This story begins with three young friends who were trying to keep busy one summer. It has culminated with the creation of one of the most legendary and important wineries in Sicily.
AT A GLANCE
COS is a legendary producer that helped pave the way for the natural wine movement. It all started in 1980 with three friends fresh out of high school. The three friends; Giambattista ‘Titta’ Cilia, Giusto Occhipinti, and Cirino Strano, started making wine with some of the family vineyards and they were hooked - COS is an acronym for their last names. They returned to the roots of winemaking, eventually adding Amphora for aging some of the wines -Amphora (Pithos) are large clay pots that predated barrels. In the heart of Sicily's only DOCG, Cerasuolo di Vittoria, COS is producing some of the most respected natural wines in the world, while still maintaining the classic style and character of their region. Certified organic with biodynamic practices.
LOCATION
REGION
WINEMAKERS
ESTATE OWNER
France
Rhône Valley
Françoise Roumieux
Micro-negociant, Françoise Roumieux
FARMING
Practicing organic
KEY GRAPE VARIETIES
Frappato, Nero d’Avola, Zibibbo, Grecanico, Inzolia, Grillo
THE WINES
Cerasuolo
di Vittoria
Frappato
Nero di Lupo
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
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