2021 Porta del Vento Catarratto Monreale DOC

Under the skilled craftsmanship of owner and winemaker Marco Sferlazzo, Porta del Vento has emerged as a beacon of excellence in Sicilian low-intervention winemaking. In 2005 Marco, formerly a pharmacist in Palermo, transitioned to grape-growing with a fervent dedication to high quality and organic/biodynamic farming.

Its eighteen-hectare, 50 years old vineyards grow on sandy soils atop a yellow sandstone crust. Located just 15 miles from the Mediterranean Sea, these vineyards are exposed to relentless, cold northern winds (hence the name “the door of the wind”), which help mitigate the hot Sicilian days, in combination with being at 600m asl, by bringing the temperatures down by nearly 20 degrees Celsius each night.

Crafted with 100% Certified Organic grapes and Biodynamic methods, Porta del Vento's wines epitomize non-interventionist winemaking based on native-yeasts fermentation and concrete vats, Also, where else are you going to find old vine/ 10+ yr old Catarratto?!

Try with white fish crudo, herby pasta, anchovy+garlic