Firriato, Trapani, Sicily

Founded in the early 1980s by Salvatore Di Gaetano and Vinzia Novara, Firriato set out to prove that Sicily’s native grapes could produce world-class wines. They expanded from Trapani to multiple estates, pioneering quality-focused, certified-organic viticulture across diverse terroirs.

Terroir

Trapani hills (clay, red marls) Mount Etna slopes (sandy basalt, pre-phylloxera vines, heroic viticulture) Favignana island (tuff, sandstone, red sands, marine influence)

Grapes

Nero d’Avola, Perricone, Grillo, Catarratto, Zibibbo, plus Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot

Wines

DOC and IGT still wines, sparkling wines (e.g. Charme), Etna DOCs, fortified Zibibbo

Recognition

Among Sicily’s most awarded wineries, internationally renowned for biodiversity conservation and organic farming

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