The Wines

OUR WINES

OUR WINES TELL OUR STORY AND THE STORY OF OUR ANCESTRAL LANDS.

For over 3000 years, the Earth has had grape vines. This is an extraordinary gift that we have been given and that we have received with humility and work with in our own way. We are always looking to work as artists in terms of our concept of a wine. This has enabled us to undertake a very difficult path but one that we are fully satisfied with and that we intend to pursue wholeheartedly. For the past 30 years, we have been creating our history and putting it into every glass of our wine, our story, the story of our ancestral lands.

Metodo Classico

Pithos Bianco DOC

Ramì IGP

Zibibbo in Pithos

Frappato IGP

Pithos Rosso IGT

Nero di Lupo

Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico DOCG

Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico delle Fontane DOCG

Maldafrica IGP

Contrada IGP

Aestas Siciliae

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Metodo Classico

Area of production: Vittoria (RG), South-Eastern of Sicily.
Grape variety: Frappato di Vittoria 100%.
Agriculture: Organic. Altitude: 230 meters a.s.l.
Soil: red soil, medium consistency; formed of sub-apennine sands of Pliocene origin.
Training system: Guyot.
Planting density: 5.000 vines/hectare.
Average age of vines: 25 years.
Harvest period: first days of September.
Fermentation: direct press, followed by spontaneous fermentation in terracotta amphorae.
Aging: concrete thanks.
Mise en bouteille: no addition of sugar and yeast but just fresh must from the following vintage.
Prise de Mousse: 20 months on yeast.
Expédition: dosage zéro.
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Pithos Bianco DOC

Area of production: Fontane, Vittoria (RG), South-East of Sicily.
Grape variety: Grecanico 100%.
Agriculture: Organic.
Altitude: 230 Meters a.s.l.
Soil: red soil, medium consistency; formed of sub-apennine sands of Pliocene origin, of limestone-siliceous nature, interwoven with compact layers of fresh clay and siliceous sand.
Training system: Guyot.
Planting density: 5.000 vines/hectare.
Average age of vines in production: 12 years.
Harvest period: September.
Fermentation: spontaneous in terracotta amphorae, on the skins with indigenous yeasts.
Aging: amphora and bottle.
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Ramì IGP

Area of production: Fontane, Bastonaca, Vittoria (RG), South-East of Sicily.
Grapes varieties: Grillo 50%, Insolia 50%.
Agriculture: Organic.
Altitude: 230 Meters a.s.l.
Soil: red soil, medium consistency; formed of sub-apennine sands of Pliocene origin, of limestone-siliceous nature.
Training system: Guyot.
Planting density: 5.000 vines/hectare.
Average age of vines in production: 12 years.
Harvest period: September.
Fermentation: spontaneous on the skins with indigenous yeasts.
Aging: concrete tanks and bottle.
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Zibibbo in Pithos

Area of production: Marsala, West of Sicily.
Grape variety: Zibibbo 100%.
Altitude: 12 Meters a.s.l.
Soil: red soil, medium consistency; formed of sub-appenine sands of Pliocene origin, of limestone-siliceous nature.
Training system: spur cordon 40 cm tall.
Planting density: 5.000 vines/hectare.
Average age of vines in production: 21 years.
Harvest period: start of September.
Fermentation:spontaneous in terracotta amphorae, on the skins with indigenous yeasts.
Aging: amphora and bottle.
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Frappato IGP

Area of production: Vittoria (RG), South-Eastern of Sicily.
Grape variety: Frappato di Vittoria 100%.
Agriculture: Organic.
Altitude: 230 Meters a.s.l.
Soil:red soil, medium consistency; formed of sub-apennine sands of Pliocene origin, of limestone-siliceous nature.
Training system: Guyot.
Planting density: 5.000 vines/hectare.
Average age of vines in production: 15 years.
Harvest period: end of September, first days of October.
Fermentation: spontaneous on the skins with indigenous yeasts.
Aging: concrete tanks and bottle.
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Pithos Rosso IGT

