I Vigneri di Salvo Foti, ‘Aurora’, Etna Bianco Superiore, Sicily, Italy, 2023

Overview of the Wine
In Catania in 1435 the “ Maestranza dei Vigneri” was founded . This important association of winemakers, operating on Etna, created the basis for a winemaking profession whose protagonists were the winemakers themselves. After 500 years, I Vigneri is an entity operating on Etna and in eastern Sicily.

The vines are cultivated following Etna traditions, placing respect for the environment and the people who live on the land first. This agricultural approach leads us to use only traditional fungicides such as copper and sulphur for vine cultivation. The training system with which all our vineyards are cultivated is the Etnean sapling. This system, deeply rooted in Etnean viticulture and its native vines, allows us to obtain, thanks to its optimal vegetative-productive structure, the least intervention of external products. The smaller quantity of grapes, which reach an excellent polyphenolic ripeness, produced per vine is compensated by the high density of the sapling vines (8000-10000 vines per ha).

Organic, biodynamic

Winemaker
Salvo Foti

Grape / Blend
90% Carricante, 10% Minella Bianca

Origin
Sicily, Italy

Winemaker's Tasting Notes
AURORA, meaning Dawn, is also the name of a small and graceful, native butterfly of Etna (represented on the label) at risk of extinction. The vineyard is cultivated by hand using natural products. No biotechnology is used in winemaking. Decanting and bottling are carried out according to the lunar phases. 

92 Points - James Suckling
A nice, creamy texture from phenolics with lemons, apple blossoms and hints of other citrus. A blend of carricante and minella, this is naturally fermented. Made from organically grown grapes. Drink now.

Product size: 750ml