Torre Mora

Torre Mora sits in Contrada Dafara Galluzzo, near Rovittello in Castiglione di Sicilia, on Etna’s north slope. It belongs to the Piccini family, Tuscan winemakers who arrived on the mountain in 2016 and took on an estate whose terraced vineyards had been left to grow wild. They rebuilt the old lava-stone terraces and farm organically, with vines in Rovittello and Linguaglossa at roughly 600 to 750 metres. The estate is named after an old Moorish tower. Its main range is called Scalunera, Sicilian for staircase, after those terraces: an Etna Bianco from Carricante, a rosato, and an Etna Rosso from Nerello Mascalese with a little Nerello Cappuccio. Cauru, which means hot, is the easier-going Etna Rosso, and Chiuse is a traditional-method sparkling wine made from Nerello Mascalese.