Benanti Story
Winemaking in the Benanti family can be traced back to the late 1800s in Viagrande. This deep-rooted passion for wine is what led Giuseppe Benanti to establish the namesake winery in 1988. Located on Mount Etna, “an island within the island” of Sicily, the Benanti family produces wines using 100% native grapes – Carricante, Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio. With vineyards positioned on four different slopes of the Etna volcano: North, East, South-East and South-West, the climatic influence and volcanic soils from each slope combine to create territorial wines with a “sense of place.” After 25 years at the forefront of the winery and greatly contributing to the development and growth of the whole region, Giuseppe passed the torch to his sons in 2012, Antonio and Salvino.
History
Winemaking in the Benanti family can be traced back to the late 1800s in Viagrande. This deep-rooted passion for wine is what led Giuseppe Benanti to establish the namesake winery in 1988. Located on Mount Etna, “an isla...
Vineyards
Benanti farms 35 hectares on four different slopes of the volcano: in the North is Contrada Dafara Galluzzo in Rovitello village (only Nerello Mascalese), Contrada Calderara Sottana (northern slope, Nerello Mascalese onl...
Winemaking
Known for respecting the terroir and varietal characteristics, the wines of Benanti are elegant, balanced, refined, and can improve with age. Focused on organic farming, the winery uses only selected proprietary indigeno...
Biographies
Benanti
About Benanti Winery
Brothers Salvino and Antonio Benanti share the family's vineyard and winery story
Sicily
Sicily, Italy’s largest island, thrives with a diverse terroir shaped by volcanic soils and a Mediterranean climate, producing distinctive wines from indigenous grapes like Nero d'Avola and Nerello Mascalese, along with vibrant whites like Grillo and Carricante.
