Province of Catania
Established: 2005
Owners: Faro family
Winemakers: Michele Faro and Carlo Ferrini
Production: 35,000 bottles
Hectares under vine: 11
Viticulture: Organic
Mount Etna is Europe’s highest volcano and one of the world’s most active. ‘a Muntagna, as the locals call it, is rich in mineral components and the microclimate – cool nights, warm days and wide ranging temperature variations – endow the wines with extraordinary richness, minerality, fragrance and depth. After World War II many of the vineyards were abandoned until the 1990’s, when a group of young winemakers started reviving the 100 plus year old gnarly vines.