Caravaglio Malvasia delle Lipari Passito 2017

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Caravaglio is a certified-organic estate on Salina, in Sicily's Aeolian Islands (a UNESCO World Heritage site), farmed by Nino Caravaglio with hands-on, low-intervention methods built around spontaneous fermentation and respect for the archipelago's volcanic terroir. Their Malvasia delle Lipari Passito, a DOC white dessert wine, comes from the Malfa and Valdichiesa vineyards on Salina at altitudes between 50 and 350 meters on volcanic soil, from a blend of 95% Malvasia di Lipari and 5% Corinto Nero. The hand-harvested grapes are dried outdoors on traditional woven cane racks (cannizzi) for about 20 days, then spontaneously fermented with indigenous yeasts, aged 9 months in steel, and further refined in bottle before release.