The Estate vines: Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio, Carricante, Catarratto treated according to traditional cultivation methods and grown up in particularly favorable soil and climatic conditions, have given unique wines of the highest organoleptic qualities.
Within the heart of the Etna DOP Appellation, the favourable peculiarity of the volcanic soil, the particular microclimate, the cultivation of the indigenous Etna grapes together with a low yield per hectare, produce grapes of excellent quality. Decisive factor is the method of cultivation, rigorously organic. The result is a more intensely aromatic grape as well as a total respect for health and environment.
Temperature control, during both fermentation and refinement is a decisive factor in obtaining a high quality product, protecting the wine’s integrity from the adverse effects of the hot sicilian climate. After the harvest, made with the typical joy of the local farmworkers, the grapes are crushed and allowed to ferment. Red wine is made from the pulp of red or black grapes that undergo fermentation together with the grape skins by our skilled workers.
During this primary fermentation, which often takes between one and two weeks, yeast converts most of the sugars in the grape juice into alcohol. After the primary fermentation, the liquid is transferred to vessels for the secondary fermentation. Here, the remaining sugars are slowly converted into alcohol and the wine becomes clear.
LET'S DISCOVER OUR RED WINE, THE EXCELLENCE OF THE ETNA TERRITORY ON THE NORTH SIDE:
Etna Rosso DOP