Taste and use

That is what makes this Sicilian natural white wine so special:

• Taste: The "Zi bi Bò" is a dry, aromatic white wine: it is harmonious in taste, with notes of citrus fruits and a floral Moscato bouquet.
• Quality features: Alcohol content: 12.5%. Grape variety: "Zibbibo". This wine is vegan. The grapes are harvested by hand at the end of September. The next day, the grapes are pressed and the freshly decanted juice is mixed with previously fermented grape juice from the same vineyard. Fermentation takes around 15 days. After fermentation, the wine matures for 6 months in steel tanks before being bottled. At the very end, the "Zi bi Bò" is stabilized with a very small amount of sulphur.
• Use: The "Zi bi Bò" goes well chilled as an aperitif wine with cheese and olives or with fish dishes and risotto.

Cultivation and ecology

This is how the grapes for the "Zi bi Bò" are grown:

• Cultivation method: Organic farming. Without irrigation. "Zibbibo" is an old Sicilian grape variety. The sprays permitted in organic farming are used only minimally.
• Producers: Liborio Pirrone from the Valdibella cooperative grows these "Zibbibo" grapes. Valdibella uses the "Addio Pizzo" label to declare that they do not pay protection money to criminal organizations.

This is how the price is made up

Liborio Pirrone receives EUR 0.56 per kilo for his grapes. This is 2.8 times more than the price for conventional grapes on the local market (source: Valdibella 2016).

Cultivation & processing CHF 12.48

• Cultivation and harvesting: Liborio Pirrone, local helpers
• Processing: Cooperativa Valdibella

Transport & logistics CHF 7.34

• Export and logistics: CTM Altromercato
• Fees: Customs, wine trade control
• Quality assurance: SQTS laboratory
• Packaging: Zurich plant
• Shipping: Post

Procurement & distribution CHF 8.50

• Coordination, communication, online market: Crowd Container