Cavanera Etnea Resort and Wine Experience Firriato
(Winery in Etna)

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About Winery and Wines

The Cavanera Etnea Estate is home to Firriato’s second winery. Here, Firriato vinifies and refines the wines from the Volcano. The vineyards on Etna are the last to be harvested—they produce a raw product of absolute excellence which needs to be taken to the winery immediately. The wine-making process is immediate in order to preserve the grapes’ organoleptic integrity. The process occurs directly inside some specific rooms in the property. The pressing of the white grapes and the destemming and maceration of the red grapes is done by the latest-design production machinery to preserve the unique characteristics of the raw product just harvested from the plant. The refining of the red wines occurs in French oak barriques in a room with a constant temperature and humidity. The production building is completed with the area dedicated to the classic method of sparkling wine production. Once you have passed through the iron gate at the entrance to the resort your gaze will be lost in the picture-postcard panorama which surrounds the entire estate: beauty at its best. All the units at the Cavanera Wine Resort represent a real example of a typical main house on Etna. The skillful restoration has not impeded on the layout of the original buildings. The colors are in perfect harmony with the surrounding nature. The eleven rooms of the Cavanera Etnea. The resort all have a view out over the vineyards which rise up along Contrada Verzella’s Etna terracing. All the rooms are tastefully furnished and offer a spacious, welcoming, and comfortable environment, in line with the concept of family hospitality which Firriato wants to give its guests here, on Etna. The communal spaces and rooms of the Resort are characterized by their great color harmony and their minimalistic interiors. The black floors, made of lava stone from Etna’s lava- flow, blend harmoniously with the pastel colors of the fixtures and fittings, bringing a warm and inviting atmosphere to life.

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