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Grillo, we just learned, may be a cross of Zibbibo and Cataratto! Which, explains, its aromatic reach and its wonderfully textural body. What a grape! And what a wine! Grillo on skins for a week - fennel, soft herbs, blood orange and grapefruit. A tonic. A tonic for the soul. Oh Arianna. The veritable princess of Sicilia. From great genes (her uncle is Giusto Occhipinti of COS) she has carved her own formidable reputation within the global wine industry, a champion of biodynamic viticulture,...Read More...

Grillo, we just learned, may be a cross of Zibbibo and Cataratto! Which, explains, its aromatic reach and its wonderfully textural body. What a grape! And what a wine! Grillo on skins for a week - fennel, soft herbs, blood orange and grapefruit. A tonic. A tonic for the soul. Oh Arianna. The veritable princess of Sicilia. From great genes (her uncle is Giusto Occhipinti of COS) she has carved her own formidable reputation within the global wine industry, a champion of biodynamic viticulture, her wines are enchanting. 

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