Area of production: Bastonca, Vittoria (RG), South-East of Sicily.
Grape variety: Nero d’Avola 100%.
Agriculture: Organic.
Altitude: 230 Meters a.s.l.
Soil: red soil, medium consistency; formed of sub-apennine sands of Pliocene origin, of limestone-siliceous nature.
Training system: Guyot.
Planting density: 5.000 vines/hectare.
Average age of vines in production: 25 years.
Harvest period: end of September, first days of October.
Fermentation: spontaneous in terracotta amphorae, on the skins with indigenous yeasts.
Aging: amphora and bottle.
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Nero di Lupo

Area of production: Vittoria (RG), South-Eastern Sicily.
Grape variety: Nero d’Avola 100%.
Agriculture: Organic.
Altitude: 230 Meters a.s.l.
Soil: red soil, medium consistency; formednof sub-apennine sands of Pliocene origin, of limestone-siliceous nature.
Training system: Guyot.
Planting density: 5.000 vines/hectare.
Average age of vines in production: 15 years.
Harvest period: end of September, first days of October.
Fermentation: spontaneous on the skins with indigenous yeasts.
Aging: concrete tanks and bottle
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Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico DOCG

Area of production: Vittoria (RG), South-Eastern of Sicily.
Grapes varieties: Frappato di Vittoria 40%, Nero d’Avola 60%
Agriculture: Organic.
Altitude: 230 Meters a.s.l.
Soil: red soil, medium consistency; formed of sub-apennine sands of Pliocene origin, of limestone-siliceous nature..
Training system: Guyot.
Planting density: 5.000 vines/hectare.
Average age of vines in production: 25 years.
Harvest period:end of september, first days of october.
Fermentation: spontaneous on the skins with indigenous yeasts.
Aging: Slavonian barrels and bottle.
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Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico delle Fontane DOCG

Area of production: Fontane,Vittoria (RG), South-Eastern Sicily.
Grapes varieties: Frappato di Vittoria 40%, Nero d’Avola 60%.
Agriculture: Organic.
Altitude: 230 Meters a.s.l.
Soil: red soil, medium consistency; formed of sub-apennine sands of Pliocene origin, of limestone-siliceous nature, interwoven with compact layers of clay and siliceous sand.
Training system: Guyot.
Planting density: 5.000 vines/hectare.
Average age of vines in production: 25 years.
Harvest period: end of September, first days of October.
Fermentation: spontaneous on the skins with indigenous yeasts.
Aging: Slavonian barrels and bottle.
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Area of production: Bastonaca, Vittoria (RG), South-Eastern Sicily.
Grapes varieties: Frappato di Vittoria 40%, Nero d’Avola 60%.
Agriculture: Organic.
Altitude: 230 Meters a.s.l.
Soil: red soil, medium consistency; formed of sub-apennine sands of Pliocene origin, of limestone-siliceous nature, interwoven with compact layers of clay and siliceous sand.
Training system: Guyot.
Planting density: 5.000 vines/hectare.
Average age of vines in production: 45 years.
Harvest period: end of September, first days of October.
Fermentation: spontaneous on the skins with indigenous yeasts.
Aging: Slavonian barrels and bottle.
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Maldafrica IGP

Area of production: Fontane,Vittoria (RG), South-Eastern Sicily.
Grapes varieties: Merlot 50%, Cabernet Sauvignon 50%.
Agriculture: Organic.
Altitude: 230 Meters a.s.l.
Soil: red soil, medium consistency, formed of sub-apennine sands of Pliocene origin, of limestone-siliceous nature, interwoven with compact layers of fresh clay and siliceous sand.
Training system: spur cordon.
Planting density: 5.000 vines/hectare.
Average age of vines in production: 25 years.
Harvest period: September.
Fermentation: spontaneous in terracotta amphorae, on the skins with indigenous yeasts.
Aging: Slavonian barrels and bottle.
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Contrada IGP

