Arianna Occhipinti is one of the hottest names in Italian wines. Her natural wines are highly sought after with the demand far outstripping the tiny production. Great Roman wine lists like Casa Bleve, Settembrini & Enoteca Costantini are fervent supporters of her wines.

The estate is about 15 km from the Mediterranean with the vineyards planted at 250 metres above sea level. The vineyard is planted with native Sicilian grape varieties Frappato & Nero d’Avola and is run on bio-dynamic principles and all fruit is hand harvested. The winemaking process is natural with fermentation occurring spontaneously, no temperature control, no fining, no filtration and only minimal sulphur additions at bottling. The style of Occhipinti is fresh and pure with incredibly cool fruit. The wines are delicate yet full flavoured and glide across the palate.

The SP68 wines are named after the main road that passes near Adrianna’s home town of Vittoria in the south of Sicily. The name of a road, for a wine which is a journey. That of the farmers who already three thousand years ago left from the country with the amphorae, and then the casks, and inside the fruit of their labor., fatigue, joy, even the smell of the soil. The journey of the farmers, even today headed for their vineyard, amongst meetings and works exchanged, under the Iblei  clear sky.