{"title":"Arianna Occhipinti","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt 22, Arianna Occhipinti bottled her first vintage from a single hectare on Sicily's southeastern flank. Two decades later she farms 40 hectares of red sand over limestone and has become the most recognized name in Italian natural wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOcchipinti founded her estate, Azienda Agricola Arianna Occhipinti, in 2004 with one hectare of vines in the Contrada Fossa di Lupo, along the SP68 country road that runs between Vittoria and Pedalino in the province of Ragusa. She had studied viticulture and enology in Milan and released her debut wine at age 22, drawing early attention as a young woman reviving old indigenous grapes by hand at a time when much of Sicily chased volume and international varieties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/arianna-occhipinti-sicilys-natural-wine-standard-bearer\"\u003eArianna Occhipinti producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sp68-rosso-arianna-occhipinti-natural-wine","title":"Arianna Occhipinti SP68 Rrosso 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eNamed after the ancient Strada Provinciale 68 that runs past the estate, Arianna Occhipinti SP68 Rosso 2024 blends 70% Frappato with 30% Nero d'Avola from four vineyard sites in Vittoria, southeastern Sicily. The vines grow at 280 meters elevation on red sand over limestone bedrock, farmed organically and biodynamically. Hand-harvested grapes are destemmed and co-fermented with native yeasts in concrete tanks, macerating on skins for approximately 15 days. Arianna Occhipinti SP68 Rosso 2024 then ages for 6 months in concrete followed by one month in bottle, released unfiltered to preserve its vibrant character.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arianna Occhipinti","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37067667865752,"sku":"ARIOCCHIP-SP68ROSSO","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/sp68-rosso-arianna-occhipinti-natural-wine-deslop.png?v=1784583203"},{"product_id":"il-frappato-arianna-occhipinti-natural-wine","title":"Arianna Occhipinti Il Frappato 2021 Magnum 1.5L","description":"\u003cp\u003eArianna Occhipinti Il Frappato Terre Siciliane is a red natural wine made from 100% Frappato biodynamic grapes grown near the town of Vittoria, Sicily. 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Hand-harvested fruit undergoes co-fermentation with native yeasts in concrete tanks, including approximately two weeks of skin maceration. Arianna Occhipinti SP68 Bianco 2024 ages for 8 months in concrete before bottling unfiltered with minimal sulfites. The estate, certified organic and farmed biodynamically, was founded in 2004 by the niece of COS winery's Giusto Occhipinti.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arianna Occhipinti","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42360870174936,"sku":"ARIOCCHIP-SP68BIANCO","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/sp68-bianco-arianna-occhipinti-natural-wine-deslop.png?v=1784584245"},{"product_id":"arianna-occhipinti-il-frappato","title":"Arianna Occhipinti Il Frappato 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eArianna Occhipinti Il Frappato 2023 stands as the signature wine from one of Sicily's most celebrated natural winemakers. Sourced from 40-year-old vines on sandy, calcareous soils at 280 meters elevation near Vittoria, this 100% Frappato undergoes 30 days skin maceration with indigenous yeasts in concrete tanks. Arianna Occhipinti Il Frappato 2023 then ages 14 months in large Slavonian oak botti before bottling unfiltered. The estate's 25 hectares are certified organic and farmed biodynamically. Alcohol reaches 12%, reflecting the variety's naturally light-bodied character. Arianna describes this wine as the one that most resembles her.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arianna Occhipinti","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51215035760856,"sku":"ARIOCCHIP-ILFRAPPATO","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/arianna-occhipinti-il-frappato-deslop.png?v=1784589586"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/arianna-occhipinti.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}