Tasca d'Almerita's Etna estate in Castiglione di Sicilia, established around 2010, produces contrada-expressive Nerello Mascalese reds and Carricante whites within the Etna DOC. Ghiaia Nera is the benchmark cuvee of the estate.
Signature wines: tascante-ghiaia-nera, tascante-il-picciolo
Address: Contrada Rampante, 95012 Castiglione di Sicilia (CT), Sicily, Italy
Planeta's Etna estate in Solicchiata, established in 2008, produces Nerello Mascalese and Carricante within the Etna DOC. The Sciaranuova winery is one of the island's most architecturally striking cellar doors.
Tasting: Tasting experience at the Sciaranuova winery. Bookable via the Planeta estate website.
Signature wines: planeta-nerello-etna, planeta-carricante-etna
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 in 1860 by Diego Rallo, one of Marsala's oldest historic families. The Vesco family acquired the estate in 1996, integrating vineyards in Alcamo and Pantelleria with the historic Marsala cellars. Today the estate operates across western Sicily's key appellations.
Tasting: Historic Marsala cellar visits and tastings. Contact via the Rallo website.
Signature wines: rallo-marsala-superiore, rallo-alcamo-bianco
Planeta's Etna estate in Solicchiata, established in 2008, produces Nerello Mascalese and Carricante within the Etna DOC. The Sciaranuova winery is one of the island's most architecturally striking cellar doors.
Tasting: Tasting experience at the Sciaranuova winery. Bookable via the Planeta estate website.
Signature wines: planeta-nerello-etna, planeta-carricante-etna
Planeta's Noto estate produces Nero d'Avola and Moscato di Noto from the sun-drenched south-east of Sicily. The Buonivini contrada is within the historic Noto DOC, home to some of Sicily's oldest Nero d'Avola vines.
Tasting: Tasting experience at the Buonivini winery near Noto. Bookable via the Planeta estate website.
Signature wines: planeta-noto-nero-davola
Donnafugata's Pantelleria estate produces the celebrated Ben Rye Passito di Pantelleria DOC from Zibibbo (Moscato d'Alessandria) vines trained in the alberello pantesco system on volcanic soils. Ben Rye is consistently rated among Italy's finest sweet wines.
Tasting: Estate visits on Pantelleria. Bookable via the Donnafugata visit site.
Signature wines: donnafugata-ben-rye
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.
Tasting: Visits by appointment on Pantelleria. Contact via the Marco De Bartoli website.
Signature wines: de-bartoli-bukkuram-sole-d-agosto
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
