Portelli Frappato 2015

The Agrivinicola Portelli is a family property in the territory of Vittoria, in the southern part of Sicily. The niche production is limited to 18,000 bottles a year and is in the organic certification process. The Portelli family [Ciccio, David, Michele, Maurizio and Alessandro] cultivates the land based on the wealth of experience accumulated after many years. Nonno Alessandro, a winemaker from as far back as the 1930s was the patriarch of the family and his philosophies are still closely followed, from hand harvesting to spontaneous fermentation. Portelli relies on traditional agricultural techniques that has similarities with Biodynamic winemaking with regards to the vegetative cycle, the moon and organic fertilization. They believe that their zone provides a perfect environment for the making of natural wines.