🍷 Buonora
Buonora: white wine by Tasca d'Almerita from the Tascante estate on the northern slope of Etna; Etna DOC Bianco.
Buonora is a white wine by Tasca d'Almerita from the Tascante estate on the northern slope of Etna. It is made from Carricante alone. The label says Etna DOC Bianco. Etna DOC is the protected designation of origin of the slopes of Mount Etna. Tascante farms terraces on Etna’s volcanic soils.
According to the sheet, the vineyard lies 600 m above sea level, 5,000 vines per hectare, a yield of about 85 quintals per hectare.
The 2025 grapes were picked from October 5 to October 18. The wine matures for 4 months in stainless steel on its lees. Alcohol: 12% by volume.
Other wines of the same estate: Contrada Sciaranuova Bianco, C'eragià, Ghiaia Nera.
The WHO reminds: there is no safe level of alcohol.
Facts
| Vintage | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cultivars | Carricante |
| Alcohol (% vol.) | 12 % |
| Region | Sicily |
| Country | Italy |
| Legal basis | Etna DOC Bianco |
How it connects to Wine
🍷 Buonora ← → ← 🍇 Carricante → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍷 Tasca d'Almerita
- Related to
- 📍 Etna, 🍇 Carricante
- Similar and different
- 🍷 White wine
Frequently asked questions
What grapes is Buonora made from?
100% Carricante (2025 vintage).
Where is Buonora made?
Tasca d'Almerita from the Tascante estate on the northern slope of Etna; the label says Etna DOC Bianco.
Is it true that Sicilian wine is just Nero d’Avola?
No. Tasca d’Almerita also makes wines from Perricone, Grillo, Catarratto, Inzolia, Frappato, Etna’s Nerello Mascalese and Carricante, and Malvasia from the Aeolian Islands.
Similar
🍷 Contrada Sciaranuova Bianco · 🍷 Vigna San Francesco Chardonnay · 🍷 Buonsenso · 🍷 Cavallo delle Fate · 🍷 Didyme · 🍷 Vigna di Paola
⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.
Sources
- Tasca d'Almerita (official site): technical sheet Buonora 2025
- Tasca d'Almerita (official site): Buonora
- eAmbrosia — EU register of geographical indications: PDO «Etna»
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)