A very small estate on the north slope of Mount Etna. Le Vigne di Eli was made possible when Marco de Grazia was offered two of the most coveted, tiny vineyards on Etna. These little parcels did not produce enough fruit for his larger winery, Tenuta delle Terre Nere. He says the small, beautiful vineyards reminded him of his daughter and so he decided to create a new, tiny winery dedicated to her.

Calderara Sottana is our flagship Contrada: the wine comes from a tiny, tiny parcel of few thousands square meters, with very old vines, aging 100+ years. It’s a very small and dedicated production, just one barrel, that brings the unequivocal characteristics of this stony terroir.