PRODUCER
BBIRBICIù
PANTELLERIA, SICILY
INFORMATION
BBIRBICIÙ IS A PASSIONATE GROUP OF YOUNG GROUNDBREAKING WINEMAKERS ACTIVE SINCE 2020 IN THE REMOTE ISLAND OF PANTELLERIA (SICILY), OFF THE COAST OF TUNISIA. THEIR MISSION IS TO REDISCOVER AND PRESERVE THE AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE AND ANCIENT WINEMAKING TECHNIQUES THAT ARE DEEPLY ROOTED IN THIS SMALL ISLAND'S TRADITIONS. WITH A STRONG FOCUS ON MANUAL LABOR AND ORGANIC FARMING, THEY GROW ZIBIBBO, CATARRATTO, AND PIGNATELLO USING TRADITIONAL HEAD-TRAINED BUSH VINES. LEVERAGING THE FAVORABLE MICROCLIMATES AND THE FERTILE VOLCANIC SOILS OF THE PLAIN OF BUKKURAM, BBIRBICIÙ PRODUCE WINES THAT NOT ONLY SHOWCASE EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY BUT ALSO SERVE AS A VESSEL FOR TRANSMITTING THE RICH HISTORY OF THEIR ANCIENT LAND.

BRASÌ
GRAPE: CATARRATTO, PIGNATELLO
STYLE: ROSSO
SOIL: VOLCANIC
VINIFICATION: 8/15 DAYS OF SPONTANEOUS FERMENTATION IN ANFORA, MACERATION ON SKINS AND AGING IN ANFORA FOR 4/6 MONTHS, NOT FILTERED
CAGNOLO
GRAPE: NERO D’AVOLA, MERLOT
STYLE: ROSSO
SOIL: VOLCANIC
VINIFICATION: 8/15 DAYS OF SPONTANEOUS FERMENTATION IN ANFORA, MACERATION ON SKINS AND AGING IN ANFORA FOR 4/6 MONTHS, NOT FILTERED
TESTA DI GHIACA
GRAPE: ZIBIBBO DI PANTELLERIA
STYLE: MACERATO
SOIL: VOLCANIC
VINIFICATION: 8/15 DAYS OF SPONTANEOUS FERMENTATION IN ANFORA, MACERATION ON SKINS AND AGING IN ANFORA FOR 4/6 MONTHS, NOT FILTERED