Roberto Abbate

Roberto Abbate is a young Sicilian winemaker who, following his instincts and passion with the confidence of someone with clear ideas, has realized his dream of producing wines on Mount Etna. In his estate vineyard, located in Passopisciaro, a hamlet of Castiglione di Sicilia, the vines average 80 years old and are cultivated according to ancient farming traditions, which include only short pruning, plowing, hoeing, tying, and, above all, treatments using sulfur and copper in small quantities. In the cellar, the same non-interventionist approach is employed to preserve the terroir's identity: overused, practically neutral barriques, spontaneous fermentations, minimal sulfur, and the essential use of cork for sealing.