Carranco
Carranco is the name of the reality born from the meeting of two highly important wine companies, which wanted to link together two regions and two rather distant traditions to create an interpretation of a territory that is still, in many respects, wild like that of Etna. Borgogno is a company that needs no introduction: currently owned by the Farinetti family, it was founded in 1761 as the first winery in Barolo. The Tornatore family started their winemaking activity on the slopes of the volcano in 1865 and has always demonstrated a detailed knowledge of the territories of Castiglione di Sicilia. Right in this municipality, the two companies founded the Carranco estate in 2018, within the homonymous contrada located in the hamlet of Pietra Marina.
Carranco is located on the northern slope of Etna, at an altitude of 500 meters above sea level and extends over 8 hectares, planted with indigenous varieties: Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio, and the white berry Carricante. The vines are between 50 and 60 years old of age and are cultivated with the historical form of alberello, according to sustainable farming methods. The soil in which the roots sink is obviously of volcanic origin, composed of sands and minerals deposited by fluid basaltic eruptions and always different depending on the period to which they date back. The climate is also absolutely peculiar, with temperatures generally lower than the rest of the island and influenced by the Mediterranean breezes that bring a certain degree of humidity and rainfall, although lower than on the eastern slope.
The cellars of the Carranco winery still preserve the ancient palmento, dating back to the 18th century, with the original tanks lined with basalt, where the grapes were crushed by foot. Inside this historic environment, today's winemaking continues to take place in a traditional manner: fermentations are spontaneous and take place in cement tanks for reds and in steel tanks for whites; aging occurs in large oak barrels for the Nerello, while for whites, open-top tanks are used
Carranco is the name of the reality born from the meeting of two highly important wine companies, which wanted to link together two regions and two rather distant traditions to create an interpretation of a territory that is still, in many respects, wild like that of Etna. Borgogno is a company that needs no introduction: currently owned by the Farinetti family, it was founded in 1761 as the first winery in Barolo. The Tornatore family started their winemaking activity on the slopes of the volcano in 1865 and has always demonstrated a detailed knowledge of the territories of Castiglione di Sicilia. Right in this municipality, the two companies founded the Carranco estate in 2018, within the homonymous contrada located in the hamlet of Pietra Marina.
Carranco is located on the northern slope of Etna, at an altitude of 500 meters above sea level and extends over 8 hectares, planted with indigenous varieties: Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio, and the white berry Carricante. The vines are between 50 and 60 years old of age and are cultivated with the historical form of alberello, according to sustainable farming methods. The soil in which the roots sink is obviously of volcanic origin, composed of sands and minerals deposited by fluid basaltic eruptions and always different depending on the period to which they date back. The climate is also absolutely peculiar, with temperatures generally lower than the rest of the island and influenced by the Mediterranean breezes that bring a certain degree of humidity and rainfall, although lower than on the eastern slope.
The cellars of the Carranco winery still preserve the ancient palmento, dating back to the 18th century, with the original tanks lined with basalt, where the grapes were crushed by foot. Inside this historic environment, today's winemaking continues to take place in a traditional manner: fermentations are spontaneous and take place in cement tanks for reds and in steel tanks for whites; aging occurs in large oak barrels for the Nerello, while for whites, open-top tanks are used
