Winery Azienda Agricola Arianna Occhipinti

The winery originated in the Fossa di Lupo area, along the SP68 that connects the countryside of Vittoria. From managing small parcels in local contrade, the winery developed research into the different vines and surrounding soils, leading to the selection of vineyards in contrade such as Bombolieri, Bastonaca, Santa Teresa and Pettineo, and to the production of labels dedicated to the SP68 road and to each individual contrada.

Priority is given to biodiversity and respect for the soil: manual work, use of cover crops and spontaneous vegetation, and avoidance of pesticides, fungicides, herbicides and chemical fertilizers. In the winery spontaneous fermentations with indigenous yeasts are favoured, with minimal intervention, low additions of sulfites and little or no use of filtration, following an approach oriented toward the so-called "natural wine."

Situated in the territory of Vittoria, between the Monti Iblei and hills characterized by red sands and calcareous deposits. The vineyards for the different labels are located on red sand and calcarenite soils at around 220 m above sea level, extending across several contrade within the Cerasuolo di Vittoria production area.

Occhipinti wines have received awards and ratings from various wine guides and publications across multiple vintages.