About the wine

The Tenuta delle Terre Nere vineyards are located on the northern slopes of the Etna volcano and cover an area of around 23 ha. The soul of the company is Marco de Grazia, a world-famous wine importer and wine connoisseur. The grape varieties for the white wines are Carricante, Catarratto, Inzolia and Grecanico, those for red wines are Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio. The main crus of the winery are: Calderara, Guardiola and Feudo di Mezzo. In Cru Calderara, of a total of 11 hectares, around 1.5 are planted with vines from before the phylloxera disaster (prephylloxera). The vines, cultivated exclusively by hand, are up to 140 years old and grow at 600 to 1000 meters above sea level. The exceptional climatic conditions with temperature fluctuations of up to 30 °C between day and night and the volcanic soils result in beautifully mineral, unique wines.