a visit from mario at icustodi

Mario Paoluzi from iCustodi on Mount Etna stopped by the shop today to share his wines. We tried a Carricante from the east side of the volcano, then several Nerellos from the north.

Mario discussed the alborello training system, which trains each vine to grow as a "little tree" with a controlled canopy that allows light and wind to pass through the vine.  

His red wines come from the unique Moganazzi Contrada, or lava flow, with its own unique volcanic soil type. Moganazzi is special because it is windy, which keeps the vines growing just right.