REGION: Sicily

At 500 meters, on the eastern slopes of Mt. Etna, Murgo’s 30 ha. are located on 3 farms: San Michele in Santa Venerina, Gelso Bianco near Catania, and La Francescana in Aprilia. Murgo crafts pure expressions of Etna’s native varieties at a fraction of the cost of neighboring estates.

After a decade of experience making wine at Tenuta di Trinoro, in 2000 Andrea Franchetti dedicated himself to a new project on the northern slopes of Mount Etna near the town of Passopisciaro in the district of Castiglione di Sicilia. Franchetti lovingly restored the long-forgotten terraces adorned with age-old vines. At about 1,000 meters above sea level, he meticulously replanted …