Episode 028: The Best Is Yet To Come
This week we are unwinding with Giulia Monteleone, vintner, Monteleone Winery.
After extensive research, Giulia and her husband Benedetto Alessandro, made the fateful decision to purchase an old, two-hectare vineyard near the river Alcantara in July of 2017.
The winery can be found at the foot of Mount Etna, less than 500 metres above sea level, and 30 metres away from the ancient Cuba di Santa Domenica, a rare and wonderful Byzantine jewel.
If Mount Etna is a unique place for wine, the credit belongs not only to its uncommon climate conditions, but also to its soil. Monteleone vineyards are located on the northern slope of Mount Etna, in two different districts: Cuba and Pontale Palino.
Since 2017, there has been a focus on expanding the business through new vineyards which would be the basis for new wines.
For this reason they chose the East side of the Volcano and since 2018, they have been producing Etna Bianco wines in the area of Milo and Sant’Alfio.
"Ours is not a family business, but simply a family: taking care of the vineyards and producing wine are activities which have transformed our lives so much that any boundary between life and work has been erased ever since. Our life paths have been very different (I used to write for several magazines and guides about food and wine), nonetheless - through bizarre turns of events - we have eventually met each other and chosen to take part in the wonderful and complex adventure of wine-making." - Giulia Monteleone
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