Tanca Nica

Pantelleria floats in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Tunisia, closer to Africa than to the Italian mainland. The island is volcanic, windswept, and starkly beautiful -- and it has been making wine from Zibibbo grapes for thousands of years. Tanca Nica is a small, biodynamic project that takes this ancient terroir as its absolute starting point.

Francesco Ferreri was born on Pantelleria, son of a fishing family, but fell in love with wine as a teenager while working the family vines alongside his grandfather. He left the island for Conegliano to study enology, then spent years in wineries and labs before joining a biodynamic preparations company in New Zealand. It was there, surrounded by the southern hemisphere, that he felt the pull of his roots and decided to return. Nicoletta Pecorelli is originally from Sardinia; the two met by chance in Milan -- she was passing through to catch a flight home to Sardinia for the holidays. As Francesco puts it: "Tanca Nica is OUR project, not mine. Without her this would never have gotten off the ground." They founded the estate together in 2015.

More on how they farm and work in the cellar in our Tanca Nica producer profile.

4 products

Soki Soki 2020, natural white wine bottle at Primal Wine
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Tanca Nica Soki Soki 2020
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Price: $55.00
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Firri Firri Rosato 2020, natural rosé wine bottle at Primal Wine
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Tanca Nica Firri Firri Rosato 2020
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Price: $55.00
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Ghirbi' Pet Nat 2018, natural white wine bottle at Primal Wine
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Tanca Nica Ghirbi' Pet Nat 2018
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Price: $50.00
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Nivuro Nostrale 2018, natural red wine bottle at Primal Wine
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Tanca Nica Nivuro Nostrale 2018
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Price: $50.00
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Frequently asked questions

We will process and ship your order in 2-3 business days, you will receive a shipping confirmation email with tracking as soon as the Carrier scans the shipping label.

Ground shipping time depends on location, here's a breakdown:

West Coast: 1-2 business days
Midwest: 3-4 business days
East Coast: 5 business days

Process time is not shipping time. Shipping time starts from the days successive to the day of shipping, after the order has been processed.

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Signature on delivery is mandatory for wine deliveries. Please make sure someone is at the shipping address to sign for the package.

If applicable, please consider delivering the package to a business address to ensure someone is available to sign for the package.

We also have the option of delivering the package to a Carrier's store for pickup. Please reach out to us to coordinate.

Carrier will try to delivery a package up to three times before returning the package to us.

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If you miss a delivery and a package gets returned to us we have two options:

1) Reship the package right away: due to the very high cost of shipping and returns, we must charge a re-shipping fee to be determined based on package size and shipping destination.

2) Consolidate the returned package with your next order: this option is free of charge and it's the most popular option.

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