Etna

Sicilia

Sicily

Nerello Mascalese

Carricante

Grecanico

Our farming philosophy is based on our acceptance of the fact that man will never be able to understand nature’s full complexity and interactions. We therefore choose to concentrate on observing and learning the movements of Mother Earth in her various energetic and cosmic passages and prefer to follow her indications as to what to do, instead of deciding and imposing ourselves. Consequently this has taken us to possibly avoiding all treatments on the land we cultivate, wether homeopathic, organic or biodynamic. Accepting and following nature is our guideline as the divine ability to understand the ‘Whole’ was obviously not given to man as we are only a part of this complex and not God himself.

Italy

Frank Cornelissen

Born in Belgium (1961), former wine broker and passionate alpinist, starts in 2001 his winemaking adventure in the Northern valley of Mount Etna (Sicily), regarded today one of Italy’s most fascinating and promising wine area’s. The estate's philosophy is to produce pure expressions and single vineyard wines of Etna through an unconventional mix of ancient, local and organic farming traditions and a modern non-interventionalist, biodynamic approach in the cellar. The estate’s extension is about 23 ha of vineyards, 2 ha of olive growth and total annual production is 120.000 bottles.

A rich and fragrant wine of pure Nerello Mascalese from different vineyards, partly from our best parcels where we produce our crus (Zottorinoto-Chiusa Spagnolo, Feudo di Mezzo-Porcaria, Pontale Palino) as well as designated vineyards for this specific wine (Rampante, Piano Daini and Crasà). A classic, traditional Nerello Mascalese with tannins and sweetness of ripe fruit. My vision of a traditional, balanced and rich Northern Valley Etna wine.

Munjebel Rosso “Classico”

Carricante Blend

White

Our first white wine started out as an orange wine, fermented with the skins for an extended period. I liked the tactile feeling and density, but missed the finesse and precision of the classic French white wines from for example the Loire. 

Sicily

Frank Cornelissen

2 Wines from 3 Grape Varieties

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