Grecanico

Also known as: Garganega (on the Italian mainland)

Grecanico belongs to those Sicilian grape varieties that long disappeared into anonymity – not from lack of quality, but because nobody thought to give it a chance. DNA analysis has shown that Grecanico is identical to Garganega, the variety behind Soave. In Sicily, however, it produces different wines: more concentrated, often with an almost saline character.

I Vigneri di Salvo Foti works with centuries-old, own-rooted vines on Mount Etna – Grecanico at altitude, on volcanic soil, in field blend with other indigenous varieties. What emerges has nothing to do with modern Soave.