COS (Giambattista Cilia, Giusto Occhipinti) has farmed biodynamically and organically since the 1990s-2000s. ICEA organic certified. Their amphora (pithos) fermentation and biodynamic field preparations are among the most documented in Italian natural wine. The Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG is the benchmark biodynamic-influenced wine in Sicily.
Tip: COS does not publicise cellar appointments widely; contact via the estate email for visits. The Frappato and Pithos Rosso lines show the biodynamic farming most clearly in their aromatic lift.
Address: SP3 Acate-Chiaramonte km 14,300, 97019 Vittoria, Ragusa, Italy, Sicily
Arianna Occhipinti founded her estate in 2004 at 21, making Frappato and Nero d'Avola with radical low-intervention principles. No added yeasts, no filtration, minimal sulfur. Her SP68 became one of Europe's most celebrated natural wines. Organic farming.
Tip: The SP68 Bianco (Albanello and Zibibbo blend) is the most individual wine in her range. Drink within two years of vintage; alive and fragile under 10 C storage.
Terre di Trente farms biodynamically on the north face of Etna in Castiglione di Sicilia. Pre-phylloxera alberello Nerello Mascalese is farmed without synthetic inputs. Biodynamic preparations are applied seasonally. The estate is certified organic; biodynamic work is per estate communication without current Demeter documentation publicly available.
Tip: Known to natural wine sommeliers in Catania and Rome; allocations small and available through specialist UK importers and Italian natural wine shops.
Frank Cornelissen has farmed organically and with biodynamic inspiration since establishing his Etna estate in 2001. The vines are pre-phylloxera alberello at 600-900 metres on the north face of Etna. No added sulfur, native yeasts, no filtration. Certified organic; the specific certifier is not named on the public estate site.
Tip: Cornelissen's wines are no-added-sulfur; drink within three to five years of vintage for freshest expression or in a narrow window of cellaring. Available via specialist importers only.
Valdibella is a small certified-organic cooperative in Camporeale, working with small-plot farmer-members on native Sicilian varieties: Catarratto, Nero d'Avola, Perricone, Grillo. ICEA certified organic. The cooperative model distributes ownership across families rather than a single estate. One of Sicily's most authentically small-scale organic producers.
Tip: Valdibella Catarratto and Perricone are rarely exported and best found at natural wine shops in Palermo or directly at the cooperative's Camporeale address.
Gulfi farms organically across its Chiaramonte Gulfi and Etna holdings. The single-vineyard Nero d'Avola crus (Nerojbleo, Nerobufaleffj, Neromaccarj) are the flagship organic Sicilian red wines. Certified organic; certifying body not named on public estate documentation.
Tip: The Nerojbleo is the accessible entry to Gulfi's organic hierarchy; the premium crus require advance ordering through specialist importers.
Valle dell'Acate in Acate farms organically and produces one of the most consistent and graceful Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG bottlings. The single-varietal Il Frappato di Vittoria is a model of what organic Frappato can achieve: brighter acid, more floral lift and a longer drinking arc than conventionally farmed examples.
Tip: The Il Frappato di Vittoria is Valle dell'Acate's calling card. Available at quality Italian wine shops and through a small number of UK importers.
Arianna Occhipinti founded her estate in 2004 at 21, making Frappato and Nero d'Avola with radical low-intervention principles. No added yeasts, no filtration, minimal sulfur. Her SP68 became one of Europe's most celebrated natural wines. Organic farming.
Tip: The SP68 Bianco (Albanello and Zibibbo blend) is the most individual wine in her range. Drink within two years of vintage; alive and fragile under 10 C storage.
