COS, Zibibbo in Pithos 2024

Why we love this bottle

COS was founded in 1980 by three school friends in Vittoria, Sicily. Giambattista Cilia, Giusto Occhipinti and Cirino Strano made the name from their three family names. They have worked organically and with nature for years. In 2000 they started an experiment, making wine in 440 litre clay jars, like in ancient times. It worked so well that a few years later they got rid of all their wooden casks. We love it because they changed Sicilian wine.

Zibibbo is the Sicilian name for Muscat, a very aromatic grape. Here it ferments with its skins in clay, and that turns it orange. The jars come from Spain and are buried in the ground, so the wine stays cool all year. Apricot, orange peel and a fragrant, floral edge. Dry, light and slightly waxy. Give it some time in the glass, it smells different every time.