Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing
Abele AjelloSicily€€€€€€Still White
Ajello's organic Catarratto from the Belice Valley near Castelvetrano offers a light, mineral expression of the variety: almond-blossom, lemon and chamomile with the clean freshness of organically farmed western Sicilian vines.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Alta Mora by Cusumano (Etna)Sicily€€€€€€€Still White
Alta Mora's Etna Bianco from pure Carricante on the north-slope Verzella contrada: bright, mineral and accessible, with the clean saline freshness characteristic of high-altitude Etna whites.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Alta Mora by Cusumano (Etna)Sicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Alta Mora's entry Etna Rosso from the Verzella contrada: one of the most accessible and well-priced Etna Rosso expressions from the north slope, showcasing the Cusumano winemaking clarity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Alta Mora by Cusumano (Etna)Sicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Alta Mora's premium single-contrada Etna Rosso from the celebrated Guardiola contrada: the estate's most structured and mineral expression from high-altitude old-vine Nerello Mascalese.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Baglio del Cristo di CampobelloSicily€€€€€€Still White
Adenzia Bianco blends Grillo and Inzolia from Baglio del Cristo's chalky Agrigento limestone soils: the combination yields a fresh, almond-citrus white with the mineral depth that characterises this distinctive terroir.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity
Baglio di PianettoSicily€€€€€€Still White
Ficiligno blends Inzolia's almond-citrus freshness with Viognier's perfumed apricot-orange blossom character at high altitude near Palermo, producing an aromatic Sicilian white of unusual floral intensity.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Benanti ViticoltoriSicily€€€€€€€Still Rose
A pale, delicate Etna rosato from Nerello Mascalese: vibrant red-fruit aromatics, high acidity and a saline volcanic finish typical of the east-slope terroir.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Benanti Pietrarizzo ContradaSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
The Pietrarizzo contrada on Etna's north slope at 800 metres yields Benanti's most mineral and savoury Nerello Mascalese: a wine of austere mineral precision and remarkable ageing potential from pre-phylloxera vine material.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Rustic
Benanti ViticoltoriSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
From Rovittello on the north slope, this Benanti red shows the classic Etna paradox: light ruby colour but profound mineral depth, firm tannins and soaring acidity demanding patient cellaring.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Benanti ViticoltoriSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Benanti's top-tier Etna Rosso from the Serra della Contessa contrada at 700 metres: concentrated, structured, and among the most age-worthy expressions of Nerello Mascalese on the volcano.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
COSSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Sicily's most celebrated DOCG in its defining expression: Nero d'Avola structure lifted by Frappato's sour-cherry acidity, earthy-mineral finish from Vittoria clay-limestone soils.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Funky
COS PithosSicily€€€€€€€Orange
Grecanico fermented on skins in amphora: a paradigmatic skin-contact white of honeyed stone-fruit richness, firm phenolic texture and saline-mineral finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Funky
COS PithosSicily€€€€€€€Orange
Nero d'Avola fermented and aged in terracotta amphorae without oak: the clay vessel imparts earthy minerality and textural grip unique among Sicilian reds.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Savoury
COSSicily€€€€€€€Still White
COS's white blend shows Sicilian native whites at their most expressive: peachy Inzolia rounds Grecanico's herbaceous mineral edge, finishing with sea-salt salinity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Funky
Azienda Vinicola CalabrettaSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Calabretta's classic Etna Rosso: the blend of Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio from century-old ungrafted vines, biodynamically farmed and made without additions, produces a wine of honest rustic charm and deep mineral character.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Funky
Azienda Vinicola CalabrettaSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Gaio Gaio is Calabretta's most accessible wine: a light-bodied, vibrant Nerello Mascalese with the biodynamic estate's characteristic freshness and minimal-intervention purity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Contemplative
Azienda Vinicola CalabrettaSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Vigne Vecchie (old vines) showcases the depth of Calabretta's ungrafted Nerello: light in colour but profound in mineral detail, with the incense-and-iron character of century-old Etna vines.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Caravaglio (Salina / Malvasia)Sicily€€€€€€Still White
Caravaglio's Salina Bianco is a dry expression of Malvasia di Lipari: the grape's characteristic floral and apricot aromatics expressed without sweetness, blended with Inzolia for freshness. A charming, mineral everyday white from the Aeolian Islands.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
CottaneraSicily€€€€€€€Still White
Cottanera's entry-level Etna Bianco: fresh, mineral and approachable, Carricante and Catarratto delivering the clean volcanic freshness of the north slope.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Rustic
CottaneraSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Cottanera's single-contrada Calderara Sottana Etna Rosso: firmer and more structured than the estate red, showcasing the depth of this historic north-slope contrada.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
CottaneraSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
The Cottanera Etna Rosso is the estate's primary north-slope red: approachable and fruit-forward, with Nerello's cherry character and Etna's herbaceous mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
CottaneraSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Fatagione is one of Italy's most unusual cuvees: pure Mondeuse (Savoie's signature red grape) grown at altitude on Etna's volcanic soils, producing a peppery, full-bodied red of singular character.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing
CusumanoSicily€€€€€€Still White
Cusumano's Inzolia-Chardonnay blend is an accessible, well-made Sicilian white that combines the native grape's almond-citrus freshness with Chardonnay's stone-fruit roundness.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
DonnafugataSicily€€€€€€Still White
Anthilia is Donnafugata's flagship entry white: Catarratto and Grecanico from the Contessa Entellina estate in a fresh, floral and mineral style that has defined quality Sicilian white wine for three decades.
