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Azienda Agricola COS
The Vittoria estate that buried its first fermentation jars in 2000. COS leaves organic Grecanico on its skins for about seven months in clay: an orange wine of citrus peel, apricot, honey and almond in a light 11 to 12% frame.
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Grecanico left on its skins for about seven months in buried amphorae. The notes that come first are orange peel, apricot, honey and stone.
Orange peel first, then apricot, white peach and a honeyed, stony undertone. Air brings chamomile and a green-olive edge on the 2022.
Orange peel
Apricot
White peach
Chamomile
Wet stones
Almond
Olive
HoneyFuller than a standard white: seven months on skins in COS's buried jars leave a fine, tea-like grip. Ripe yellow fruit and toasted almond ride bright acidity, and the light 11.5% frame keeps it fresh, not heavy.
Dry and gently gripping, with orange peel and walnut lingering. No oak anywhere: the wine never sees wood.
One of the most popular orange wines on the market, made by the estate that buried its first clay jars in 2000. Well liked for its character, and marked down only by those expecting a conventional white. Best within five or so years of the vintage.
Three UK-facing listings cover the 2022 and 2023 between £18 and £38. All showed out of stock at our last check, so move quickly when a bottle returns.
Six practical scores. Strong with food and as a talking point; low for beginners, because an amber, grippy white rewires expectations.
A shape-shifter: skin grip for meat and aubergine, acidity for fish, amber fruit for spice. Its matches run from risotto to white meat.
Not a trophy DOCG, but a guaranteed conversation piece: wine from buried clay jars, three founders' initials on the label, natural-wine royalty.
£18 to £38 for one of the most popular orange wines going, and drinkers still rate the 2010 highly: the track record outruns the price.
No ageing mandate applies, but skin tannin and acidity carry it: Callmewine backs five-plus years and old vintages still rate highly.
Light alcohol suits a weeknight, but pricing near £30 and a challenging style keep it an occasional pour.
Amber colour, gentle tannin and a wild, salty nose confound anyone expecting Pinot Grigio; taste it knowing it is an orange wine.
Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.
A compact view of what the Terre Siciliane denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
Both current vintages are equally well liked. The 2022 carries 11.5% on its label; sheets for the 2023 range from 11 to 12%.
Early Vivino ratings put 2023 level with 2022 at 3.9, a top-rated year for this label. A light vintage on paper: retailer sheets list it between 11 and 12% alcohol.
Seven months on its skins in clay, bottled with no wood. Vivino drinkers rate the 2022 at 3.9; drink it young and cool, or rest it: Callmewine backs over five years.
Seven months on its skins in clay, bottled with no wood. Vivino drinkers rate the 2022 at 3.9; drink it young and cool, or rest it: Callmewine backs over five years.
Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.
Giambattista Cilia, Giusto Occhipinti and Cirino Strano founded COS in Vittoria in 1980 and buried their first fermentation amphorae in 2000. Pithos Bianco is the white face of that project.
Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.
Terre Siciliane is in the IGT tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.
Terre Siciliane falls within Sicily.
Winery
Vittoria
Wine area
Producer: Azienda Agricola COS, Vittoria. Directions
Each vintage sits in 400-litre clay jars sunk into the cellar floor for six to seven months, tying up vessels and time that a stainless-steel white never needs.
COS farms Grecanico organically on Vittoria's red sands at 230 metres and picks by hand in September; low-intervention farming swaps chemicals for labour.
Cilia, Occhipinti and Strano started COS in 1980 and buried their first pithoi in 2000; the name anchors natural-wine lists worldwide, and demand does the rest.
Duty on an 11.5% bottle is £2.64 (£30.62 per litre of pure alcohol since February 2026); with 20% VAT, about £7.50 of the £29 UK price is tax.
Bottled as Terre Siciliane IGT, Pithos skips the tasting-panel and certification overheads of its Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG stablemate, which helps keep it under £40.
Callmewine's sheet runs from vegetable risotto to grilled fish and white meat. Time on skins lets it handle aubergine, spice and salt that flatten ordinary whites.
Risotto comes first among this wine's matches. The honeyed amber tone and stony edge wrap around creamy rice the way an oaked white would, but the skin grip keeps the finish clean.
Try with: Squid ink risotto · Pumpkin risotto · Porcini mushroom risotto · More pairings →
Swordfish off the grill carries smoke and weight that flatten delicate whites. Pithos matches the weight, and its orange-peel bitterness does the job a squeeze of lemon usually does.
Try with: Pesce spada alla Siciliana · Polpo alla pignata · Impepata di cozze · More pairings →
Fried aubergine drinks oil, and parmigiana layers it with cheese. Skin tannin and acidity cut that richness while ripe amber fruit meets the tomato. Vegetarian mains are this wine's natural ground, for good reason.
Try with: Eggplant parmesan · Insalata Caprese · Torta pasqualina · More pairings →
White meat suits this bottle. Crisp chicken skin wants freshness with some body behind it: the acidity scrubs the fat while the wine's golden fruit sits level with the roast notes.
Try with: Roast chicken · More pairings →
Sesame, chickpea and cumin sit in the savoury, salty band that flattens lean whites. Honeyed amber fruit and soft skin grip stand up to it, and appetisers are among its natural matches.
Try with: Hummus · Falafel · More pairings →
Chilli heat inflames even gentle skin tannin, and a bone-dry amber wine turns harsh next to real spice. Sugar is worse: dessert sweetness strips the fruit and leaves only grip. Pour a sweet Passito di Pantelleria with pudding and keep Pithos for the table.
Skip with: Vindaloo · Sweet and sour prawns · Tiramisu · Pairing guide →
Not a mandate wine, but it lasts: over five years is safe, and drinkers still rate the 2010 highly. Serve at 12°C, cooler than its colour suggests.
Pour it straight from the bottle.
Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.
No ageing mandate applies, but skin tannin and acidity carry it: Callmewine backs five-plus years and old vintages still rate highly.
£28.47 for a 75cl bottle of the 2024, at Decantalo, is the best price we track, and we have no signal of further discounting.
Read directly from each retailer’s public product page several times a week. Last refresh: 6 Nov 2026, 06:15 BST. We do not hold stock and we do not accept payment for placement.
Confidence · HighDrawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic. Drinkers score it 3.8 out of 5 from 3,818 ratings on Vivino.
Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur reading of the price, from how this wine is made, the rules of its appellation, UK duty and VAT and the price shops charge for it today. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.
Confidence · MediumAny advice here on keeping this wine is general, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand. Drinking years, where shown, belong to the vintage named beside them.
Confidence · MediumBecause the juice ferments with its own wild yeasts and stays on the grape skins for about seven months inside buried terracotta amphorae. Skin contact turns the wine deep gold and adds a gentle grip that whites made without skins do not have.
100% Grecanico, an old Sicilian white variety; DNA studies show it is the same grape as Garganega, the grape of Soave. COS grows it organically at 230 metres near Vittoria, and retailer sheets list the wine as vegan.
Expect orange peel, apricot and white peach, with honey, almond and a stony edge. It feels fuller than a normal white, yet the label strength is a light 11 to 12% and the acidity stays fresh.
Vegetable and seafood risotto, grilled fish and white meats are the retailer sheets' classic calls. Its gentle skin grip also handles aubergine dishes and spiced plates that flatten most whites.
Yes, within reason. It holds over five years in the cellar, and drinkers still rate the 2010 highly. Acidity keeps the style alive.
The 2022 and 2023, between 18 and 38 pounds. All three current listings showed out of stock at our last check, so move quickly when a bottle returns.
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