We are winemakers in Faro Superiore, a small village on the hills of Messina, in North Eastern Sicily. Our vineyards, three plots for a total of almost three hectares, rise on steep terraces between 250 and 300 m a.s.l. surrounded by a wood of centuries-old oak and chestnut trees, forming a natural "amphitheater" overlooking the Strait of Messina, where the Ionian and Tyrrhenian seas meet. We only grow native vines, Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio and Nocera, with an age of the vines ranging from 10 to 80 years and more, trained in sapling and espalier. The yield per hectare is just 60 quintals. We strictly carry out natural agriculture to preserve the native fauna and flora; no use of chemical fertilizers, but only green manure of legumes and grasses sown in autumn; no use of herbicides and insecticides, but only low doses of copper and sulfur for the anti-parasite defense. Certified organic farming is practiced on all our plots. The harvest takes place between the first and second decade of October with manual harvesting of the grapes, selected in the vineyard and transported to the property cellar a few hundred meters from the vineyards. In the cellar, no addition of chemical additives, only long macerations and long refinements. Our wines do not undergo any stabilization and / or clarification process, but only if necessary, a coarse pre-bottling filtration. This is why any deposits are only a symptom of their naturalness. This is the basis of our production philosophy; time will give our wines the right expression of the territory and of our being winemakers. WINES FARO D.O.C. BONAVITA CLASSIFICATION: FARO - Controlled Designation of Origin PRODUCTION AREA: villages of Faro Superiore and Curcuraci - Messina, North - Eastern Sicily. VARIETY: Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio, Nocera. AGE OF THE VINEYARD: from 10 to 80 years. TRAINING SYSTEM: sapling and espalier. SOIL TYPE: medium mixture characterized by clayey layers and calcareous tuffs. YIELD PER HECTARE: 60 Q.li HARVEST: manual harvesting of the grapes between the first and second ten days of October. VINIFICATION: traditional in red. Part of the grapes are fermented in large oak vats and part in steel. No addition of chemical additives on the grapes, only long macerations on the skins, from a minimum of 20 days up to 60 days; then a soft pressing with the traditional hydraulic press. AGING: about 24 months in 30 Hl oak barrels, cement and steel, at least 1 year in the bottle. PRODUCTION: about 7000 bottles. ROSATO I.G.T. BONAVITA CLASSIFICATION: SICILIAN TERRE ROSATO - Typical Geographical Indication. PRODUCTION AREA: villages of Faro Superiore and Curcuraci - Messina, North - Eastern Sicily. VARIETY: Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio, Nocera. AGE OF THE VINEYARD: from 10 to 80 years. TRAINING SYSTEM: sapling and espalier. SOIL TYPE: medium mixture characterized by clayey layers and calcareous tuffs. YIELD PER HECTARE: 60 Q.li HARVEST: manual harvest of the grapes in mid-September. VINIFICATION: no addition of chemical additives on the grapes, maceration on the skins for about 12/18 hours, then fermentation in steel. AGING: 6 months in cement and steel. PRODUCTION: about 5000 bottles. THE NO 'BONAVITA CLASSIFICATION: SICILIAN TERRE RED - Typical Geographical Indication PRODUCTION AREA: villages of Faro Superiore and Curcuraci - Messina, North - Eastern Sicily. VARIETY: 100% Nocera. AGE OF THE VINEYARD: from 10 to 80 years. TRAINING SYSTEM: sapling. SOIL TYPE: medium mixture characterized by clayey layers and calcareous tuffs. YIELD PER HECTARE: 60 Q.li HARVEST: manual harvesting of the grapes between the first and second ten days of October. VINIFICATION: traditional in red. The grapes are fermented in cement. No addition of chemical additives on the grapes, only long macerations on the skins; then a soft pressing with the traditional hydraulic press. AGING: about 10 months in cement, at least 1 year in the bottle. PRODUCTION: 700 bottles.