Arianna Occhipinti SP68 Sicilia Rosso IGT 2023 750ml

About Arianna Occhipinti

These days, Arianna Occhipinti stands as a venerated rockstar among makers of natural wine, so it’s easy to forget that Arianna’s inaugural bottling went on the market less than two decades ago when she was just 22. Inspired by her uncle, Giusto Occhipinti of COS wines in Sicily, Arianna went to Milan to study enology, and she was quickly disillusioned by the teaching that focused on chemistry and labs. Arianna felt inspired by grapes, by soil, by weather, and by the beauty that her native island of Sicily brought to wine. Arianna returned to Vittoria, Sicily, and she began making wines her way. Today, she owns 56 acres (17 under vine), farmed organically, growing indigenous Frappato and Nero d’Avola, as well as Grillo, Moscato di Alessandria, Zibibbo, and Albano. In 2013, Arianna and her team completed building a specially designed cantina, allowing for cement fermentation, gaining in amphora, and space to teach the next generation of natural winemaking geniuses.