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: 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
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: 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: This wine is produced in our Feudo di Mezzo winery, lying in the centre of Etna’s wine growing area, from Carricante grapes partially fermented in barriques. This is the result of searching for an expression... Read More
Tasting Notes: The SRC Etna Bianco comes from 50-70 year old vines of Grecanico and Carricante grown on black sandy soils at nearly 2,200 feet above sea level on north side of the Mt. Etna in Sicily. This medium-bodied wine has... 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
Tasting Notes: Intensely aromatic and focused on the palate, the Tornatore Etna Bianco has fruit notes of grapefruit, white peach, melon and tangerine that are framed by hints of fresh-cut green herbs, oyster shell and slate.... Read More