2024 Azienda Agricola Arianna Occhipinti SP68 Bianco Sicilia IGT, Sicily, Italy Bodet-Herold tucked into the southeastern corner

tucked into the southeastern corner where proximity to the San Francisco Bay ensures that cooling breezes preserve the freshness and acidity in the grapes

Aging in new barrique for 24 months with no intervention beside toping the barrels

and the wine

this finest parcel delivers sculpted Sangiovese with built-in tension

2024 Azienda Agricola Arianna Occhipinti SP68 Bianco Sicilia IGT, Sicily, Italy Bodet-Herold tucked into the southeastern corner60% Zibibbo 40% Albanello. From certified organic vines, averaging 20+ years old and planted on chalky, sandy soils. The bunches are harvested by hand, destemmed and co fermented spontaneously with native yeasts in concrete tanks. Maceration lasts approximately two weeks. The wine is aged in concrete tanks for 6 months and bottled unfiltered. Sulfur use is modest. "SP68" is the Strada Provinciale 68, the country road on which the Occhipinti winery and