2017

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ETNA Review #5 Their TIME is NOW

Gazing northwards from MOUNT ETNA, your eyes will fix upon the picturesque hillside town of Castiglione di Sicilia. At 621 metres above sea level, it is considered one of Italy’s ‘borghi piu’ belli’. It’s also the home town of Francesco Tornatore.

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BORDERWINE – Something’s going on

The Friulani are an instinctive, autonomous, self-starting, energetic, creative bunch of go-getters. They don’t need an excuse or an invitation to do what they believe they must. No surprise Friuli Venezia Giulia is such a WINE-MAKING HOT BED of activity.

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ETNA Review #4 Where he should be

The mighty impressive doors of the GRACI winery opened for the first time in 2004 after Alberto Graci was lured back to his Sicilian roots having made the decision of a lifetime…to drop all and become a Winemaker.

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ETNA Review #3 Energy Flow

At the Contrade dell’Etna 2017, it was no surprise that tasters flocked towards the Girolamo Russo winery. As one of Etna’s most highly regarded cellars, an early preview of their #V16 Contrade (Feudo di Mezzo, Feudo and San Lorenzo) is naturally a MUST.

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