{"title":"Azienda Agricola Siciliano","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Etna erupted in 1981, the lava that threatened the high villages of Castiglione di Sicilia also reshaped the land around them. It was in the aftermath that Dr. Rocco Siciliano acquired a parcel in the Solicchiata district and began, a few years later, to plant vines on the volcano's cool northern face.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRocco Siciliano planted his vineyard in 1986 on Etna's northern slope, an experimental and deeply personal project that he kept on a small scale for decades. From the 2015 vintage the estate began bottling its own wine in a natural style, working with the respected Sicilian winemaker Alessandro Viola, who guides the vinification. The result is a quiet collaboration that pairs an old, characterful vineyard with a minimal-intervention cellar and a winemaker known across the island for purity and restraint.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/azienda-agricola-siciliano-a-collaboration-between-rocco-siciliano-and-alessandro-viola\"\u003eAzienda Agricola Siciliano producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"carricante-nonna-amelia-alessandro-viola-sicily-italy-natural-wine","title":"Azienda Agricola Siciliano Carricante Nonna Amelia 2016","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarricante Nonna Amelia is a white wine produced by Azienda Agricola Siciliano, the Etna estate of Rocco Siciliano, located in Castiglione di Sicilia on the north slope of Mount Etna at approximately 700 meters elevation. Alessandro Viola joined as consulting winemaker beginning with the 2015 vintage, bringing his low-intervention approach to the estate's fruit. The wine is classified as Terre Siciliane IGT, a designation common for high-elevation north Etna vineyards whose altitude can exceed the Etna DOC ceiling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarricante is an ancient Sicilian white grape variety that has grown on Etna's volcanic slopes for at least a thousand years. The variety is defined by high natural acidity and moderate yields when managed carefully. In Castiglione di Sicilia, vines sit in fine-grained volcanic soils with strong diurnal temperature swings that slow ripening and preserve acidity through harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVinification follows a minimal-intervention approach: all processes are carried out by hand, fermentation is initiated with indigenous yeasts (pied de cuve), no controlled temperatures, and sulfites are added only in small amounts based on the vintage, or not at all. The wine is unfiltered and unfined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the palate Carricante from this north Etna site delivers bright citrus and white peach character, a saline mineral backbone, and herbal lift. High acidity keeps the wine focused and food-friendly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Azienda Agricola Siciliano","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13810139070519,"sku":"SICICARR16C","price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/carricante-nonna-amelia-alessandro-viola-sicily-italy-natural-wine.jpg?v=1780664178"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/azienda-agricola-siciliano.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}