I Vigneri di Salvo Foti

I Vigneri di Salvo Foti is the historic Etna based project led by Salvo Foti, one of Sicily’s most influential viticultural figures and a key pioneer in the revival of traditional Etnean viticulture. Working with a collective of small growers and ancient pre phylloxera bush vines trained in the alberello system, the project is rooted in extremely low intervention farming on the volcanic slopes of Mount Etna. The focus is on preserving historic vineyard practices, working entirely by hand on steep terraces, and maintaining genetic diversity through massal selection and traditional vineyard propagation. In the cellar, winemaking is intentionally minimal, with indigenous fermentations and restrained handling designed to preserve the raw volcanic identity of the fruit. The result is a philosophy centred on authenticity, altitude and geological expression rather than stylistic winemaking.