Passopisciaro

When Passopisciaro founder, Andrea Franchetti visited Sicily in 2000, his keen eye picked out abandoned vineyards on the northern side of Mount Etna with the unique characteristics of high-elevation terraces of highly varied black, lava soils.

Franchetti’s first project Tenuta di Trinoro was already a financial success and the makings of a critical darling by pioneering the Val d’Orcia region of southern Tuscany.

The first wine produced at Passopisciaro was a Nerello Mascalese; brilliant ruby in color, with a perfume of great elegance, extraordinary mineral depth that characterizes the great wines of Etna.