Vineyard
Avide
- Owner : Avide
- Location : Cerasuolo, Sicilia
- AOC : Cerasuolo di Vittoria
- Grapes varieties : Frappato, Nero d'Avola, Grillo, Chiaramonte Gulfi, Vittoria, Acate
- Terroir : sandy loam, red clay
- Work philosophy : organic viticulture
- One wine : Avide, DOCG Cerasuolo di Vittoria, “Etichetta Nera” , Red, 2017
The Story
Among the historical cellars of the Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico area, but also among the leading companies of the eastern Sicily production, Avide has always been distinguished by the search for quality in the vineyard, and winery. Each year, Avide, processes its own grapes, resulting from organic certified 40 hectares of vineyards. Vintage is made only by hand in the first hours of the day and quickly take the grapes in our vinery. Grapes processed, are almost exclusively indigenous, and are the only basis for the production of 12 labels. Frappato, Nero d'Avola, Grillo and unusual, from the three areas under vines company - Chiaramonte Gulfi, Vittoria and Acate and will always work for individual varieties, in order to ensure the best physical condition for the extraction and maintenance scent and color of the grapes and wine. Avide combines the technique of his skilful staff decades, the international wisdom of the famous winemaker, to offer its customers the best products of the Sicilian tradition.”