{"title":"Elios","description":"\u003cp\u003eElios is the story of two friends who walked away from jobs that left them unsatisfied to rebuild something real on their families' land. Nicola and Guido wanted wine rooted in the culture and soil of Sicily, and they have made it on their own terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicola and Guido founded Elios in 2015, restoring their families' farmland to its former glory and turning their passion for natural wine into a working farm. The project grew out of a desire to create something authentic, drawn directly from the land they grew up on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/elios\"\u003eElios producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"katamacerato-orange-elios-natural-wine","title":"Elios Katamacerato Orange 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eKatamacerato is a 100% Catarratto orange wine from Elios, made under the Modus Bibendi label. The grapes come from organically farmed vineyards in Monreale, in western Sicily's Palermo hinterland, at around 200 meters elevation on clayey black earth soils. Vines average roughly 14 years old at the time of this vintage. The wine is labeled Terre Siciliane IGT.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarvest is done by hand in the second week of September. Fermentation is spontaneous with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel, with 7 days of maceration on the skins. Malolactic fermentation is carried out, and the wine then ages for 7 to 8 months in steel tanks on the fine lees before bottling in May. Total sulfites are kept to 25 mg\/L.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a deep amber-orange wine with real texture and density. The nose shows candied apricot, orange zest, spice, and a saline undertone. The palate is structured with lightly rustic tannins from the seeds, balanced by a clean, food-friendly acidity and a long finish. The name plays on the word maceration and the katana on the label, a deliberate symbol of breaking from the industrial winemaking that stripped Catarratto of its character for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elios","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39324222816455,"sku":"ELIOKATA19C","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/elios-katamacerato-catarratto-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1630819731"},{"product_id":"bianco-macerato-orange-elios-natural-wine","title":"Elios Bianco Macerato Orange 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eElios Bianco Macerato is an equal-parts blend of Grillo, Catarratto, and Zibibbo (Muscat of Alexandria) sourced from organic vineyards across three communes in northwest Sicily: Alcamo and Monreale in the province of Trapani-Palermo border, and Camporeale. Vines are 14 to 17 years old, planted in calcareous clay soils at approximately 300 meters above sea level. Grillo and Zibibbo are hand-harvested in late August; Catarratto follows in the second week of September, once it reaches full phenolic maturity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFermentation is spontaneous with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel, with the full blend macerating on skins for 20 days. Malolactic fermentation is carried out. The wine then rests on its fine lees for 7 months in steel before being bottled unfined and unfiltered. Total sulfites are capped at 30 mg\/L. Each variety contributes a distinct role: Catarratto drives acidity and structure, Grillo adds body, and Zibibbo contributes the floral aromatics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a dry, medium-bodied orange wine with a light tannic grip from the extended skin contact. The palate shows ripe apricot, orange peel, and stone fruit, balanced by a fresh, saline-mineral finish. The wine is bottled with a touch of natural sediment; decanting before serving is recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wine is classified Terre Siciliane IGT, the island-wide designation that gave Elios the flexibility to blend across multiple communes and bypass the varietal restrictions of the Alcamo or Monreale DOCs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elios","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39324271509703,"sku":"ELIOBIAN19C","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/elios-bianco-macerato-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780186368"},{"product_id":"glou-glou-rosso-elios-natural-wine","title":"Elios Glou Glou Rosso 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eElios Glou Glou Rosso is 100% Nerello Mascalese grown on young vines in the Monreale area of northwest Sicily, southwest of Palermo. Winemakers Nicola Adamo and Guido Grillo deliberately planted this grape outside its traditional Etna home to explore a different expression: lower elevation, clay-sandy soils, and a warmer coastal influence that yields a softer, more immediately drinkable fruit character than the volcanic north-face Etna versions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrapes are hand-harvested from biodynamic vineyards and macerated on the skins for one to two days before spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel. The wine ages in stainless steel for seven months, then is bottled unfined and unfiltered with only a minimal addition of sulfur. No selected yeasts, no additives. The result sits at 11% ABV with negligible tannins and lively acidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name is French slang for gulping: a glou-glou wine is one designed to be drunk freely, lightly chilled, without ceremony. This bottles that intent precisely. Nerello Mascalese here shows bright red cherry, wild strawberry, raspberry, and a faint savory-mineral edge rather than the structured, age-worthy profile it achieves on Etna's volcanic soils. Drink young, serve cold.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elios","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39400003109063,"sku":"ELIOGLOU19C","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/elios-glou-glou-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780186340"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/elios.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}