Occhipinti

$36.00750ml

Match vibrant Sicilian blends with comforting Sicilian dishes.

Try spaghetti with roasted eggplant and blistered tomatoes,

or skip the eggplant and substitute fresh anchovies

and garlicky breadcrumbs.

Eyes:

Ruby

Nose:

Medium-High Intensity, youthful, floral, herbaceous, red fruits

Mouth:

Medium Bodied, dry, medium acidity, light tannin, moderate-high intensity, medium finish, red plum, raspberry, mineral

At 16 she was a go-fer for her uncle Giusto (COS wines) at Vinitaly. And just like that, she was studying eonology at university. At 21 she produced her 1st wines from the vines that surrounded her house: Frappato and Nero d'Avola. Now, Arianna Occhipinti works with 10 hectares of old vine, biodynamic fruit, native yeasts and is the face of Sicily's natural wine movement.