Cantina Nicosia was founded in 1898 and is under the leadership of the fifth generation. It was one of the original wineries to settle on Mount Etna, which “has become one of the most exciting, talked-about appellations in all of Italy, rivaling the likes of Montalcino and the Langhe. Today there are more than 100 producers making wines on one of the active largest volcanoes in the world,” said Ian Downey, EVP, Winebow Imports.
Cantine Nicosia currently owns 85 hectares of vineyards on Mount Etna, where it farms all its own grapes. Their state-of-the-art 20,000-square-foot winery in the town of Trecastagni includes an ultra-modern bottling line. Located nearby is the single vineyard of Monte Gorna, which lies at the foot of an extinguished crater on the Etna volcano. The winery also owns 80 hectares in Vittoria, an appellation in southeastern Sicily, where they have been growing grapes for more than 50 years. Sicilian enologist Maria Carella, who has been with the winery since 2008, produces all the company’s wines.
Winebow Imports will carry the following from Cantine Nicosia:
- Lenza di Munti – Etna Rosso (SRP: $25), Etna Bianco (SRP: $25), Etna Rosato (SRP: $25), and Nerello Mascalese Organic (SRP: $17)
- Contrada Monte Gorna – Etna Bianco Organic (SRP: $32), Etna Rosso Organic (SRP: $32)
- Sabbie di Sutta – Cerasuolo di Vittoria Organic (SRP: $25), Frappato Organic (SRP: $20)