Quater Bianco
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2023
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled sea bass, seafood pasta, vegetable caponata
✨ Technical Specifications
Firriato's Quater Bianco, also known as Quater Vitis, is a liquid tapestry celebrating Sicily's rich viticultural heritage. The name 'Quater' refers to the harmonious union of four of the island's most defining white grape varieties: Catarratto, Grillo, Inzolia, and Zibibbo. Sourced from the estate's sustainably farmed vineyards in the Trapani countryside, each variety is vinified separately to respect its unique ripening cycle and character before being artfully blended. The Zibibbo infuses the wine with an exotic, aromatic perfume, while Grillo lends backbone and crisp acidity. Inzolia contributes a delicate, nutty elegance, and Catarratto rounds out the palate with body and structure. Fermented entirely in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks and aged on its fine lees, this wine captures the vibrant, sun-drenched essence of the Mediterranean breeze and Sicily's diverse soils.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1984 by Salvatore Di Gaetano and Vinzia Novara, Firriato has grown to become an architectural pillar of contemporary Sicilian viticulture. The estate stewards hundreds of hectares across Sicily's most ecologically distinct macro-zones: the sun-drenched, clay-limestone hills of the Trapani countryside (such as Baglio Sorìa and Borgo Guarini), the maritime Quaternary calcarenites of Favignana Island, and the high-elevation volcanic sands of Cavanera Etnea on Mount Etna. Viticulture is entirely certified organic and managed under a pioneering zero-carbon-impact philosophy. In the cellar, temperature-controlled stainless steel vinification preserves high-toned aromatic freshness, tension, and native varietal typicity before selective maturation in stainless steel or neutral wood. Firriato's white wine portfolio champions indigenous and naturalized cultivars—predominantly Grillo, Catarratto, and Zibibbo—yielding benchmark expressions like the saline, maritime-influenced Favinia La Muciara, the organic Caeles series, the floral Jasmin, and the radiant, naturally sun-dried Favinia Passule.
🍇 Grapes
Catarratto, Grillo, Inzolia, Zibibbo
🍷 ABV
12.5-13%