Palmento Costanzo

Palmento Costanzo is located in Contrada Santo Spirito, in Passopisciaro village, on the northern side of Mount Etna. For centuries grapes of Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio, Carricante and Catarratto have been cultivated here. Today we farm following the principles of organic farming and all the labor is done manually. Over one hundred terraces - a long series of dry stone walls - rising from 600 to 800 metres host our old vines which are bush-trained in the typical chestnut pole. This unique land surrounds the ancient winery that has been brought back to life in a meticulous and sensitive restructuration project based on the principles of bioarchitecture. This is our home, where our Etna DOC wines are born: an authentic expression of the largest active volcano in Europe.

Prefillossera Etna DOC A wine that takes us back in time when in the late 1800’s an invasion of the insect Phylloxera destroyed almost 70% of all vines in Europe. However, on Mount Etna some vines managed to resist and today they are more than 100 years old, giving birth to wines of great depth. Contrada Santo Spirito Comes from a selection of our oldest vines located in Contrada Santo Spirito. It is the highest expression of our wines, it has a great depth that authentically communicates the pedoclimatic conditions as well as the historical and cultural traditions of the Northern slope of the volcano. Three parcels of our vineyard in Contrada Santo Spirito were choosen for the production of this wine: 466, 468 and 464. In the glass each parcel follows a unique path that we can taste as we are caressing every single vine. Di Sei. Bianco di Sei Etna DOC Nero di Sei Etna DOC The wines in the Sei line are made from bush-trained vines, harvested manually, aged between 80 and 100 years. Its name recalls the classification number for Mount Etna in the scientific map of the most active volcanoes on the planet. Sei means Six. Mofete Mofete Bianco Etna DOC Mofete Rosato Etna DC Mofete Rosso Etna DOC The Mofete line offers a jovial interpretation of Mount Etna wines. Here, we feature younger vines, ranging from 10 to 30 years of age. The name pays tribute to the last gaseous manifestations of lava thrown during an eruption.