Area of production: Bastonaca, Vittoria (RG), South-East of Sicily.
Grape variety: Nero d’Avola 100%.
Agriculture: Organic.
Altitude: 230 Meters a.s.l.
Soil: red soil, medium consistency; formed of sub-apennine sands of Pliocene origin, of limestone-siliceous nature, interwoven with compact layers of fresh clay and siliceous sand.
Training system: head training.
Planting density: 8.000 vines/hectare.
Average age of vines in production: 50 years.
Harvest period: end of September, first days of October.
Fermentation: spontaneous on the skins with indigenous yeasts.
Aging: Slavonian barrels and bottle.
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Aestas Siciliae

Area of production: Fontane, Vittoria (RG), South-East of Sicily.
Grapes variety: White Muscat.
Agriculture: Organic.
Altitude: 230 Meters a.s.l.
Soil: red soil, medium consistency; formed of sub-apennine sands of Pliocene origin, of limestone-siliceous nature.
Training system: Guyot.
Planting density: 5.000 vines/hectare.
Average age of vines in production: 10 years.
Harvest period: end of September.
Fermentation: spontaneous on the skins with indigenous yeasts.
Aging: steel and bottle.

OUR LAND

OUR LAND

WE ARE AT THE FARTHEST TIP OF SOUTH EASTERN SICILY

The taste of Africa jumps out at you not just from the various architectural ruins but also more importantly from the vegetation: olive, carob and almond trees and vines abound. The climate as well recalls Africa with its red, ochre and yellow tones.

The Company

OUR ROOTS

Three friends founded Azienda Agricola COS, in 1980: Giambattista Cilia, Cirino Strano and Giusto Occhipinti. The acronym of their last names is where the name for the winery – COS – comes from.

The Wines

OUR WINES

OUR WINES TELL OUR STORY AND THE STORY OF OUR ANCESTRAL LANDS.

Metodo Classico

Pithos Bianco DOC

Ramì IGP

Zibibbo in Pithos

Frappato IGP

Pithos Rosso IGT

Nero di Lupo

Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico DOCG

Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico delle Fontane DOCG

Maldafrica IGP

Contrada IGP

Aestas Siciliae

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Metodo Classico

Area of production: Vittoria (RG), South-Eastern of Sicily.
Grape variety: Frappato di Vittoria 100%.
Agriculture: Organic. Altitude: 230 meters a.s.l.
Soil: red soil, medium consistency; formed of sub-apennine sands of Pliocene origin.
Training system: Guyot.
Planting density: 5.000 vines/hectare.
Average age of vines: 25 years.
Harvest period: first days of September.
Fermentation: direct press, followed by spontaneous fermentation in terracotta amphorae.
Aging: concrete thanks.
Mise en bouteille: no addition of sugar and yeast but just fresh must from the following vintage.
Prise de Mousse: 20 months on yeast.
Expédition: dosage zéro.
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Pithos Bianco DOC

Area of production: Fontane, Vittoria (RG), South-East of Sicily.
Grape variety: Grecanico 100%.
Agriculture: Organic.
Altitude: 230 Meters a.s.l.
Soil: red soil, medium consistency; formed of sub-apennine sands of Pliocene origin, of limestone-siliceous nature, interwoven with compact layers of fresh clay and siliceous sand.
Training system: Guyot.
Planting density: 5.000 vines/hectare.
Average age of vines in production: 12 years.
Harvest period: September.
Fermentation: spontaneous in terracotta amphorae, on the skins with indigenous yeasts.
Aging: amphora and bottle.
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Ramì IGP

Area of production: Fontane, Bastonaca, Vittoria (RG), South-East of Sicily.
Grapes varieties: Grillo 50%, Insolia 50%.
Agriculture: Organic.
Altitude: 230 Meters a.s.l.
Soil: red soil, medium consistency; formed of sub-apennine sands of Pliocene origin, of limestone-siliceous nature.
Training system: Guyot.
Planting density: 5.000 vines/hectare.
Average age of vines in production: 12 years.
Harvest period: September.
Fermentation: spontaneous on the skins with indigenous yeasts.
Aging: concrete tanks and bottle.
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Zibibbo in Pithos

