Certified
Organic
Type
Grower, Maker



Certified
Organic
Type
Grower, Maker
About
Azienda Agricola COS was founded by Giusto Occhipinti, Giambattista Cilia e Cirino Strano in 1980. The trio with 3 hectares of land, became the youngest winemakers in Italy. Today COS is in possession of 35 hectares of the vineyard located at Fountains and Bastonaca, traditional wine and oil lands near to Vittoria city. A limestone plateau to 250 meters a.s.l., that from Iblei Mountains gently sloping down to the Mediterranean Sea. At these historical and highly fertile land are cultivated autochthonic vines such as Nero d’Avola, Frappato, Grecanico, Inzolia or Moscato, as well as international ones: Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
Certifications
Certified - Organic by Suolo e Salute (2007)
Contact Details
+39 (0) 932 876145
S.P. 3 Acate-Chiaramonte,
Km. 14,300
Vittoria (RG),
97019
Italy
Technical information
Wine
This grower-maker grows all their own grapes.
- Size of their farm: 35 (ha)
- Size of farm under vine: 35 (ha)
- All grapes are dry-farmed. None of the vineyards are irrigated.
- All grapes are harvested manually.
Average production of wine: 140000 (btl)