Off Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity
DonnafugataSicily€€€€€€Still White
Lighea blends Zibibbo's heady Muscat-like perfume with native white grapes in a delicately off-dry aromatic style: floral, peachy, with balancing acidity that keeps it from cloying.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
DonnafugataSicily€€€€€€€Still White
Vigna di Gabri is Donnafugata's premium Contessa Entellina white: a blend of native Sicilian whites with Chardonnay, showing greater textural complexity than Anthilia with a more persistent mineral finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Feudi del PisciottoSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Feudi del Pisciotto's DOCG expression from the restored manor estate in the Val di Noto shows the Cerasuolo di Vittoria character cleanly: cherry, mineral and herbaceous with the appellation's characteristic clay-soil earthiness.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Feudi del PisciottoSicily€€€€€€Still White
Feudi del Pisciotto's varietal Grillo from the Val di Noto estate delivers the grape's characteristic citrus-blossom and sea-mineral freshness from a warm inland site moderated by its position on the edge of the Sughereta reserve.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Savoury
Feudo MontoniSicily€€€€€€Still White
Grillo grown at altitude in central Sicily develops an unusual aromatic tension; this steel-only white is crisper and more mineral than coastal Grillos with notable herbal lift.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Feudo MontoniSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Vrucara is from Feudo Montoni's oldest pre-phylloxera Nero d'Avola vines in the high plateau of central Sicily: austere, iron-mineral, demanding years in bottle to reveal its full complexity.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Firriato Cavanera EtneaSicily€€€€€€€Still White
Cavanera's Etna Bianco provides an accessible entry into north-slope Carricante from the Firriato Etna estate: fresh, mineral and cleanly made.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Firriato Cavanera EtneaSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Ripa di Moraci is Cavanera's prestige Etna Rosso from the Verzella contrada: a firm-structured, mineral Nerello showcasing the quality achievable at the Firriato Etna estate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing
FirriatoSicily€€€€€€Still White
Firriato's entry white blends the native almond-citrus character of Catarratto with Chardonnay's stone-fruit roundness in a clean, everyday Sicilian white from the Trapani estate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
FirriatoSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Ribeca is one of Sicily's most important varietal Perricone wines: this nearly extinct native grape produces a wine of austere iron-mineral character, tart red fruit and high acidity that is unlike any other Sicilian red.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Funky
Frank CornelissenSicily€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Magma is one of Italy's most sought-after cult wines: pure Nerello Mascalese from ungrafted pre-phylloxera vines above 1,000 metres, no sulphur added, aged in amphora. The wine embodies volcanic terroir at its most extreme and unfiltered.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Funky · Contemplative
Frank CornelissenSicily€€€€€€€Still White
MunJebel Bianco from Cornelissen shows the volcanic-herbal dimension of Etna whites when made without additions: textured, complex and with a distinctively wild herbal-mineral character from the blend of Carricante, Catarratto and ancient Minella.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Funky · Easygoing
Frank CornelissenSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
MunJebel Rosso is the accessible entry into the Cornelissen range: zero-sulphur Nerello Mascalese from multiple contrade, vibrant and mineral, embodying the Etna natural-wine philosophy in an everyday format.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Girolamo RussoSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
The prestige Russo single-vineyard: 'A Rina (dialect for 'la rena' - the sand) from some of the deepest sandy volcanic soils on the north slope, producing the most austere and age-demanding wine in the portfolio.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Girolamo RussoSicily€€€€€€€Still White
A refreshing, organically farmed Etna Bianco from Russo's north-slope holdings: Carricante-led with bright citrus, saline mineral and the clean volcanic freshness of the estate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Girolamo RussoSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Feudo is the most structured of the Russo single-contrada range: darker-fruited, firmer in tannin, with a chalky mineral depth that demands patience but rewards handsomely.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
Girolamo RussoSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
San Lorenzo is the most immediately accessible of the Russo single-contrada range: fragrant, iron-streaked, with vibrant sour cherry and a saline volcanic freshness that makes it the most drinkable Russo Etna Rosso in its youth.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
GraciSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Arcuria is the Graci flagship: from 52 acres of ungrafted pre-phylloxera vines on the north slope, it epitomises Etna's Burgundian paradox - light ruby colour belying deep mineral complexity and firm, precise tannins.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
GraciSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the Barbabecchi contrada at higher elevation than Arcuria, this Graci red is the most structured and demanding of the range: dense, chalky, and extraordinarily long-lived.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
GraciSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
The entry Graci Etna Rosso offers immediate pleasure: Nerello Mascalese at its most approachable - fragrant, herb-scented, with the estate's characteristic saline mineral finish.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing
Hauner (Malvasia delle Lipari)Sicily€€€€€€Still Red
Hauner's Salina Rosso is a rare Aeolian red from Nero d'Avola and the indigenous Corinto Nero: light-bodied, herb-scented and saline-mineral, reflecting the island's volcanic coastal terroir in a red wine format.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Festive · Romantic
Maggio ViniSicily€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
Maggio Vini's Moscato di Noto is a delicately sweet fortified-adjacent late-harvest Moscato Bianco from the sun-drenched Noto terroir: peach blossom, orange and apricot with balancing acidity from the variety's natural freshness.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing
Settesoli MandrarossaSicily€€€€€€Still White
Mandrarossa's varietal Catarratto is the most characteristically Sicilian of the range: Sicily's most widely planted white variety in its simplest, freshest expression from Menfi's coastal estate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Settesoli MandrarossaSicily€€€€€€Still White
Mandrarossa's coastal Grillo from Menfi shows the grape's Mediterranean character: sun-warmed citrus blossom and peach with sea-salt mineral and high acidity from close proximity to the Tyrrhenian coast.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Settesoli MandrarossaSicily€€€€€€Still White
Mandrarossa's single-vineyard Fiano from the Terre di Giumara estate shows the variety's characteristic nutty-mineral quality from Menfi's calcareous-clay soils close to the Mediterranean coast.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Settesoli MandrarossaSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Mandrarossa's Timperosse is one of the rare 100% Petit Verdot bottlings outside Bordeaux: in Sicily's heat the variety reaches complete ripeness, producing an inky, dense and powerfully structured wine with extraordinary colour and longevity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing
Marco De BartoliSicily€€€€€€€Still White
Grappoli del Grillo is De Bartoli's dry still table wine from Grillo, made without oxidation: a fresh, mineral white that showcases the grape's natural salinity, citrus character and almond-bitter finish when vinified as a conventional still wine rather than a perpetuo.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Funky · Contemplative
Marco De Bartoli - Bukkuram (Pantelleria)Sicily€€€€€€€Still White
Pietra Pumice (pumice stone) is De Bartoli's dry Zibibbo table wine from Pantelleria: made without additions on the volcanic pumice soils, it shows the wild mineral character of the island when Zibibbo is vinified dry and naturally.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
MurgoSicily€€€€€€€Still White
Murgo's Etna Bianco is a bright, fresh expression of eastern-slope Carricante and Catarratto: floral, citrus-forward and mineral-clean.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
MurgoSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Murgo's estate Etna Rosso from the eastern slope of Etna: approachable and herb-scented, with the saline freshness characteristic of the Santa Venerina area.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Arianna OcchipintiSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Occhipinti's top-tier DOCG from the Bombolieri single vineyard: equal parts Frappato and Nero d'Avola in their most complex and age-worthy expression, mineral-driven with remarkable persistence.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Savoury
Arianna OcchipintiSicily€€€€€€€Still White
The white counterpart to SP68 Rosso: Grecanico and Zibibbo from volcanic soils, aromatically intense, mineral and saline with a citrus-peach freshness.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Palmento CostanzoSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Di Me (meaning 'of me' or 'for me') is Palmento Costanzo's prestige expression: single-vineyard Nerello Mascalese from the oldest vines in the Santo Spirito contrada, displaying the estate's most complex mineral and structural character.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Palmento CostanzoSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Mofete Rosso is Palmento Costanzo's estate red: organically farmed Nerello Mascalese from the Santo Spirito contrada producing a fragrant, mineral-driven Etna Rosso with appealing freshness.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Passopisciaro (Vini Franchetti)Sicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Contrada C Chiappemacine is among the lightest and most elegant of the Passopisciaro contrada series: fragrant, iron-tinged, with firm but fine-grained tannins.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Passopisciaro (Vini Franchetti)Sicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Contrada R Rampante, from the highest-altitude Passopisciaro site at 1,000 metres, produces the most structured and slow-evolving wine of the range: taut, mineral and built for exceptional longevity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Passopisciaro (Vini Franchetti)Sicily€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Franchetti is the prestige cuvee of the estate: a powerful blend of Petit Verdot and Cesanese d'Affile from Etna's volcanic soils, combining Bordeaux structure with the island's volcanic energy. A wine of exceptional concentration and longevity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Passopisciaro (Vini Franchetti)Sicily€€€€€€€€Still White
