Arianna (Ari to her friends), is 30 years old and lives in the tiny rural town of Vittoria, Sicily. She became fascinated with wine in her teens, enrolled early at the University of Milan's esteemed school of viticulture and enology, and was releasing her first vintage by age 22. She is focused primarily in the vineyards and has farmed all of her vineyards Biodynamically since 2009. This specific wine - in my opinion the very best thing she bottles - is 100% Frappato, pressed in an ancient circa-1800's wooden press, and vinified in large neutral oak barrels. No fancy cellar tricks, very little sulfur, and plenty of soul. This is one of my favorite wines to drink from Italy every year and I wish there was more to buy, but sadly there is not much of it.