Tasting Notes: The Alessandro Viola Note di Bianco is from 100% Grillo grapes that are farmed organically. The grapes see a small maceration before aging in steel. Savory and elegant with earthy hints of thyme and pear. Estate... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Baglio di Grisi Grillo is produced with 100% Grillo grapes. It's a fruity and fresh wine with good acidity given by the area production and its altitude in the mouth, it is intense, harmonious with a pleasant... Read More
Tasting Notes: Benanti made their reputation on their white wines, and the Benanti Etna Bianco shows that there’s not a dud in the bunch. Racy, lush, and the fruit glides gently into smoky minerality. Complex and delicious.... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Benanti Pietramarina is a singular wine from an exceptional place, Mt. Etna. Grown from century-old vines on the eastern slopes of Etna, the wine shows lemon peel, petrol and salinity all in the perfect framework... 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% Carricante/10% other local varieties. From from three parcels of bush-trained vines over 80 years old on the east face or versante est of Mt. Etna. The farming is organic and all work and harvest by hand. The soils are sandy... 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: Russo’s ‘Nerina’ is a rich blend of Carricante, Catarratto and other local varieties. Several of the vines used for this wine are over 100 years old, which adds incredible concentration and depth.... Read More
Tasting Notes : The Etna Bianco Aurora has the distinct tension and slight saltiness known to the Carricante grape but with a delicate feel that brings to mind white burgundy but with an exotic edge. Estate History : When speaking... 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