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Winery Visit & Tasting on the Volcanic Slopes near Catania

By Slow Travel
Free cancellation available
Price is RM 201 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Taste 3 certified organic wines from Etna’s volcanic terroir
  • Explore a cellar built underground for climate harmony
  • See millennia-old lava layers and visible vine roots
  • Enjoy local bread and oil from surrounding groves
  • Relax on a terrace with volcano-to-sea panoramic views
Activity location
    • Catania
    • Catania, Sicilia, Italy
Meeting/Redemption Point
    • Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, 417, 95029 Viagrande CT, Italia | Please enter the gate and the winery and ask for your guided tasting.
    • Monterosso, Sicilia, Italy

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Winery visit in Catania - English
  • Activity duration is 1 hour1h
    1h
  • English

Meet your guide on Etna’s slopes, explore the underground cellar and volcanic soil layers, then taste three organic DOC wines with local bread and olive oil, an experience you’ll remember with every sip.

Language options: English
Price details
RM 200.59 x 1 AdultRM 200.59

Total
Price is RM 200.59
Winery visit in Catania - Italiano
  • Activity duration is 1 hour1h
    1h
  • Italian

Meet your guide on Etna’s slopes, explore the underground cellar and volcanic soil layers, then taste three organic DOC wines with local bread and olive oil, an experience you’ll remember with every sip.

Language options: Italian
Price details
RM 200.59 x 1 AdultRM 200.59

Total
Price is RM 200.59

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided visit of the winery (underground cellar, ancient winemaking tools, modern barrels)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Tasting of 3 organic Etna DOC wines (white, rosé, red)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Traditional Etna bread with estate olive oil
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Access to panoramic terrace overlooking the vineyards
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Self-guided vineyard walk
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Transportation to and from the estate (we can help)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Private tour or group events (available on request)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Purchase of bottles or additional tastings (available separately)

What you can expect

Perched high on the eastern flank of Mount Etna, surrounded by olive groves, medicinal herbs, and native vines, this wine experience invites you into a rare ecosystem where viticulture, history, and sustainability intertwine.

On land cultivated since ancient times, you’ll begin your visit with a guided exploration of a hypogean cellar, entirely built underground to minimize its environmental impact. Designed according to principles of bioarchitecture, it is one of the first of its kind in Southern Italy. Rather than dominating the landscape, the cellar disappears into it — a reflection of a deeper philosophy that seeks harmony with nature, not control over it.

Inside, a striking section of exposed volcanic soil reveals six meters of geological history, laid down over millennia. Through this cross-section, the roots of the vineyards growing directly above can be seen plunging into layers of cooled lava — a living expression of how Mount Etna gives life to every grape. It’s here that sustainability is not a marketing concept, but a visible, tactile presence.

The family behind this winery has tended these volcanic vineyards since the 1970s, long before the rest of the world discovered Etna’s exceptional terroir. They were the first to obtain organic certification on the volcano, and one of the few to embrace the Equalitas sustainability standard, going far beyond ecological care to promote ethical and economic balance in every step of production.
The estate’s vineyards, located in the historic Contrade of Blandano (Viagrande) and Praino (Milo), are planted exclusively with native grape varieties: Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio, Carricante, and Catarratto. Here, centuries-old farming traditions live on, preserved in small-scale cultivation and personal attention to every vine.

After the cellar visit, you’ll be invited to a panoramic tasting terrace, where the views sweep from the volcano’s smoky peak all the way to the Ionian Sea. It’s here that you’ll enjoy a guided tasting of three Etna DOC organic wines from the deAetna line — white, rosé, and red — each one a clear expression of the land from which it comes.
The white, based on Carricante and Catarratto, is precise and mineral, reflecting the altitude and lava soils of Milo. The rosé, made from Nerello Mascalese, offers bright red fruit and saline freshness. The red, a blend of Nerello Mascalese and Cappuccio, delivers structure, earth, and elegance in every sip. These are not just wines — they are the voice of the volcano.

To accompany your tasting, you’ll sample traditional local bread seasoned with extra virgin olive oil made from the estate’s surrounding groves. It's a simple, genuine pairing that reflects the same care and connection to the land that defines the wines.

In this small slice of paradise, wine is more than a product — it is a legacy renewed with every vintage.

Location

Activity location
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    • Catania
    • Catania, Sicilia, Italy
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, 417, 95029 Viagrande CT, Italia | Please enter the gate and the winery and ask for your guided tasting.
    • Monterosso, Sicilia, Italy
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, 417, 95029 Viagrande CT, Italia | Please enter the gate and the winery and ask for your guided tasting.
    • Monterosso, Sicilia, Italy