Chardonnay at 1,000 metres on Etna's volcanic soils: a rare and singular white - tropical richness undercut by volcanic salinity and a cool high-altitude acidity that gives exceptional freshness.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Passopisciaro (Vini Franchetti)Sicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
The entry-level Passopisciaro: blended from multiple north-slope plots, fragrant and approachable, offering a compelling introduction to the estate's Nerello Mascalese philosophy.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
PietradolceSicily€€€€€€€Still White
A fresh, immediately drinkable Etna Bianco: citrus-forward with Carricante's characteristic volcanic salinity and clean mineral finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
PietradolceSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Pietradolce's entry Etna Rosso: approachable, herb-scented Nerello Mascalese with cherry brightness and Etna's characteristic saline mineral finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
PietradolceSicily€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Vigna Barbagalli is Pietradolce's prestige single-vineyard Etna Rosso from ungrafted pre-phylloxera vines at 850 metres: among the most collectible and age-worthy Nerello Mascalese produced on the north slope.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Planeta Dorilli (Vittoria)Sicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Planeta's DOCG expression from the Dorilli contrada in Vittoria: classic cherry-sour-herb character of the appellation with the polish and consistency Planeta's winemaking team delivers across all estates.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
PlanetaSicily€€€€€€€Still White
Cometa is Sicily's signature Fiano: Planeta introduced Campanian Fiano to Menfi soils and produced a wine distinct from Southern Italian Fiano with a mineral-salt and almond-toasted character specific to the Mediterranean coast.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Planeta Dorilli (Vittoria)Sicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Planeta's Frappato from Vittoria is an accessible, fresh expression of the variety: raspberry and rose aromas, light body and high acidity make it one of Sicily's most versatile lighter reds.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Savoury
PlanetaSicily€€€€€€Still White
Planeta's varietal Grillo from the Menfi estate shows the Mediterranean coastal character of the grape: citrus verbena, sea-salt mineral and herbal freshness with the clean precision of Planeta's winemaking.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
PlanetaSicily€€€€€€Still White
La Segreta Bianco blends native Grecanico with aromatic international varieties in Planeta's most accessible white: fresh, aromatic and immediately appealing with stone-fruit and citrus freshness.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Planeta Sciaranuova (Etna)Sicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Planeta's Etna Nerello Mascalese from the Sciaranuova estate in Solicchiata: the Planeta house style - expressive and accessible - applied to the volcanic north slope.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing
Tenuta RapitalaSicily€€€€€€Still White
Rapitala's varietal Catarratto from the Alcamo DOC shows the variety's almond-citrus freshness from high-altitude Camporeale vines with a cleaner, more mineral profile than coastal examples.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Funky · Contemplative
Serragghia (Pantelleria)Sicily€€€€€€€Still White
Serragghia's dry Zibibbo is among the most mineral and wild table wines produced in Sicily: zero-sulphur, biodynamic, from the volcanic pumice soils of Pantelleria, it captures the island's raw elemental character without sweetness.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing
Tasca d'AlmeritaSicily€€€€€€Still White
Leone d'Almerita is the everyday entry point of the Tasca range: Catarratto and Grillo in a fresh, clean aromatic white for versatile food matching.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Tasca d'AlmeritaSicily€€€€€€€Still White
Created for the fiftieth anniversary of Lucio and Franca Tasca's wedding, Nozze d'Oro pairs Inzolia's stone-fruit softness with Sauvignon Blanc's aromatic herbal freshness in an enduring premium Sicilian white.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Tasca d'AlmeritaSicily€€€€€€Still White
Sicily's most widely distributed native-white blend: Regaleali Bianco is a reliable, aromatic white of citrus and stone fruit freshness from the island's historic Tasca estate.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Tasca d'AlmeritaSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Sicily's most historic prestige red: Tasca's Rosso del Conte blends Nero d'Avola with Perricone from the Regaleali plateau, aged two years in large oak. It is the island's longest-established benchmark for structured, age-worthy Sicilian reds.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Tenuta Tascante (Tasca d'Almerita on Etna)Sicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Ghiaia Nera (black gravel) is the benchmark cuvee of Tasca's Etna estate, taking its name from the black volcanic gravel of the Rampante contrada: mineral-driven, fragrant Nerello Mascalese from the north slope.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Tenuta Tascante (Tasca d'Almerita on Etna)Sicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Il Picciolo is Tascante's prestige single-vineyard Etna Rosso from old Nerello vines in a specific parcel within the Rampante contrada: the estate's most structured and complex expression.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Tenuta GattiSicily€€€€€€Still Red
