{"title":"Etnella","description":"\u003cp\u003eEtnella is the second life of Davide Bentivegna, who left a corporate career to chase a single idea: wine as a living expression of land, culture and soul rather than a product. With no inherited vineyards, he built a natural winery from scratch on the slopes of Mount Etna.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter years working for the multinational Siemens, Bentivegna felt unhappy and returned to his roots in the hills outside Catania, founding Etnella in 2008. His first wine, the Etna Rosso Notti Stellate, was bottled in 2010 from very old vines. From day one his approach was organic farming and natural winemaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/etnella\"\u003eEtnella producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"attia-nerello-mascalese-etnella-sicily-italy-natural-wine","title":"Etnella Attia Nerello Mascalese 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Attia Nerello Mascalese is a 100% Nerello Mascalese from Davide Bentivegna's Etnella estate, sourced from multiple parcels across the north and northeast slopes of Mount Etna. Vineyards sit between 600 and 1000 meters above sea level on volcanic basalt and ash soils, with vines trained in the traditional alberello (bush-vine) method. Many parcels are ungrafted, with some vines over 100 years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wine undergoes a short maceration on the skins, fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts, then bottled unfined and unfiltered. Sulfite additions are kept to a strict minimum in line with Vinnatur guidelines — no more than 30mg\/L total on reds. The result is a wine that keeps Nerello's transparency front and center: pale ruby, light-to-medium body, and driven by acid rather than extraction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the nose: tart dark cherry, wild strawberry, and tomato leaf, with a flinty, mineral backbone from the volcanic soils. The palate is fresh and savory, with cranberry-like acidity, some grip on the finish, and a hint of citrus pith. It drinks closer to a Gamay or light Pinot Noir than to a structured southern Italian red.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClassified as Terre Siciliane IGT, as Etnella's wines are produced outside or above the strict Etna Rosso DOC boundary — a designation that gives Davide flexibility to work across his 7 contrade without blending constraints.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Etnella","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30597285412919,"sku":"ETNEATTI20C","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/attia-nerello-mascalese-etnella-sicily-italy-natural-wine-deslop.png?v=1784582732"},{"product_id":"tracotanza-nerello-mascalese-etnella-natural-wine","title":"Etnella Tracotanza Nerello Masc 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eTracotanza is a Terre Siciliane IGT red from Etnella, made from Nerello Mascalese grown on volcanic soils in Contrada Crasà and Montedolce, in the Solicchiata and Verzella areas on the north face of Mount Etna. Vines are alberello (bush-trained), between 30 and 70 years old, planted at roughly 900 meters above sea level. The volcanic ash and basalt soils yield low-yielding, concentrated fruit while the high altitude preserves the grape's natural acidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinemaking is minimal: spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel, five days of skin maceration, aged in stainless steel, then bottled unfined and unfiltered with very low added sulfites. The name Tracotanza comes from Greek tragedy, referencing hubris and its divine consequence, Nemesis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the glass, this is a medium-bodied, pale ruby red with bright red cherry, violet, iron-tinged mineral character, and firm but fine-grained tannins. The high altitude and cool nights on Etna's north slope give it refreshing acidity alongside the warmth of the Sicilian sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavide Bentivegna launched Etnella in 2008 after leaving a corporate career, with no inherited land or winemaking background. The estate now works multiple contrade across the north and northeast slopes of the volcano, farming organically with copper and sulfur as the only treatments.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Etnella","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38336442761415,"sku":"ETNETRAC18C","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/etnella-tracotanza-nerello-mascalese-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1630819604"},{"product_id":"attia-bianco-etnella-natural-wine","title":"Etnella Attia Bianco 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eEtnella Attia Bianco is a white natural wine made from a blend of Chasselas 30%, Carricante 20%, Trebbiano 25%, Moscato 10%, and Grecanico 5% grown on volcanic soils around Mount Etna, Sicily. Short maceration on the skins for a medium body wine with tropical notes and a savory palate. Delicious!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Etnella","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41246170480839,"sku":"ETNEATTI19C","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/etnella-attia-white-sicily-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780185393"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/etnella.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}