... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Bertolino Fuitina Bianco is 100% Catarratto that sees 3 days of skin maceration in uncovered open clay vessels. Strikingly aromatic with savory herbs and salt air, the refreshing citrus quality on the palate... Read More
Tasting Notes: Cantina Maugeri’s Frontebosco comes from eastern facing slopes on Etna in Milo and carries the intense aromas and flavors from the single vineyard site. Deep and complex with intense aromas and flavors of... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Donnafugata Etna Bianco Sul Vulcano is from 100% Carricante, a native and important white grape of Etna. Straw yellow color with golden reflections; the nose has a refined bouquet of orchard fruit, golden apple,... Read More
Tasting Notes: SurSur is a fresh and informal white made from the local Grillo variety with a youthful spirit, characterized by a fragrant bouquet of white peach and wildflowers. Estate History: Since 1851, the Donnafugata family... Read More
90% Nerello Mascalese/10% other local varieties. Eduardo acquired this half-hectare parcel of 70-plus-year-old vines in the territory of Castiglione, just outside of the Etna zone. It lies on Mt. Portella at 700 meters with a... Read More
Tasting Notes: On a global scale, pre-phylloxera vines are exceedingly rare. At the turn of the nineteenth century, the phylloxera louse made its way from America to Europe’s vineyards, devastating vast swaths of vineyards... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Feudo Montoni Grillo della Timpa is a straw yellow in color with green reflections. The name has its origins in the Sicilian word, “timpa” meaning strong slope. The nose has strong notes of white... Read More
Tasting Notes: Produced from 100% Nerello Mascalese from the Northern valley of Etna. The Pistemutta Rosato is a light-weight rose with notes of crushed flowers, stone fruits, and a hint of saline.... Read More
Tasting Notes: With her Jungimmune Bianco, winemaker Sonia Gambino has crafted one of Etna’s most unique field blends. This is a selection of old Grecanico Dorato, Minnella, Albanella and Moscatella vines, all sourced from... Read More
Tasting Notes: Carricante and Catarratto are blended to craft an elegant white wine with a fragrant bouquet rich of citrus fruit and mineral notes, with hints of Mediterranean herbs. It is vibrant, fresh and electric on the palate.... Read More
Tasting Notes: The complexities of Passobianco bring together the specific light, drastic changes in temperature, altitude, and volcanic influences of Etna, and the choice of Chardonnay was meant to allow these influences to meld... Read More
Tasting Notes: The SRC Rosato is an electric pink color, with earthy, dark berry fruit and a brisk minerality that comes from the rich volcanic soils. Extraordinarily alive, vibrant, and focused, this brisk rosato commands attention... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Fessina Erse Etna Rosso is a throwback to old Etna, where indigenous red and white grapes were vinified together, giving a feminine complexity. Round and spicy with austere and soft tannins, Erse opens to the... Read More