An active and dynamic place
A natural masterpiece, heritage of biodiversity
The vineyards of Palmento Costanzo are located in Contrada Santo Spirito, in Passopisciaro, a small town near Castiglione di Sicilia. This is the heart of the Parco Naturale dell’Etna, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Mt. Etna, Europe’s highest active volcano, offers one of the most spectacular territories in the world. An active and dynamic place, overflowing with terrestrial energy: a vigorous natural laboratory where everything evolves and transforms.
Excellence The richness
of biodiversity
Etna is a treasure trove of incredible biodiversity, stretching from the vineyards on the lower slopes to the perennial snows of the glaciers, passing through olive groves, pistachio groves, forests of holm oaks, birches, oaks, and chestnut trees that shelter a rich wildlife.
Above 3,000 meters, only rock survives. It's a volcanic desert composed of ash and lapilli, occasionally pierced by flaming lava, the instrument with which Etna constantly reshapes its profile and demonstrates its indomitable power.
A generous climate
Etna's geological richness combines with a generous climate, contributing to excellent viticulture. The mountain air currents are warmed by the proximity of the sea, creating constant ventilation that helps combat fungal attacks.
Excellent temperature ranges, even 30 degrees, favor a slow and steady ripening of the grapes, helping to develop their aromatic profile. Etna's perennial snows ensure natural soil hydration, combating summer heat and drought and pushing the vines' roots deep into the soil.
Heroic viticulture
Etna is a treasure chest of incredible biodiversity, which rises from the vineyards cultivated on the first reliefs up to the perennial snows of the glaciers, passing through olive groves, pistachio groves, forests of holm oaks, birches, oaks
In Contrada Santo Spirito, volcanic rock rises to the surface. These are the sciare, the remains of the lava flow that shaped the landscape in 1879, creating the unique soils cultivated by Palmento Costanzo. The centuries-old vines, primarily trained as bush vines, thrive on a composite of volcanic sand and effusive rock, rich in minerals and trace elements, with a characteristic dark color.
It's a heroic viticulture, conducted entirely by hand, organically, that climbs the slopes of Etna via dry-stone terraces, called custeri in Sicilian dialect. Between each vineyard, the Turrette are still visible, pyramid-shaped structures created to store the lava stones extracted from the fields before plowing, a monument to the industriousness and millennia-old labor of the Sicilian winemakers of this area.
and chestnut trees, home to a rich wildlife. Above 3,000 meters, only rock survives. It's a volcanic desert composed of ash and lapilli, occasionally pierced by flaming lava, the instrument with which Etna constantly reshapes its profile and demonstrates its indomitable power.