Tenuta delle Terre Nere

Tenuta delle Terre Nere is the fruit of over 30 years of passion and work in the world of fine wine.

And an extraordinary location, as well - this "island within an island" that is the Etna - that my brother and I chose. And that, I sometimes believe, actually chose us. A place where nature is prodigal but also severe. And here I try with all my heart to express as purely as possible the refined and multifaceted microcosm of this ancient vo...

In 2002, Terre Nere’s first year of production, I somewhat daringly defined the Etna appellation as the “Burgundy of the Mediterranean”. In fact, I printed my thoughts on the back-label, where they still stand (not in the U.S. because the laborious FDA requirements take up all the possible space). Comparing Europe’s extreme southern latitudes to a quintessentially northern climat, while apparently nonsensical, had and still has its reasons. Fo...

In 2002, Terre Nere’s first year of production, I somewhat daringly defined the Etna appellation as the “Burgundy of the Mediterranean”. In fact, I printed my thoughts on the back-label, where they still stand (not in the U.S. because the laborious FDA requirements take up all the possible space). Comparing Europe’s extreme southern latitudes to a quintessentially northern climat, while apparently nonsensical, had and still has its reasons. Fo...