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: The Mortellito Bianco Calaiancu is a mineral-focused white wine made from a blend of Grillo and Catarratto. This bottle features aromas of fresh oranges, sea spray and white flowers. The palate is full of zesty... Read More

Tasting Notes: Lighea has a bright straw yellow color with greenish reflections. The nose offers a rich and fragrant bouquet where the typical notes of orange blossom merge with hints of citrus (cedar and bergamot) and exotic... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Cos Frappato is an organic, naturally made red from the Sicilian Frappato grape. The brightness of fruit, combined with the acidity present in Frappato, make this the perfect wine to chill slightly, just like... Read More

Tasting Notes: This is a fruity, fun expression of Nero d’Avola with the acidity that you’d expect from a vineyard at 600 meters. There’s a lovely simplicity to this wine and structure that might have your mind... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Terrasol Spumante Rose Mandala is a champagne method rosato made from Nero d’Avola, a rare thing in Sicily. This grapes comes from a vineyard 350 meters over sea level just outside the village of Butera.... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Tornatore Etna Rosso is a uniquely rich and focused wine made entirely of the indigenous Nerello Mascalese grape. It expresses itself with aromas of cherry juice and preserves, wild strawberry and a very characteristic... Read More

Tasting Notes: The 2019 Susucau Rosato is a refreshing summer wine from a blend of Malvasia, Moscadella, Insolia and Nerello Mascalese. This is a “rosé” which can also be regarded as a light red, like a “Jura”... 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: Sul Vulcano 2018 presents a straw yellow color with golden reflections; the nose has a refined bouquet of fruit (golden apple) with delicate hints of citrus and Mediterranean herbs, followed by mineral notes of... Read More

Tasting Notes: 60% Zibibbo/40% Albanello. The two varieties are native to Sicily--Zibibbo is more widely known as Muscat of Alexandria--and are grown on red sand soils over limestone rock, with vines averaging 15 years old on... 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: A terroir-driven white that blends of 70% Carricante, 20% Catarratto, and 10% Grillo from vines that range from 5-80 years old. As a varietal that thrives on the high altitude, volcanic slopes of Etna, Carricante... Read More

Tasting Notes: In this wine, the Nerello Mascalese grape is used for acidity and aging potential, while the Nerello Cappuccio grape brings violet and purple colors, structure and body. An elegant, mouth-watering red that is based... 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

Estate History: Azienda Agricola COS was founded in 1980 by Giambattista Cilia, Giusto Occhipinti and Cirino Strano. These three old school friends started out making wines for pleasure and ended up transforming the future of... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Amaro dell’Etna has its roots on the slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily where more than twenty-six herbs and aromatic plants grow. Its special recipe embodies the volcanic nature of Sicilian soil and even... 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 Marco de Bartoli Marsala Vigna La Miccia 5 Anni, first produced in 1985, is an innovative semi-dry expressive take on Marsala wine. It retains the richness of Marsala but in a more elegant and subtle version.... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Carranco Villa dei Baroni Etna Rosso expresses the volcanic personality of its homeland, an intense minerality and acidity, and a very elegant finish with light, silky and savory tannins, accompanied by intense... Read More