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The people behind the bottle

Dario Serrentino turned his family farm in Val di Noto into a wine project with his first bottling in 2014. A few kilometres from the sea, old olive and almond trees shelter vineyards rooted in limestone. Native Sicilian grapes and a light touch in the cellar keep his attention on the place itself: a hot, coastal landscape with freshness still to give.

People

Dario Serrentino

Home base

Val di Noto, southeastern Sicily

Grapes / sourcing

Native varieties including Frappato, Nero d’Avola, Grillo and Moscato

Farming

Certified organic

Terroir

Coastal limestone; olive and almond trees shelter the vines

Winemaking

Minimal intervention; small sulphur additions at bottling