2019 Vini Scirto ‘Don Peppinu’ Sicilia IGT (Etna) procanico Soils are primarily clay and

Soils are primarily clay and sand

Many bulk wine producers are making a Cerasuolo to fit the light pink preferences of the foreign palate (you will see these versions in the grocery store)

After years of studying enology in his spare time

Made with older (80yr old) Trebbiano Abruzzese- the coveted Trebbiano known for its high quality and ageability

though the wines remain relatively obscure

2019 Vini Scirto ‘Don Peppinu’ Sicilia IGT (Etna) procanico Soils are primarily clay andThe idea from the first day was to work the vines and make the wine just like Grandpa did: with minimum intervention and zero chemistry. Giuseppe Scirto Here, on the northern slopes of Sicilys epic volcano, Giuseppe Scirto and Valeria Franco tend a true polyculture: 4 hectares of vines and 1 hectare of olive, nut, and lemon trees, all at 600 1,000 meters above sea level. Carricante, nerello mascalese, and nerello cappuccio planted between 1900 and