{"title":"OTHER ETNA DELIGHTS","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"alice-bonaccorsi-nerello-mascalese-etna-2022","title":"Alice Bonaccorsi Nerello Mascalese (Etna) 2022","description":"\u003ch4\u003eThe Wine\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003eThis collaboration seeks to bring back the essence of a more traditional Etna red—lighter, more approachable wines reminiscent of the past, rather than the richer, full-bodied styles popular today. The goal is to achieve finesse, vibrancy, and a youthful expression that highlights its volcanic roots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eVariety\u003c\/strong\u003e - Nerello Mascalese\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry\u003c\/strong\u003e - Italy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e - Sicily\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSub Region\u003c\/b\u003e - Etna\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExtra\u003c\/strong\u003e - Cork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear\u003c\/strong\u003e - 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eVolume\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e750ml\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003ca id=\"more_desc_btn\" href=\"#pro_more_desc\"\u003eAbout the Wine Maker \u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4211\/3208\/files\/right-arrow_480x480.jpg?v=1647847041\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"pro_more_desc\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Bonaccorsi family have owned vineyards located on the slopes of the Etna Volcano since 1763. 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In 2000 \u003c\/span\u003eAlice Bonaccorsi\u003cspan\u003e and her husband Rosario Pappalardo started a new adventure, they decide to buy land, located in Contrada Croce Monaci in Randazzo, laying the foundations of what is now the Azienda Agricola Valcerasa.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alice Bonaccorsi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51801797525688,"sku":"ALINER-22","price":60.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4211\/3208\/files\/A1E08E34-91A3-4C66-B072-8AB672AD9FC1.jpg?v=1758149532"},{"product_id":"cantina-calcagno-etna-rosso-2023","title":"Cantina Calcagno Etna Rosso 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eEighty percent Nerello Mascalese and twenty percent Nerello Cappuccio, sourced from the Arcuria and Feudo di Mezzo contrade on Etna’s northern slope. 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In the Arcuria vineyards, you can still visit the old family palmento, built out of lava stone and fully gravity-fed, which has now been refurbished and repurposed as a simple yet characterful guest house.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2007 and 2008, brothers Franco and Gianni fulfilled their lifelong dream of bottling their first wines: Arcuria and Feudo di Mezzo. Since then, they have collaborated with oenologist Alessandro Biancolin, previously a consultant for Franchetti\/Passopisciaro.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2016, they revolutionised their élevage process, moving away from barriques in favour of 20-hectolitre botti. 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Forty-year-old bush vines grown in pure volcanic soils with a fair sand content at around 850 metres above sea level, where the altitude and mineral richness of the terrain do most of the talking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-harvested and fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel, the wine rests on its fine lees for eight months before release. 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In the Arcuria vineyards, you can still visit the old family palmento, built out of lava stone and fully gravity-fed, which has now been refurbished and repurposed as a simple yet characterful guest house.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2007 and 2008, brothers Franco and Gianni fulfilled their lifelong dream of bottling their first wines: Arcuria and Feudo di Mezzo. Since then, they have collaborated with oenologist Alessandro Biancolin, previously a consultant for Franchetti\/Passopisciaro.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2016, they revolutionised their élevage process, moving away from barriques in favour of 20-hectolitre botti. 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