Casa Mia

 The Casa Mia wines are produced at Cantine Settesoli, the same winery where the excellent Mandrarossa wines are made. Situated in southwestern Sicily, near the town of Menfi, Cantine Settesoli is a cooperative winery with 2,000 members who, between them, farm over 5,000 hectares of vineyard. These members are mixed farmers, with many also raising livestock or growing other crops, such as the famous carciofo spinoso di menfi (a native artichoke), which is protected by the Slow Food organisation. The work Cantine Settesoli has done to improve the quality of viticulture in Sicily has ensured a better income for the cooperative members, which in turn, permits greater investment into the quality of their fruit.

This investment pays dividends not only in the Mandrarossa label but also in the Casa Mia wines. The red, a blend of equal parts of Alicante and Syrah, has good colour, fresh and spicy aromas on the nose and ripe, robust fruit on the palate.