Italy

Etna

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Cork

Luca is a former physicist who took over his grandfather’s old land in Castiglione di Sicilia in northeast Etna and began making wine from the old vines planted there. He’s a literal and symbolic example of the return to the land that is energising so much of Italy’s Mezzogiorno. While a lot of northern Etna's reds strive for high seriousness, Luca’s wines are joyous, silky, pure and fine, with lots of lively strawberry fruit and tangy freshness. It's not that it is somehow insubstantial, but that there is a sprezzatura about this wine – just the second vintage – that is instantly appealing.

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Vini di Luca, Virgola Rosso, Etna, Sicily, Italy, 2022

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Luca is a former physicist who took over his grandfather’s old land in Castiglione di Sicilia in northeast Etna and began making

Vini di Luca, Virgola Rosso, Etna, Sicily, Italy, 2022

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