Training system: espalier, spurred cordon
Planting density: 5.000/10.000 vines per hectare
This is the king of Etna and the north side of the volcano is its proper home. Its origin in this territory came about in remote times and it owes its name to the very fact of having chiefly been cultivated among volcanic sands. It is very sensitive to the characteristics of every soil and each vintage, and it provides great elegance and longevity.
Training system: espalier, spurred cordon e Guyot
Planting density: 5.500 vines per hectare
A small part of our vineyards is allocated to research into Riesling, which we find is well adapted to growing on Etna, with its very particular soil and climatic conditions. At the moment it is used, together with Carricante, for our Eruzione 1614.
Training system: espalier, spurred cordon e Guyot
Planting density: 5.000 vines per hectare
Carricante is an old and noble indigenous Sicilian variety, which is cultivated at the highest altitudes both for its characteristics and tradition. Without a doubt Etna is its ideal environment, which, with appropriate production techniques, gives rise to great white wines able to demonstrate structure and longevity.