Area of production: Marsala, West of Sicily.
Grape variety: Zibibbo 100%.
Altitude: 12 Meters a.s.l.
Soil: red soil, medium consistency; formed of sub-appenine sands of Pliocene origin, of limestone-siliceous nature.
Training system: spur cordon 40 cm tall.
Planting density: 5.000 vines/hectare.
Average age of vines in production: 21 years.
Harvest period: start of September.
Fermentation:spontaneous in terracotta amphorae, on the skins with indigenous yeasts.
Aging: amphora and bottle.
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Frappato IGP

Area of production: Vittoria (RG), South-Eastern of Sicily.
Grape variety: Frappato di Vittoria 100%.
Agriculture: Organic.
Altitude: 230 Meters a.s.l.
Soil:red soil, medium consistency; formed of sub-apennine sands of Pliocene origin, of limestone-siliceous nature.
Training system: Guyot.
Planting density: 5.000 vines/hectare.
Average age of vines in production: 15 years.
Harvest period: end of September, first days of October.
Fermentation: spontaneous on the skins with indigenous yeasts.
Aging: concrete tanks and bottle.
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Pithos Rosso IGT

Area of production: Bastonca, Vittoria (RG), South-East of Sicily.
Grape variety: Nero d’Avola 100%.
Agriculture: Organic.
Altitude: 230 Meters a.s.l.
Soil: red soil, medium consistency; formed of sub-apennine sands of Pliocene origin, of limestone-siliceous nature.
Training system: Guyot.
Planting density: 5.000 vines/hectare.
Average age of vines in production: 25 years.
Harvest period: end of September, first days of October.
Fermentation: spontaneous in terracotta amphorae, on the skins with indigenous yeasts.
Aging: amphora and bottle.
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Nero di Lupo

Area of production: Vittoria (RG), South-Eastern Sicily.
Grape variety: Nero d’Avola 100%.
Agriculture: Organic.
Altitude: 230 Meters a.s.l.
Soil: red soil, medium consistency; formednof sub-apennine sands of Pliocene origin, of limestone-siliceous nature.
Training system: Guyot.
Planting density: 5.000 vines/hectare.
Average age of vines in production: 15 years.
Harvest period: end of September, first days of October.
Fermentation: spontaneous on the skins with indigenous yeasts.
Aging: concrete tanks and bottle
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Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico DOCG

Area of production: Vittoria (RG), South-Eastern of Sicily.
Grapes varieties: Frappato di Vittoria 40%, Nero d’Avola 60%
Agriculture: Organic.
Altitude: 230 Meters a.s.l.
Soil: red soil, medium consistency; formed of sub-apennine sands of Pliocene origin, of limestone-siliceous nature..
Training system: Guyot.
Planting density: 5.000 vines/hectare.
Average age of vines in production: 25 years.
Harvest period:end of september, first days of october.
Fermentation: spontaneous on the skins with indigenous yeasts.
Aging: Slavonian barrels and bottle.
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Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico delle Fontane DOCG

Area of production: Fontane,Vittoria (RG), South-Eastern Sicily.
Grapes varieties: Frappato di Vittoria 40%, Nero d’Avola 60%.
Agriculture: Organic.
Altitude: 230 Meters a.s.l.
Soil: red soil, medium consistency; formed of sub-apennine sands of Pliocene origin, of limestone-siliceous nature, interwoven with compact layers of clay and siliceous sand.
Training system: Guyot.
Planting density: 5.000 vines/hectare.
Average age of vines in production: 25 years.
Harvest period: end of September, first days of October.
Fermentation: spontaneous on the skins with indigenous yeasts.
Aging: Slavonian barrels and bottle.
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Area of production: Bastonaca, Vittoria (RG), South-Eastern Sicily.
Grapes varieties: Frappato di Vittoria 40%, Nero d’Avola 60%.
Agriculture: Organic.
Altitude: 230 Meters a.s.l.
Soil: red soil, medium consistency; formed of sub-apennine sands of Pliocene origin, of limestone-siliceous nature, interwoven with compact layers of clay and siliceous sand.
Training system: Guyot.
Planting density: 5.000 vines/hectare.
Average age of vines in production: 45 years.
Harvest period: end of September, first days of October.
Fermentation: spontaneous on the skins with indigenous yeasts.
Aging: Slavonian barrels and bottle.
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Maldafrica IGP

