Girolamo Russo "Calderara Sottana" Etna Rosso 2022

Girolamo Russo "Calderara Sottana" Etna Rosso 2022Giuseppe Russo made a huge leap from being a pianist with a doctorate and an academic career to being a farmer. His father died of a heart attack in 2003 while working in the vineyard and Giuseppe decided not to sell the family vines. His timing was perfect, as a real renaissance of Etna wines was happening in nearby Passopisciaro. Even though Giuseppe had no winemaking skills when he took over, he was able to learn from people like Marco di Grazia

& Riesling

Almost a decade ago

and Portugieser

This comes from a polycultural field planted with a mixture of grapes as well as grains

replanted this plot in 2016 that had been in their family for generations

and production is about 40

the Weiser-Künstler wines are raw in a way that is life-affirming in their nervous

preserving fresh aromas of mandarin orange

more mastered vintage for the Caslot siblings

not simply in spite of the death

in 2021 I invited a friend and cider maker Robby Honda of Tanuki Cider to work on a collaborative project to make a SC Cider Wine hybrid

Muscat Petit Grain co-fermented on their skins for 5-7 days in concrete then aged on their lees in large used oak foudres