{"title":"Cantina Marilina","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen veteran Sicilian winemaker Angelo Paterno first walked the hill once known as Poggio dei Fossi, he called it one of the best viticultural sites he had seen on the island. He bought 60 hectares of it. Today his daughters, Marilina and Federica, run the estate that bears the family's organic, minimal-intervention vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAngelo Paterno spent 25 years as winemaker and technical director for major Sicilian houses, first Cantine Settesoli and then Duca di Salaparuta, before buying the Pachino hilltop in 2000. He founded Cantina Marilina in 2001. His daughters Marilina and Federica now lead the winery, with Angelo still lending a hand in the cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/cantina-marilina-organic-sicily-from-the-paterno-sisters\"\u003eCantina Marilina producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sikele-nero-davola-cantina-marilina-sicily-italy-natural-wine","title":"Cantina Marilina Sikelé Nero d'Avola 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eCantina Marilina Sikelé Nero d'Avola 2020 is a dry red wine made from 100% hand-harvested Nero d'Avola grown organically on limestone and clay soils in the Val di Noto, southeastern Sicily, near the town of Pachino in the province of Siracusa. Sisters Marilina and Federica Paternò ferment the grapes spontaneously with indigenous yeasts following a 20-day maceration in concrete tanks. Cantina Marilina Sikelé Nero d'Avola 2020 then ages eight months in concrete and three months in bottle, bottled unfined, unfiltered, and with minimal sulfur. 14% ABV. Sicilia IGP.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cantina Marilina","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13834292461623,"sku":"MARILINA-SIKELEROSSO","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/sikele-nero-davola-cantina-marilina-sicily-italy-natural-wine-deslop.png?v=1784582534"},{"product_id":"fedelie-rosato-pet-nat-cantina-marilina-sicily-italy-natural-wine","title":"Cantina Marilina Fedelie Rosato Pet Nat NV","description":"\u003cp\u003eFedelie Rosato is a petillant naturel made from 100% Nero d'Avola grown in the Contrada San Lorenzo vineyard near Noto, in the Val di Noto, southeastern Sicily. The vines are 40 to 50 years old, bush-trained (alberello), and farmed organically on white calcareous soils. The Val di Noto is one of the sunniest territories in Sicily and its second windiest area after Trapani, conditions that push natural acidity in the grapes while delivering full phenolic ripeness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFermentation starts in concrete tanks with indigenous yeasts. Before fermentation is complete, the wine is bottled with a small addition of Nero d'Avola must to trigger secondary fermentation in the bottle — the méthode ancestrale. The wine spends approximately six months on fine lees, undisgorged, and is sealed under crown cap. No fining, no filtration, minimal SO2 added.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the glass it shows a hazy salmon-pink color with persistent fine bubbles. Expect tart strawberry, raspberry, and dried herbs on the nose, undercut by a clear limestone minerality from the calcareous soils. The palate is dry, lightly textured from the lees contact, with snappy acidity and a clean, saline finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Fedelie line was launched in 2016 by sisters Marilina and Federica Paternò, who took over the winery from their father Angelo. The name Fedelie reflects the playful, fresh side of Cantina Marilina's production alongside their single-varietal and reserve wines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cantina Marilina","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":14148633985079,"sku":"MARIROSANVC","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/fedelie-rosato-pet-nat-cantina-marilina-sicily-italy-natural-wine.jpg?v=1780665643"},{"product_id":"fedelie-bianco-pet-nat-cantina-marilina-sicily-italy-natural-wine","title":"Cantina Marilina Fedelie Bianco Pet Nat NV","description":"\u003cp\u003eFedelie Bianco is a pétillant naturel made from 100% Moscato grown on white calcareous soils in the Val di Noto, near Noto in the southeastern Sicilian province of Siracusa. The vineyards are certified organic and hand-harvested, with vines averaging 40 or more years old. The appellation falls under Terre Siciliane IGP.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinemaking follows the méthode ancestrale: grapes are fermented with indigenous yeasts in concrete tanks, then bottled before fermentation is complete, finishing in the bottle under crown cap. The wine spends six months on its fine lees in bottle, undisgorged. No fining, no filtration, minimal sulfites added at bottling only.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a hazy, pale gold sparkling wine, lightly fizzy rather than aggressively effervescent. The calcareous soils give it a saline, mineral backbone that keeps the Moscato aromatics in check — floral and stone fruit character without sweetness. Bone dry, with fresh acidity and a trace of yeasty texture from extended lees contact.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cantina Marilina","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":14149913182263,"sku":"MARIBIANNVC","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/fedelie-bianco-pet-nat-cantina-marilina-sicily-italy-natural-wine.jpg?v=1780665707"},{"product_id":"sikele-orange-cantina-marilina-grecanico-natural-wine-sicily-italy","title":"Cantina Marilina Sikelé Orange 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eCantina Marilina Sikelé Orange 2024 is a skin-contact white wine made from 100% Grecanico Dorato — the Sicilian name for Garganega — grown organically on limestone-rich soils near Pachino in the Val di Noto, southeastern Sicily. Sisters Marilina and Federica Paternò hand-harvest the grapes and give them a brief 13-hour skin maceration before spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in concrete tanks. Cantina Marilina Sikelé Orange 2024 then ages six months in concrete and three months in bottle, bottled without fining, filtration, or significant sulfur additions. Sicilia IGP.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cantina Marilina","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32129499660381,"sku":"CANTINAMARILINA-SIKELEORANGE","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/sikele-orange-cantina-marilina-grecanico-natural-wine-sicily-italy-deslop.png?v=1784582894"},{"product_id":"from-sicily-with-blank-cantina-marilina-natural-wine","title":"Cantina Marilina From Sicily With Love","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"page-width\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eThe Wines:\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSikelé Orange 2019\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCantina Marilina Sikelé Orange is a skin contact natural wine made from 100% organic Grecanico grapes grown in Noto, Sicily, on limestone soil. The grapes undergo a 13-hour maceration on the skins before pressing, and then they are fermented spontaneously in concrete vats with indigenous yeasts. Sikelé Orange is aged for 6 months in concrete, 3 months in bottle, and is unfiltered, unfined, with minimal addition of sulfites upon bottling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSikelé Nero d'Avola 2016\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCantina Marilina Sikelé Nero d'Avola is a red natural wine made from 100% organci Nero d'Avola grapes grown in Noto, Sicily, the best place for Nero d'Avola due to its limestone soil. Sikelé Nero d'Avola is made with native yeasts, and it's aged 8 months in concrete, 3 months in bottle. Unfiltered, unfined, minimal addition of sulfites upon bottling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eThe Producer: Cantina Marilina\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAngelo Paternò worked for 25 years as the winemaker and technical director for the Sicilian wineries Cantine Settesoli and then Duca di Salaparuta and then bought 60 hectares (148 acres) on a hill formerly known as Poggio dei Fossi in the southeastern Sicilian province of Siracusa, near the town of Pachino, where he thought the land was one of the best viticulture areas in Sicily. 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