Sicily Focus
ARCAI Anfora Rosso 2020 (RARE)
Porta Del Vento
Beautiful, rich Sicilian red
SP68 Rosso 2022
Arianna Occhipinti
Cult favourite from Sicily
Frappato 2021
Arianna Occhipinti
Soulful, Sicilian red
I Vigneri Rosso 2021
I Vigneri di Salvo Foti
Smokey, clove, black fruit, tobacco
Susucaru 2020
Frank Cornelissen
Yep, the one you saw on TV
Serragghia ONDA 2022
Gabrio Bini
Syrah with 600 bottles made
Serraghia RISERVA Giotto (300 bottles made)*
Gabrio Bini
Carignan from Panetelleria
Frappato MAGNUM
Arianna Occhipinti
Soulful, Sicilian Red
Nerello Mascalese Rosso 2020
Ayunta
Leather. Liuorice. Blackcurrant.
Munjebel CR 2016
Frank Cornelissen
Etna 735m above sea level
Munjebel Rosso 2020
Frank Cornelissen
"The Famous Etna One"
Munjebel CS 2018
Frank Cornelissen
Lower Altitude. Very Rocky.
A shift from quantity to quality
That's why at first, locals thought new producers like Frank Cornelissen (a Belgian) were crazy, cutting up to a third of the amount of grapes from the vines in order to force more concentration into the remaining bunch. But when local producers saw the higher prices new Etna winemakers’ bottles were commanding, showing the grapes made properly over the past 20 years, the whole attitude shifted.
A range of Sicilian producers and wine styles
Popular natural wine producers in Sicily include:
• Frank Cornelissen
• Porta del Vento
• Gabrio Bini
• Abbazia san Giorgio
• Ayunta
• Aldo Viola
• Arianna Occhipinti
• Nino Barraco
• Vino di Anna
• COS