Tasting Report: Red and White Wines of Mt. Etna
Sixty recommended Etna Rosso and Etna Bianco wines from my recent trip around the volcano
nerello mascalese
Listening Recklessly to Marco de Grazia
At a recent tasting, De Grazia held forth on Etna wine, mountain terroir, and the praxis (and perils) of fine winemaking on the volcano
2019 Tornatore Etna Rosso
Tornatore’s Etna Rosso is 95 percent Nerello Mascalese with the balance Nerello Cappuccio, fermented in concrete and aged in large wooden casks. It’s a…
Firriato Gaudensius Blanc de Noir Brut Metodo Classico Etna
Firrato’s traditional-method sparkling wine is made from 100 percent Nerello Mascalese sourced from the northeastern side of Mt. Etna. It spends 30 months en…
2016 Tascante Ghiaia Nera Etna Rosso
Scintillant Etna Rosso
2014 Passopisciaro Contrada S Terre Siciliane
Hold this contrada-designate for at least five years
2014 Passopisciaro Contrada R Terre Siciliane
Crystalline and red-fruited; a lighter contrada-designate
2014 Passopisciaro Contrada P Terre Siciliane
Complicated and powerful Nerello from Etna
2014 Passopisciaro Contrada G Terre Sicilane
Concentrated, powerful, too young
2014 Passopisciaro Contrada C Terre Siciliane
Rosy and high-pitched but structured, too
2014 Tasca Conti d’Almerita Tascante Ghiaia Nera Sicilia
An affordable and delicious food wine
2013 Vini Scirto Don Pippinu Etna Rosso
Sharp but earthy Etna Rosso