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Occhipinti

Occhipinti - Frappato IGT Terre Siciliane "Vino di Contrada" (BB-PT-FL)
Frappato from Sicily, Italy

100% Frappato. The three different wines in this limited-production 6-pack are all Frappato, vinified and aged identically to demonstrate the distinctions amongst the three different contrade or districts. Contrada names are not permitted on Sicilian wine labels, so each name is represented by a...

Biodynamic
DB5792-22

Occhipinti - IGT Terre Siciliane Rosso "SP68"
from Sicily, Italy
Biodynamic
DB0019-24

Occhipinti - Frappato IGT Terre Siciliane
Frappato from Sicily, Italy
Biodynamic
DB0314-23

Occhipinti - Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG Classico "Grotte Alte"
from Sicily, Italy
Biodynamic
DB0548-20

Occhipinti - Nero d`Avola DOC Sicilia "Siccagno"
Nero d'Avola from Sicily, Italy
Biodynamic
DB0386-22

De Bartoli

De Bartoli - Tenuta Solisciaro Etna Rosso
Nerello Mascalese from Sicily, Italy

100% Nerello Mascalese. De Bartoli branched eastward to the north face of Mt. Etna in 2021; the estate name "Solisciaro" is a mash-up that pinpoints its location between the two villages of Solicchiata and Passopisciaro. There are 4 hectares of vines in total. The farming is currently in conversion...

Sustainable
DB5900-22

Acosta, Eduardo Torres

Acosta, Eduardo Torres - IGT Terre Siciliane Rosso "Arenaria"
Nerello Mascalese from Sicily, Italy
Organic
DB3755-22

Acosta, Eduardo Torres - IGT Terre Siciliane Rosso "Versante Nord"
Nerello Mascalese from Sicily, Italy

85% Nerello Mascalese/15% other. Acosta organically 3.5 hectares on the north face or versante nord of Mt. Etna. The parcels are scattered amongst 6 different contrade or districts (currently Pietramarina, Allegracore, Sciaranuova, Friera, Santo Spirito and Marchesa). Averaging over 50 years old,...

Organic
DB5400-23

Acosta, Eduardo Torres - IGT Terre Siciliane Rosso "Quota N"
Nerello Mascalese from Sicily, Italy

50% Nerello Mascalese/30% Grenache/20% Grecanico-Carricante-Coda di Volpe. "Quota N" comes from a half-hectare parcel of ungrafted (hence piedi franco on label), mixed-variety alberello vines in the contrada of Nave on the north face of Mt. Etna. Restoring this neglected plot of fragile, 80-100-...

Organic
DB4105-24

Acosta, Eduardo Torres - IGT Terre Siciliane Rosso "Pirrera"
Nerello Mascalese from Sicily, Italy

90% Nerello Mascalese/10% other local varieties. Pirrera is a single site at 850 meters on the north side or versante nord of Mt. Etna; its name is rooted in the particularly rocky nature of the vineyard. The vineyard had been abandoned decades before Acosta began its rehabilitation. The planting...

Organic
DB5401-22

Halarà

Halarà - IGT Terre Siciliane Rosso
Parpato from Sicily, Italy

100% Parpato, facing north at 80m above sea level. The vines are planted ad alberello (bush vines) and are 40 years old. Harvest was on August 31st, 2019 at yields of 4,500kg/ha (roughly 31 hl/ha). Fermentation was spontaneous in stainless steel. One part of the harvest was crushed and destemmed...

Organic
DB3135-23

Mary Taylor Wine

Mary Taylor Wine - Sicilia Rosso (AnnaMaria Sala)
Nero d'Avola from Sicily, Italy

Again from the Contrada San Nicola vineyard, outside the village of Mazara del Vallo in western Sicily, we find Nero d’Avola vines tended to by the ever thoughtful Sala sisters. The vines are just 15 years old on average but the wine is ever complex. While some Nero d’Avola wines can be on the...

Organic
DB3242-24

Mary Taylor Wine - Sicilia Rosso (AnnaMaria Sala)
Nero d'Avola from Sicily, Italy

Organic
DB3242-23

Biscaris

Biscaris - Frappato Rosato IGP Terre Sicilianeo
Frappato from Sicily, Italy
Biodynamic
DB4745-24

Biscaris - Nero D`Avola Sicilia
Nero d'Avola from Sicily, Italy
Biodynamic
DB4188-23

Biscaris - Cerasuolo di Vittoria
Nero d'Avola from Sicily, Italy
Biodynamic
DB4189-23

Biscaris - Frappato IGP Terre Siciliane
Frappato from Sicily, Italy
Biodynamic
DB4187-23

Criante

Criante - Perricone IGP Terre Siciliane `P- Contrada Valle`
Perricone from Sicily, Italy
Organic
DB4214-22

Criante - Nero d`Avola Sicilia `N- Contrada Valle`
Nero d'Avola from Sicily, Italy

Nero d’Avola, guyot, planted in 2011, harvested in late September at 42 hl/ha. Destemmed and crushed, with macerations lasting 10 days. Soft-pressed, fermented in stainless steel. Aged mostly in stainless, with 15% of the total aging in 500L tonneaux for 6 months. unfined/unfiltered. 3,300...

Organic
DB4215-22

Ancestrale

Ancestrale - Vino Rosso 'Vino II'
from Sicily, Italy

Corinto Nero, Nerello Mascalese, and Perricone planted in 1970. 0.4ha plot in Contrada Porri near Valdichiesa, a valley between the two spent volcanoes--Monte dei Porri and Monte Fossa delle Felci. 250m, facing northwest. Sandy silty topsoil over lava rock. Harvest at the end of August at yields...

Organic
DB4320-24