Tenuta Gatti's Pinot Nero, grown at altitude on the Nebrodi slopes in northern Sicily, is one of Italy's southernmost Pinot Nero bottlings: light, mineral and earthy with the Nebrodi altitude moderating what would otherwise be an impossible growing zone for the variety.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Tenuta delle Terre NereSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Calderara Sottana is a benchmark for north-slope Etna Rosso: Burgundian elegance with volcanic minerality, tart red-fruit purity and the structural firmness that demands 8-plus years.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Tenuta delle Terre NereSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
The estate Etna Rosso represents the breadth of Terre Nere's north-slope holdings: an approachable, everyday expression of Nerello Mascalese with cherry freshness and volcanic minerality.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Tenuta delle Terre NereSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Feudo di Mezzo is the most aromatic and perfumed of the Terre Nere lineup: complex, multi-layered, with chalky depth and remarkable persistence.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Tenuta delle Terre NereSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
The Guardiola contrada yields the most powerful and structured of the Terre Nere single-vineyard range: darker fruit, greater density, and a long mineral-chalky finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
Tenuta delle Terre NereSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
San Lorenzo's lower-altitude vines yield a more accessible Terre Nere red: fragrant, iron-streaked, with vibrant sour-cherry acidity and a mineral iron finish.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Tenuta di FessinaSicily€€€€€€€Still White
Erse is Fessina's entry-level Etna Bianco: bright, mineral-driven Carricante from the organically farmed Rovittello estate at 670 metres, with the clean saline freshness of north-slope white Etna.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Tenuta di FessinaSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Musmeci is Fessina's prestige single-vineyard Etna Rosso from old Nerello Mascalese vines in the Rovittello contrada: structured, mineral-driven and among the north slope's most refined expressions.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Tenute NicosiaSicily€€€€€€Still White
Nicosia's entry-level Etna Bianco: a fresh and clean expression of Carricante and Catarratto from the organic south-east slope holdings, offering everyday mineral refreshment.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
Tenute NicosiaSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Fondo Filara is the premium Nicosia Etna Rosso from organically farmed Nerello Mascalese on the south-east slope: approachable and mineral, reflecting the Trecastagni terroir.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Tenute NicosiaSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Monte Gorna is Nicosia's prestige Etna Rosso from a single contrada on the south-east slope: the estate's most structured and mineral wine, representing the full potential of the Trecastagni zone.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
TornatoreSicily€€€€€€€Still White
Tornatore's Etna Bianco is a fresh, straightforward expression of the large single-vineyard estate's Carricante and Catarratto: floral, citrus-forward and mineral-clean.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
TornatoreSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Tornatore's estate Etna Rosso from what the family claims is the largest single-vineyard in the Etna DOC: approachable Nerello Mascalese with typical volcanic mineral character and fresh herb notes.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
TornatoreSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Trimarchisa is Tornatore's top single-vineyard Etna Rosso from an old-vine parcel within the estate's large holdings: firmer in structure and darker in fruit than the estate red, with a mineral complexity that rewards several years of ageing.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Valle dell'AcateSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Valle dell'Acate's classic DOCG blend from six generations of Jacono family organic farming: bright cherry and dried-herb aromatics with firm Vittoria-terroir acidity and mineral persistence.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Valle dell'AcateSicily€€€€€€Still White
Valle dell'Acate's Grillo captures the freshness of the Sicilian coast: citrus blossom, peach and herb aromas with bright acidity and clean mineral finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Zisola (Mazzei)Sicily€€€€€€€Still White
Named for local volcanic-spring activity, Mofete is Zisola's fresh Grillo: peach-citrus aromatics, herbal freshness and clean mineral finish from the warm Noto terroir.