Variety: Grillo

Marilena Barbera is proprietor and winemaker at Cantine Barbera, a boutique winery located in Menfi, on the Southwest coast of Sicily. Her family has been grape producers for three generations. From her grandfather who planted the first indigenous vineyards in the early 1920’s to her father who walked in his parent’s footsteps and selected the grape varieties which would best adapt to the land’s micro-climatic conditions. Her commitment is to produce high quality wines only with the grapes grown and selected in their 30 hectares in Tenuta Belicello, only a few steps away from the Mediterranean Sea while continuing to carry on her father’s dream.

“Coste al Vento” means “coasts to the wind” in Italian, referring to the Grillo vines that absorb the winds from the sea which are full of mineral deposits. Everything about this wine is purposefully made dry; it is harvested early, undergoes skin contact for seven days in steel tanks, and then completes fermentation until bone dry. The winemaking process is a natural evolution from start to finish.