Name: Occhipinti Wine Tasting
Start: 2024-09-26T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-09-26T20:00:00-04:00
Location: 2355 W. Dublin-Granville Rd. , 43235

Arianna Occhipinti has a cult-like following for her wines from Vittoria in Sicily. It could be because they’re so damn good and speak of the land and varietals without any manipulation. It could be her appearance in Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy. It could be from the philosophies and lessons learned and passed down to her. We only know that we can get an allocation in the fall and we jumped on the opportunity to get what we could to share with you. She can’t produce enough to keep up with the demand from 50 or so acres of vines.
Arianna’s uncle Giusto is the man behind another prominent Sicilian producer with much more history, COS. He asked his niece to assist him with Vinitaly in 1998 when she was only 16 years old. The seed was planted and soon enough Arianna wanted to make wine and was off to study viticulture and oenology to learn more. She found two acres of abandoned vines to begin making her own wine and then continued to slowly expand their vineyard holdings, focusing solely on indigenous Sicilian varietals. Arianna was able to expand with a cellar in 2014 which give her more space for her core wines, SP68, an homage to the historic highway on which her cellar and vineyards are located.
We have her white and red SP68 as well as her Frappato and Nero d’Avola to share with you for a special tasting event. We have a limited number of spots to attend this tasting and you’ll have the first and likely only opportunity to purchase her wines. Tickets can be purchased through the link on our website. The pouring will begin at 6pm and end at 8pm, tasting at your own pace. We’re only charging $30 per person to taste the four wines (no repeats, please). If you’re also wanting dinner while you’re here, Ray Ray’s Hog Pit will be open and available or you can order pizza from JT’s Pizza & Pub. Sandi from Cutting Edge who represents Arianna's wines and Donnie will be on hand to share the wines and talk all things Occhipinti.
Occhipinti “SP68” Bianco ($34.99)
Occhipinti “SP68” Rosso ($34.99)
Occhipinti “Il Frappato” ($49.99)
Occhipinti “Siccagno” Nero d’Avola ($49.99)