PRODUCER: Azienda Agricola Alice Bonaccorsi

Alice Bonaccorsi - Valcerasa Etna Rosso 2019

Name: Alice Bonaccorsi - Valcerasa Etna Rosso 2019
Brand: Roscioli Wine Club
Price: 39.95 EUR
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Sicilia

Italy

Nerello Cappuccio, Nerello Mascalese

Valcerasa’s Etna Rosso i is a powerful and structured red wine made from Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio grapes grown in the volcanic soils of Mount Etna. The winery, led mainly by Alice Bonacorsi and her husband Rosario Pappalardo, known for its commitment to traditional winemaking practices and sustainable farming, ensures that the wine undergoes spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts, followed by aging in large oak barrels for 12 months. This meticulous process results in a wine with firm tannins, balanced acidity, and a long, savory finish. Valcerasa’s dedication to preserving the natural character of their grapes and terroir ensures that each bottle of Etna Rosso is a genuine representation of the region’s rich viticultural heritage.

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Azienda Agricola Alice Bonaccorsi

Valcerasa is a small family estate on the northern slope of Mount Etna, between Randazzo and Passopisciaro. In the late 1990s, Alice Bonaccorsi and her husband Giuseppe came back to revive the old family vineyards, planted on steep volcanic terraces at 750 meters above sea level.
Farming on Etna isn’t easy—especially back then, when the region wasn’t on anyone’s radar. But Alice chose to stay and grow roots here. Her vines, many of them old and ungrafted, are treated with care and respect, like “beautiful ladies,” as she likes to call them. Etna itself is not a threat to her, but a powerful and generous female presence—one that offers new land and energy with every eruption.
The estate is organic, with spontaneous fermentations and minimal intervention in the cellar. The wines carry the strength and grace of both the land and the woman behind them. Being a woman in a male-dominated world wasn’t always easy for Alice, but over time it has become one of her greatest strengths.