Area of production: Fontane,Vittoria (RG), South-Eastern Sicily.
Grapes varieties: Merlot 50%, Cabernet Sauvignon 50%.
Agriculture: Organic.
Altitude: 230 Meters a.s.l.
Soil: red soil, medium consistency, formed of sub-apennine sands of Pliocene origin, of limestone-siliceous nature, interwoven with compact layers of fresh clay and siliceous sand.
Training system: spur cordon.
Planting density: 5.000 vines/hectare.
Average age of vines in production: 25 years.
Harvest period: September.
Fermentation: spontaneous in terracotta amphorae, on the skins with indigenous yeasts.
Aging: Slavonian barrels and bottle.
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Contrada IGP

Area of production: Bastonaca, Vittoria (RG), South-East of Sicily.
Grape variety: Nero d’Avola 100%.
Agriculture: Organic.
Altitude: 230 Meters a.s.l.
Soil: red soil, medium consistency; formed of sub-apennine sands of Pliocene origin, of limestone-siliceous nature, interwoven with compact layers of fresh clay and siliceous sand.
Training system: head training.
Planting density: 8.000 vines/hectare.
Average age of vines in production: 50 years.
Harvest period: end of September, first days of October.
Fermentation: spontaneous on the skins with indigenous yeasts.
Aging: Slavonian barrels and bottle.
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Aestas Siciliae

Area of production: Fontane, Vittoria (RG), South-East of Sicily.
Grapes variety: White Muscat.
Agriculture: Organic.
Altitude: 230 Meters a.s.l.
Soil: red soil, medium consistency; formed of sub-apennine sands of Pliocene origin, of limestone-siliceous nature.
Training system: Guyot.
Planting density: 5.000 vines/hectare.
Average age of vines in production: 10 years.
Harvest period: end of September.
Fermentation: spontaneous on the skins with indigenous yeasts.
Aging: steel and bottle.

Oil

COS OLIVE OIL

FROM THE SAME LOVE OF OUR ANCESTRAL LANDS COMES OUR SPECIAL OLIVE OIL.

When we though about making our olive oil, we didn’t have to do anything but use the same principles for making our wines. Same respect for the land, the oils and the same passion with which we make our wines were applied to making our olive oil.

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Olio Extra Vergine d’Oliva

Zona e comune di produzione: Piraino, Chiaramonte Gulfi (RG), Sicilia Sud-Orientale.

Varietà degli ulivi: Tonda Iblea.

Agricoltura: biologica.

Altimetria: 300 metri s.l.m.

Età media degli alberii: centenari.

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05 May
2020
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Emozioni di Anfora

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COS, un antesignano dell’anfora: prima di tanti, lui, in silenzio l’ha adottata. Era il 1980 quando tre giovanissimi uomini – viticoltori in erba – prendevano in affitto pochi ettari di terreno in quel di Vittoria, nella storica località di Bastonaca. Giambattista Cilia, Giusto Occhipinti e Cirino Strano erano i nomi di questi avventori siculi che, primi fra tutti…

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06 Feb
2020
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COS ou la Sicile en amphores. L’azienda agricola COS fêtera ses 40 ansen 2020.

