{"id":634,"date":"2026-05-26T14:13:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantonerietna.com\/the-territory\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T20:25:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T18:25:23","slug":"the-territory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cantonerietna.com\/en\/the-territory\/","title":{"rendered":"The Territory"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_aee7b033 height_medium width_full_with_indents\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><h1 class=\"w-text us_custom_2f9b05e4 has_text_color\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Etna<\/span><\/span><\/h1><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_c3062da7 has_text_color\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>The Volcanic Terroir of Cantoneri Wines<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_0d2475fd has_text_color\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Vineyards at 670 m a.s.l. on volcanic sandy loam soils. Discover how the Etna territory shapes Cantoneri wines. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto width_full\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:0rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container us_custom_19c42e97 has_bg_color\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container us_custom_c1b485e6 has_bg_color\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image us_custom_f51e26ff align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/cantonerietna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/margherite.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"margherite\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cantonerietna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/margherite.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cantonerietna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/margherite-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cantonerietna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/margherite-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_large\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_bc0176d0 has_text_color\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>On Mount Etna the land is never truly still.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto width_full\"><div class=\"l-section-overlay\" style=\"background:var(--color-content-link)\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_middle type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:0rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container us_custom_9ec75e68 has_bg_color\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_2347af9b has_text_color\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>The volcanic terroir of Etna speaks to those who know how to listen.<br \/>\nDifferent soils interweave parcel after parcel: light, sandy textures alternate with matrices richer in skeleton, able to hold and give back energy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container us_custom_9ec75e68 has_bg_color\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_2347af9b has_text_color\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>The Cantoneri vineyards grow on the northern slope of the volcano, between Solicchiata and Castiglione di Sicilia, and lie at around 670 metres above sea level.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_3c1449d5 height_medium width_custom with_img parallax_ver parallaxdir_reversed\" style=\"--site-content-width:860px;\"><div class=\"l-section-img\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Cantoneri\" data-img-width=\"1920\" data-img-height=\"1280\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cantonerietna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cantoneri-hero.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-overlay\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0.5) 50%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%)\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_14112563 has_text_color\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>At these altitudes the Sicilian sun loses none of its strength, but meets the unique climate of Etna, with cooler nights, strong ventilation and significant temperature shifts . It is as if, with a microclimate like Etna\u2019s, the grape had two times: by day it gathers ripeness, by night it recovers freshness.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto width_full\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:0rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container us_custom_c1b485e6 has_bg_color\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image us_custom_f51e26ff align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/cantonerietna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vitigno-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Vitigno\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cantonerietna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vitigno-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cantonerietna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vitigno-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cantonerietna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vitigno-2-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_large\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_2347af9b has_text_color\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>On the northern slope of Etna this tension is particularly evident. The reds find depth, tannin and longevity, typical of Sicily\u2019s volcanic wine. The whites, although less historically associated with this area, develop surprising profiles: smoky notes, hints of broom, honey, stone, hydrocarbons.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container us_custom_e0e0c764 has_bg_color\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_5e0d4f69 height_huge\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_0be4a2aa has_text_color\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Nerello Mascalese is, more than any other, the grape variety that tells the story of Etna\u2019s reds in this territory. Elegant, vertical, it has a tannin that at first may seem rough, but which over time relaxes like a lava flow colonised by broom.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_0be4a2aa has_text_color\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Nerello Cappuccio accompanies it with roundness, colour and softness.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carricante, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the native white grape variety<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, brings freshness, acidity and a subtle, almost sharp minerality.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EtnaThe Volcanic Terroir of Cantoneri Wines Vineyards at 670 m a.s.l. on volcanic sandy loam soils. Discover how the Etna territory shapes Cantoneri wines. On Mount Etna the land is never truly still. 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