Wine Tasting – Arianna Occhipinti Wines

We are thrilled to invite you to our next tasting event, where we will sample wines from Sicilian winery Arianna Occhipinti! Join us on Wednesday, July 17 at 6 p.m. as our General Manager Travis Doyle leads us through five fantastic wines from one of his favorite winemakers.

Arianna Occhipinti fell in love with wine at a young age and began producing under her own label at 22 years old. She is now one of the most well-respected winemakers in Sicily. Occhipinti believes in traditional, artisanal winemaking techniques to emphasize the authenticity of the terroir. She uses minimal intervention in her winemaking and farming – natural yeast fermentation, aging in cement, no filtration, cover crops, and no irrigation. She calls her wines “a pure expression of the territory of origin whose identity and originality should be preserved as much as possible.”

Arianna crafts wine mainly from Sicilian red varietals Frappato and Nero d’Avola. At this tasting event, we will have the opportunity to taste blends of these two grapes, as well as single varietals, plus an orange wine made with 100% Grillo.

TASTING LINEUP:

Vino di Contrade ‘SM’ Bianco 2022
100% Grillo sourced from the Santa Margherita Vineyard with 48 hours of skin contact. Notes of musky peach, fresh apricot, sweet herbs, and ground ginger.

SP68 Rosso 2023
70% Frappato/30% Nero d’Avola – Silky mouthfeel with notes of sour cherry, cranberry, and strawberry compote.

Il Frappato 2022
100% Frappato – Medium-bodied with vibrant flavors of sliced fresh strawberries, rose petal, lemon zest, and blood orange.

‘Siccagno’ Nero d’Avola 2021
100% Nero d’Avola – Notes of ripe plum, blackberry, and black currant with hints of rosemary.

‘Grotte Alte’ Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG
50% Frappato/50% Nero d’Avola – Serious and elegant with notes of ripe red cherries, red currants, ash, and dried herbs.