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C’est l’un des fleurons biodynamiques d’Europe. En 1980, ils étaient les plus jeunes producteurs de vin en Sicile, ils sont aujourd’hui parmi les plus reconnus, et bien plus largement qu’en Italie. À l’époque, Giambattista Cilia rachète le vignoble familial, non loin de Ragusa, dans le sud-est de la Sicile et convainc deux amis, Giusto Occhipinti […]

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28 Nov
2016
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Muziek in restaurants: hoe het wel moet

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Goed om te zien dat u mogelijk anderen inspireert met onze journalistieke content. We vragen u enkel voor persoonlijk gebruik onze content te kopiëren, om geen inbreuk te maken op onze Algemene Voorwaarden. Vraag anders naar onze bedrijfslicenties via klanten@fdmediagroep.nl. Onlangs vroeg sommelier Job Seuren zich in zijn column in wijnmagazine…

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24 Nov
2016
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The Enthusiast 100 of 2016

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DA WINE ENTHUSIAST Dopo aver esaminato quasi 22.000 vini nel corso del 2016, Wine Enthusiast anche quest’anno ha stilato una classifica dei migliori vini da comprare e bere nel corso dei prossimi anni. Con soddisfazione apprendiamo che il nostro Phitos Rosso rientra nella top-ten! Leggi l’intero articolo su Wine Enthusiast

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23 Nov
2016
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COS: Sicilian Wine for the Curious Wine Drinker

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I am always drawn to a wine with an interesting backstory. And while every wine has a story my personal bias is going to take me in the direction of family winemaking and organic or biodynamic viticultural practices. Or in the direction of a winemaker resurrecting a forgotten style of wine. Winemaking in Old World […]

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12 Aug
2016
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In Sicily, Making a Name for Vittoria

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DAL NEW YORK TIMES VITTORIA, Sicily — The red wines made in the vicinity of this midsize town in southeastern Sicily can be elegant and beautiful, with a crunchy freshness and a reticent austerity. They can be intriguingly mineral, gorgeously perfumed and astonishingly pure, while still displaying rich, focused fruit flavors. They offer a lot […]

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31 Mar
2016
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At COS, the Future of Wine Comes from the Past

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DA PALATEPRESS.COM Some years ago, as a fun project, three young men decided to make wine while they were at university together. Today, their winery is legendary for its wines as well as its winemaking and viticultural practices in the Vittoria region of Sicily. The young men were Titta [Giambattista] Cilia, Giusto Occhipinti and Rino […]

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04 Mar
2016
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A tour of Sicily through its wines

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DA FOOD AND WINE GAZETTE Goethe said in the 18th century that to have seen Italy without having seen Sicily is not to have seen Italy at all, for Sicily is the clue to everything. Is that valid for Sicily’s wine? And how do you take a tour of Sicily during a wine tasting? That […]

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09 Jan
2016
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From Sicily, Reds Worth the Hunt

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DAL NEW YORK TIMES The transformation of the world of wine in the last 20 years has been simply astounding. Consumers have been blessed with a profusion of wonderful wines from sources that few would have predicted as recently as the turn of the century. Case in point: Sicily. Sicily has always been a prodigious […]

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11 Oct
2015
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Cos a Vittoria: il Cerasuolo lontano dalle convenzioni

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Il Cerasuolo di Vittoria rappresenta dal 2005 l’unica DOCG dell’isola siciliana. E’ un vino relativamente giovane apparso intorno al 1600 quando Vittoria Colonna, figlia del Vicerè spagnolo Alfonso Henriquez, decide di regalare un ettaro di terra a tutti coloro che ne avessero coltivato un’altro a vigna. Nel territorio di Vittoria ( RG) là dove i Monti Iblei degradano verso il mare…

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23 Jun
2015
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Cos Wine Tour

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Wherever you are in Sicily and whatever is the purpose of your stay, let yourself be tempted by a wine day with us: our English speaking driver will meet you at your place and guide you through a day dedicated to Sicilian wines. Cos – Vittoria, The Winery Azienda Agricola COS was founded by Giambattista […]

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03 Mar
2015
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I vini delle Cantine COS di Vittoria

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La Sicilia è un’isola molto particolare. Questa particolarità si riscontra in ogni produzione siciliana e si riflette sulle sue caratteristiche. Il vino, ad esempio, a volte è raffinato in anfore di terracotta quasi seppellite nel terreno. Basti pensare che alcuni dei vini più interessanti d’Italia sono in realtà siculi. Nel 1980, in Sicilia, venne fondata […]

