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The estate's headquarters in the Fontane district was completed in 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/cos-a-sicilian-winery-blog-natural-wine\"\u003eCOS producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pithos-rosso-cos-natural-wine","title":"COS Pithos Rosso 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eCOS Pithos Rosso is a red natural wine made from a blend of 60% Nero d'Avola, 40% Frappato - certified organic - sourced from estate vineyards in the hamlet of Bastonica in the Vittoria area, Sicily, Italy. The vineyards are planted at around 230 meters above sea level on red soil of medium consistency made up of subalpine sands composed of limestone and silica. Pithos Rosso undergoes spontaneous fermentation on the skins in concrete tanks for 10-15 days with indigenous yeast in amphorae. Pithos Rosso is then aged for six months in amphorae followed by 2-3 months in concrete tanks. Finally three months in the bottle before release. Star winemaker Giusto Occhipinti is one of the masters of amphora-aging in Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"COS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42328887427288,"sku":"coss-pithosrosso-1034","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/cos-pithos-rosso-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780185000"},{"product_id":"frappato-cos-natural-wine","title":"COS Frappato 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eCOS Frappato is crafted from 100% organically grown Frappato grapes in Sicily's Vittoria appellation. Founded by Giusto Occhipinti, Giambattista Cilia, and Cirino Strano in 1980, COS practices biodynamic viticulture on red clay soils. The grapes are hand-harvested and destemmed before spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in concrete tanks. 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Bottled unfiltered with minimal intervention, Pithos Bianco is a pure and expressive orange wine, balancing structure, minerality, and vibrant energy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"COS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42329022824664,"sku":"COS-PITHOSBIANCO","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/cos-pithos-bianco-orange-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780289594"},{"product_id":"zibibbo-in-pithos-cos-natural-wine","title":"COS Zibibbo in Pithos 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eCOS Zibibbo in Pithos is a skin-contact natural wine (orange wine) made from 100% Zibibbo grapes sourced from organic vineyards in Marsala, Sicily, Southern Italy. Spontaneous fermentation for ten to fifteen days with indigenous yeast in amphorae. The wine then remained in contact with the skins for 7 months. 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