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Ayunta

Mt Etna | Sicily | Italy
38°N, 15°E

A potted history.


Sicilian winemaker Filippo Mangione spent his life savings to purchase three hectares of old, low-yielding vineyards - some vines between 150 and 200 years old - all within a mile of each other on the northern slopes of Mt Etna in an exceptional contrada called Calderara Sottana, whose rocky, volcanic soils are derived from Etna's very first eruption 3,000 years ago. Filippo's bush vines are 700 metres above sea level and found within one of only three sites on Etna whose fundamental soils have not been altered by ensuing eruptions. Work in the vineyards is both hands-on (no machinery) and hands-off (no chemicals), with native grapes interplanted as was traditional. Biodynamic farming. The climate is extreme with vast diurnal shifts and occasionally strong winds; in a small range you can find conditions and flora that's both Nordic and African. These are very special wines, the product of a truly unique site and the dreams of a truly passionate, engaging winemaker.

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In the summer of 2019, two small 7-year-old wine importers, Red Squirrel and The Knotted Vine, came together to become the Graft Wine Company.

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      • MAAL
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      • Aphelion
      • Bellwether
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      • Dal Zotto
      • David Franz
      • Koerner
      • La Violetta
      • Lowboi
      • Ministry of Clouds
      • Murdoch Hill
      • Polperro & Even Keel
      • Sigurd Wines
      • Vinteloper
    • Austria
      • Andreas Gsellmann
      • Weingut Diwald
      • Eschenhof Holzer
    • Canada
      • Okanagan Crush Pad
    • England
      • Black Chalk
    • France
      • Château de Bel
      • Château de Haut-Bergeron
      • Domaine Bott
      • Clos Cibonne
      • Château Combel-la-Serre
      • Château Laballe
      • Frédéric Guilbaud Muscadet
      • Domaine des Gandines
      • Kewin Descombes
      • Champagne Levasseur
      • Damien Pinon
      • Maison Ventenac
      • Domaine du Vieux Pressoir
      • Xavier Vignon
    • Germany
      • Weingut Dr. Corvers-Kauter
      • Emil Bauer & Söhne
      • Weingut Frey
    • Italy
      • 47 AD
      • Ayunta
      • Bruna
      • Ca' di Rajo
      • Cà ed Balos
      • Sobrero
      • Cossetti
      • Dado è Tratto
      • Fornaro
      • Franco Mondo
      • Leonardo Bussoletti
      • Noelia Ricci
      • Tempo al Vino
      • Tocco
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      • Loveblock
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