COS "Pithos" Bianco
Staff Pick
Organic
Orange Wine (Skin Contact)

COS "Pithos" Bianco - 2023

750 mL
Item # 35513

This intense orange wine that takes its name, "Pithos", from the Greek word for the clay amphorae that's used to ferment and age this wine. After pressing, the Grecanico grapes spent a month macerating on the skins. Made from the Garganega grape, which is known as Grecanico in Sicily.
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Color
White
Vintage
2023
Country
Italy
Region
Sicily
Producer
COS
Grape Variety
Grecanico
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Production Methods

Biodynamic

Wine made from grapes grown organically using natural composting techniques and special preparations of herbal sprays while following the astronomical calendar.

Orange Wine (Skin Contact)

Orange wine is made by using white wine grapes, which are pressed and left in contact with the skins, seeds, and stems for an extended period of time, similar to how red wine is made.

This prolonged maceration extracts color, tannins, and phenols, giving the wine a darker, sometimes orange color. It also produces a wine with more structure and intense flavor.

Maceration times can vary between a few hours to many months, with longer contact giving more color and extraction.

Staff Pick Notes

Located in the Vittoria region of southeast Sicily, the Azienda Agricola COS was created by three school friends: Giambattista Cilia, Giusto Occhipinti (uncle of famous winemaker Ariana Occhipinti), and Pinuccia Strana. It started as a fun side project, and became a real business when they realized they were making high-quality wine. Pithos is vinified and aged in amphora. The wine is skin-fermented with indigenous yeasts. Great aromas of almond, grapefruit, orange, green tea, and flowers. A complex white made from the Grecanico grape, otherwise known as Garganega.

- MB

About the Producer

Giambattista Cilia, Giusto Occhipinti and Cirano Strano Sicily, Italy Azienda Agricola COS was founded in 1980 by Giambattista Cilia, Giusto Occhipinti and Cirino Strano. These three old school friends started out making wines for pleasure and ended up transforming the future of Sicilian wine. COS is an acronym of their partnership. The trio made quite a splash when the company debuted; they...

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