Collection: Domaine Frank Cornelissen

Frank Cornelissen is a Sicilian wine producer with a reputation for its
strict adherence to minimal-intervention winemaking practices. He
makes wines from local varieties, chiefly Nerello Mascalese.
Winemaker and founder Frank Cornelissen moved from Belgium to
Sicily in 2000 and established the estate, experimenting with natural
winemaking from the beginning. The property covers 25 hectares
most of which is vineyards, although there are some olive groves and
orchards. These range between 580-980 metres above sea level on the
slopes of Mount Etna. The vines are all free-standing bush vines and
many are planted on their own roots. Cornelissen is certified organic
for its farming practices, but the practices of the estate go much
further towards minimal intervention and natural production than
most organic and biodynamic certifications require. The flagship wine
is the Magma Rosso, a varietal Nerello Mascalese from a single
vineyard in Contrada Barbabecchi that was first planted in 1910. It is
now only made in good vintages after experimenting early in the
estate's history with vintage blending.