On the slopes of Mount Etna, old bush vines stand in black lava sand, whilst at Vittoria in the south-east, Frappato is rooted in red sand over limestone. Natural wine from Sicily comes to us from six producers who farm organically or biodynamically and, in many of their wines, employ spontaneous fermentation, bottle unfiltered and use minimal sulphur: from Etna, from the west around Marsala, Alcamo and Monreale, from Vittoria, as well as from the volcanic islands of Lipari and Pantelleria. The selection ranges from taut white wines made from Carricante, Grillo and Catarratto, through light, fragrant reds from Frappato and Nerello Mascalese, to amber-hued skin-contact wines from Zibibbo and the traditional, oxidatively aged wines of Marsala.<\/p>\n\n