Tenuta Monte Gorna

Tenuta Monte Gorna is a &' family-run company dominated by a pure passion for the land and for wine; a passion that has been handed down from father to son for three generations. The company philosophy is based on the enhancement of the territory's viticultural heritage and the production of quality wines linked

Tenuta Monte Gorna: love and passion that binds generations

Tenuta Monte Gorna has handed down its centuries-old passion for viticulture up to the present day, maintaining the same care and attention as in the past. The second generation was responsible for the renovation of the property's land, completely replanted as a vineyard with the native grapes of &' Etna. While the third, is given the task of transmitting tradition and passion by making the volcanic wines of Tenuta Monte Gorna known to the Italian and foreign public.
All production and work phases, both in the vineyard and in the cellar, are carried out with the same respect for the places and traditions with which the first generation began, showing dedication and affection for the hard work carried out over the years.
Tenuta Monte Gorna is located on Etna, 760 meters above sea level, in the Carpene district, one of the 133 Etna districts where DOC wines are produced, along La Strada dei Vini dell'Etna. A place of wild beauty, immersed in the Regional Park. The company takes its name from one of the extinct craters that surround Etna and that trace the profile of the south-eastern slope of the volcano.
The Monte Gorna Estate is attentive to the values of tradition and quality, in fact, its goal is to produce a wine that expresses the potential of the territory, cultivated organically, being guided by the climatic and morphological peculiarities

Tenuta Monte Gorna: volcanic wines children of Etna

Tenuta Monte Gorna demonstrates how l&' Etna can give us great wines. They have always cultivated the native vines of &' Etna with the method and criteria of &' organic agriculture. Nestled between the two extinct craters Monte Gorna and Monte Ilice, surrounded by oak and chestnut woods and a multitude of brooms, with the sea in front and, behind them, the majestic silhouette of Etna, the vineyards of Tenuta Monte Gorna are planted in Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappucci for the production of Etna Rosso and in Carricante and Catarratto for the production of Etna Bianco, the basic grape varieties of &' Etna DOC.
The vineyards cultivated, for over ten years with the method of organic agriculture, are surrounded by powerful terraces of dry stone walls that represent the historical memory of an ancient rural landscape. The soil, formed by the disintegration of lava, is sandy, rich in skeleton, organic substances and minerals. The proximity of the vineyards to the woods and the strong temperature range between day and night favor a perfect maturation of the grapes, giving Tenuta Monte Gorna wines great personality and typicality.
The Tenuta Monte Gorna Company practices environmentally sustainable viticulture inspired by the desire to obtain better quality grapes, with the utmost respect for &' environment, plant and soil biodiversity.