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08 Dec
2014
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A Sicilian winemaker with a difference

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Azienda Agricola COS, founded in 1980, is one of Sicily’s most well known wineries. Few, however are aware that their wines are natural wines which are extremely low in sulphites and are mainly aged in amphoras (see above photo) like in the old days. I met one of the winemakers of COS, Giusto Occhipinti, at […]

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14 Aug
2013
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A strangely interesting wine … the 2009 Azienda Agricola COS Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico DOCG, Sicily, Italy

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Woh … to your casual wine drinker that name is both long and confusing. What the does it mean? I’m going to cover the edumacational stuff first so some of you more sophisticated and knowledgeable (than I) fellow wine wankers may wish to skip the next paragraph or two. Note that in all my posts […]

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28 Jun
2012
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COS – biodynamics and amphora in Sicily

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“The vineyard is our bank savings so we must protect it,” says Giusto Occhipinti at COS winery in Sicily. He founded COS with two friends in the early 1980’s. “I had to go to school again and learn how to make wine. We took over an old cellar from the 1880s. In those days there […]

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23 Apr
2012
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The wines of COS, Sicily Superb natural wines from Vittoria

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COS are an exciting natural winery in the Vittoria region of Sicily. Located in the south east corner of the island, Vittoria is the home to the only Sicilian DOCG, Cerasuaolo di Vittoria, which brings together the Nero d’Avola and Frappato varieties to make a really elegant, fresh, expressive red. COS began life when three […]

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22 Jul
2011
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COS: Not your traditional winery

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Thirty years ago three friends from the Vittoria area of southeastern Sicily were preparing to start their university education. The friends, Giambattista “Titta” Cilia, Giusto Occhipinti and Cirino Strano, were all from wine making families. When Titta’s father saw that the three had nothing to do until school started in several months, he gave them […]

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Contacts

Winery:

S.P. 3 Acate-Chiaramonte, Km. 14,300 97019 Vittoria (RG)
tel. +39 (0) 932 876145 – fax. +39 (0) 932 875319

Winery visits are possible only upon reservation. We will happily welcome you if possible.

For more information and to reserve a spot, please contact us at: locanda@cosvittoria.it

Office opening hours:

Monday-Friday 9.00-12.00/14.30-16.30

General Information:

info@cosvittoria.it

Acquisitons and Invoicing:

ordini@cosvittoria.it

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Cos Wine Tour

I vini delle Cantine COS di Vittoria

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COS: Not your traditional winery

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The Wines

OUR WINES

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Metodo Classico

Pithos Bianco DOC

Ramì IGP

Zibibbo in Pithos

Frappato IGP

Pithos Rosso IGT

Nero di Lupo

Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico DOCG

Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico delle Fontane DOCG

Maldafrica IGP

Contrada IGP

Aestas Siciliae

Metodo Classico

Pithos Bianco DOC

Ramì IGP

Zibibbo in Pithos

Frappato IGP

Pithos Rosso IGT

Nero di Lupo

Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico DOCG

Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico delle Fontane DOCG

Maldafrica IGP

Contrada IGP

Aestas Siciliae

OUR LAND

OUR LAND

The Company

OUR ROOTS

The Wines

OUR WINES

OUR WORK

Metodo Classico

Pithos Bianco DOC

Ramì IGP

Zibibbo in Pithos

Frappato IGP

Pithos Rosso IGT

Nero di Lupo

Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico DOCG

Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico delle Fontane DOCG

Maldafrica IGP

Contrada IGP

Aestas Siciliae

Metodo Classico

Pithos Bianco DOC

Ramì IGP

Zibibbo in Pithos

Frappato IGP

Pithos Rosso IGT

Nero di Lupo

Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico DOCG

Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico delle Fontane DOCG

Maldafrica IGP

Contrada IGP

Aestas Siciliae

Oil

COS OLIVE OIL

Olio Extra Vergine d’Oliva

Olio Extra Vergine d’Oliva

Press

PRESS

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