Exploring Contrade

Join us to explore the historic vineyards and the 18th-century palmento where we taste ancestral wine while listening to the stories of the old “pistaturi”.

We walk amidst the nature surrounding the winery and vineyards, rich in biodiversity. We admire a panorama stretching from Mount Etna to the sea and visit the underground winery where our sustainable wines are born.

TASTING
We will taste our ancestral wine in the charming setting of the 18th-century palmento. Then, at the table, our wines from the Contrade line. They come from a selection of grapes from bush-trained vines that we carefully refine in the winery:

- Etna Bianco Superiore Contrada Praino
- Etna Bianco DOC Contrada Blandano
- Etna Rosso DOC Riserva Contrada Blandano

LIGHT LUNCH
The tasting is accompanied by a light lunch that tells the story of the territory:

- Platter of artisanal and local cold cuts and cheeses, such as Sant’Angelo di Brolo salami, Nebrodi pork pancetta or loin, Piacentino Ennese with saffron, fresh peppered primo sale with pistachio;
- Samples of traditional seasonal preparations, for example: caponata, sheep ricotta, eggplant sticks alla norma, ricotta and garden vegetable pie, meatballs with seasonal vegetables;
- Mulberry jam from Etna and sulla honey served with cheeses;
- Focaccia, breadsticks, and traditional Etnean bread seasoned with organic Evo oil from the olive groves surrounding our vineyards.

EXTRA: Oil Experience – Journey through history, wine, and oil €15

We offer a guided tasting of three extra virgin olive oils, authentic expressions of the local cultivars.

A sensory journey through three intensities:

• Cultivar Biancolilla (Delicate)
  Light and elegant aroma, floral notes, and fresh almond. A harmonious oil with a delicate spicy finish.

• Cultivar Tonda Iblea (Medium)
  More structured profile, with hints of green tomato and aromatic herbs. Balanced, with a pleasant bitter and spicy note.

• Cultivar Nocellara dell’Etna (Intense)
  Decisive and persistent character, with vegetal notes, artichoke, and green almond. A deep oil with a volcanic personality.

The tasting will be guided through visual, olfactory, and gustatory analysis to understand how soils, exposures, and altitudes influence aromas and structure.

Tasting duration: 20 min 

Tasting technique: first oil only, then with Etnean bread