Mount Etna is a current darling of the Italian wine scene, and I Custodi is among the 21st-century Etna Renaissance producers who are now making wines as compelling as the active volcanoās cooled lava flows. Founder Mario Paoluzi has teamed up with Etna guru Salvo Foti and I Vigneri, the local vineyard workers who tend the ancient albarello vines, and volcanic terracing. The Etna Rosso āPistusā (mostly Nerello Mascalese) comes from Etnaās north slope, where the wines are known to be structured and savoury. In 1774, the Florentine scholar Sestini called them ānavigabileā or ship-worthy, keeping after long voyages. Donāt miss 150+ year old-vines mostly-Nerello cru āAetneus.ā The racy Etna Bianco āAnteā (mostly Carricante) comes from 900 meter high vineyards on the sea-influenced eastern slopes; raw fish come alive with this wine. āAlnusā is the traditional āpista e muttaā (press and rack) Etna rosato. Organic. - Portovino.