Marco De Bartoli's Pantelleria estate at Bukkuram produces the Sole d'Agosto passito from Zibibbo vines trained in the alberello pantesco system. The wine is a benchmark of minimal-intervention Pantelleria passito style.
Signature wines: de-bartoli-bukkuram-sole-d-agosto
Address: Via S. Michele 41, 91017 Pantelleria (TP), Sicily, Italy
Cusumano's Etna label Alta Mora is produced from the Verzella contrada on the north slope of Etna. The range focuses on Nerello Mascalese for reds and Carricante for whites, with contrada bottlings among the island's most accessible Etna expressions.
Tasting: Etna estate tastings bookable via the Cusumano website.
Signature wines: alta-mora-etna-rosso, alta-mora-etna-bianco
Founded by Carlo Hauner in 1963 on Salina in the Aeolian Islands, Hauner produces Malvasia delle Lipari DOC across passito and naturale styles from Malvasia di Lipari vines on the island's terraced slopes.
Tasting: Tasting room at the estate on Salina. Open to visitors in the Aeolian Island season (April to October). Contact via the Hauner website.
Signature wines: hauner-malvasia-delle-lipari, hauner-malvasia-delle-lipari-passito
A second-generation family estate on Salina producing organic Malvasia delle Lipari DOC wines alongside a Nero d'Avola-based red. Caravaglio's minimal-intervention passito is made from sun-dried Malvasia di Lipari on terraced volcanic soils.
Tasting: Seasonal tastings on Salina. Contact via the Caravaglio website.
Signature wines: caravaglio-malvasia-passito, caravaglio-salina-bianco
Firriato's Etna estate in the Verzella contrada includes the Cavanera resort, with accommodation, restaurant, cellar visits and the Gaudensius traditional-method sparkling wine from Nerello Mascalese.
Tasting: Wine resort and restaurant on Etna's north slope. Visits and stays bookable via Firriato.
Signature wines: firriato-gaudensius-etna-brut, firriato-cavanera-ripa-di-moraci
COS Pithos wines are fermented and aged in terracotta amphorae, reviving pre-industrial Sicilian vinification techniques. The Pithos Bianco from Grecanico is fermented on skins and the Pithos Rosso from Nero d'Avola was introduced around 2000.
Tasting: Amphora wines tasted alongside DOCG range at the COS estate. By reservation.
Signature wines: cos-pithos-bianco, cos-pithos-rosso
Planeta's Vittoria estate in the Dorilli contrada produces Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG, the only DOCG in Sicily, blending Nero d'Avola and Frappato. The estate has been instrumental in raising the profile of the Vittoria appellation.
Tasting: Tastings at the Vittoria estate bookable via the Planeta estate site.
Signature wines: planeta-cerasuolo-di-vittoria
