Cantina Benanti

“He’s been described as the ‘Patriarch of Etna’, Giuseppe Benanti, the man who 20 years ago brought the area to the world’s attention through his wine.” Slow Wine

Featured by Wine Enthusiast (April 2015), Wine Spectator (October 2014) Slow Wine (2015 Guide, Grande Vino) and many other of the world’s leading wine journals, Benanti is at the pinnacle of artisan wine making on Sicily’s Mount Etna. Not only are they the first to have championed great winemaking of indigenous varietals grown only at high elevations on the volcanic soils of the active Etna volcano, but they continue to be the only producers of the rare monovarietal Nerello Cappuccio and produce arguably the finest Etna Bianco Superiore DOC, Pietra Marina (Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Wines for 2014 – #20) .

Giuseppe Benanti, the man who 20 years ago brought the area to the world’s attention through his wine. His sons Salvino and Antonio took over the reigns of the cellar a few years ago.

The vineyards are scattered over the various sides of the volcano , a fact that is one of the cellar’s strong points.” Slow Wine

Since the early years with enologist Salvo Foti, they have strived to respect the characteristics of the Etnean varieties by adopting and maintaining a very traditional approach and philosophy. Traditional methods have been employed in the vineyards, such as “alberello” or bush-vine training and sustainable agriculture. Modern methods of vinification in the cellar & patented native yeast adhere to a subtle, minimalist approach.

Cantina Benanti is committed to producing only fine high quality wines, derived from vineyards located on various slopes of Mount Etna, so as to highlight the uniqueness of the many different terroir within the DOC region.

Benanti has received many accolades, including Wine & Spirits Magazine 2012 Winery of the Year, Slow wine Winery 2016 and many favorable articles in publications such as WS (Oct. ’14 & ‘18) & NY Times.