

Malvasia delle Lipari natural by Hauner originates from the heart of the volcanic island of Salina. It is made up almost entirely of Malvasia grapes, with small additions of Corinto Nero grapes. The bunches are harvested late and left to dry in the sun and then subjected to crushing. Vinification in steel and final refinement in the bottle. It is a golden yellow nectar with greenish reflections. Rich, broad and aromatic nose ranging from fresh ripe fruit (apricot, figs, medlar) to aromatic notes of lavender and thyme with a light almond finish that gives great finesse. Sweet and immediate taste with great sapidity and freshness, warm and enveloping with a long persistence. Excellent companion to spoon desserts, it goes very well with blue and spicy cheeses.
THE WINE
Malvasia delle Lipari natural by Hauner originates from the heart of the volcanic island of Salina. It is made up almost entirely of Malvasia grapes, with small additions of Corinto Nero grapes. The bunches are harvested late and left to dry in the sun and then subjected to crushing. Vinification in steel and final refinement in the bottle. It is a golden yellow nectar with greenish reflections. Rich, broad and aromatic nose ranging from fresh ripe fruit (apricot, figs, medlar) to aromatic notes of lavender and thyme with a light almond finish that gives great finesse. Sweet and immediate taste with great sapidity and freshness, warm and enveloping with a long persistence. Excellent companion to spoon desserts, it goes very well with blue and spicy cheeses.
THE COMPANY
Carlo Hauner, of mixed background from Brescia who transplanted himself to the Aeolian islands, was the creator of the agricultural firm that carries his name. As a young man, Hauner was a painter and, not yet 20 years old, exhibited at the Biennale di Venezia. As he matured as a designer, he obtained relevant success in the international field. His passion for winemaking can be viewed as the ultimate challenge of an intense life scattered with interests. In 1963, he arrived in the Aeolian Islands for the first time, when tourism dared making its first timid appearance. After several summer vacations, which became more and more extended in the seventies, Hauner transferred to Salina. Always a bit curious and restless, he became attracted to the cultivation of Malvasia, a grape which local farmers harvest the second half of September and sundry for two weeks or so on mats, making the famous Passito della Lipari. According to the traditional method, the grapes are exposed out in the open on trellises and taken in at sunset. Hauner learned the local winemaking techniques like this and integrated them with the study of modern and ancient standards. When he decided that his acquired knowledge and creativity could give a contribution to a wine, that in the past was considered famous as the "nectar of the gods", he goes searching for plots of land which had remained uncultivated due to the large emigration of thousands of Aeolians to Australia and America. Hauner succeeds in putting together twenty hectares which he renovates, restoring the ancient terraces and reviving them as vineyards. He introduces some new innovations: he withers the grape on the vine and experiments with cooling techniques during fermentation. Small revolutions that fascinate the experts, beginning with Veronelli, a famous wine critic, which brings Hauner's Malvasia to the tables of prestigious restaurants, first in Italy and then in France, the United States, Great Britain, Japan and other countries. Hauner's new winery springs up in the eighties in Lingua, a small charming suburb of Santa Marina Salina. The winery's building is built in Aeolian style equipped with a modern refrigeration installation and stainless steel casks which are stacked side by side with oak barrels used for aging wines, with a total wine capacity of 1.200 hectoliters. The new winery's inauguration coincides with the ever-growing interest which revived Malvasia among critics, journalists, television stations, producers and wine enthusiasts of world-class wines. Visits to the winery by Carlo Hauner, a well-known personality, become more and more frequent, contributing to the widening fame of the Aeolian archipelago and the prestigious wine produced there. It was during these years that the winery adds to the Malvasia, II Salina Bianco, II Salina Rosso, Carlo Hauner Bianco aged in barrique and Antonello Rosso, a wine of grand extraction aged in barrique. After the death of Carlo Hauner in February 1996, the company is energetically led by his son Carlo Junior with the precious collaboration of his wife Cristina and his sons Andrea e Michele. Today, nearly 50,000 bottles are produced of Malvasia subdivided in two versions: naturale and passito. Numerous other local producers added their harvested grapes to the winery's vineyards, allowing them to become part of the winery's production. Many of these producers have returned to vineyard cultivation after this traditional sweet wine from the Aeolian Islands became so popular, thanks to the Hauner family. Hauner also produces capers, flavorful buds that were the first to label the phrase, "Capers from Salina". In the caper or wine labels, we find the forms and colors so loved by their creator, Hauner: the Aeolian architecture, the colors in Salina's vegetation (defined as Isola Verde by all the tourist brochures), the reds and oranges of the moon and dawn, the black of the volcano, the blue of the sea. These labels are reproductions of Hauner's artwork.
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Product Category - Sweet Wines Designation - Malvasia delle Lipari DOC Grape / Raw material - malvasia Variety - malvasia delle Lipari 95%, Corinto nero 5% Vintage - Cuvée - 2020 Size - 500 ml. Country - Italy Region - IT - Sicily - Salina Alcohol Content - 13% vol. Service Temperature - 14° - 16° C. Suggested Glass - Calyx small open Special Features - Small Islands Wines, Extreme Wine Food Matches - After Dinner - Meditation, Sweets and Desserts, Aged Cheese Tasting - Color: very intense amber yellow Bouquet: intense, rich in aromas of aromatic herbs, with nuances of nougat, chamomile and dehydrated apricots Taste: full, sweet and persuasive, with aromatic returns of honey and hazelnuts.
Malvasia delle Lipari Passito by Hauner is a sweet, fresh and aromatic raisin wine produced in Lingua on the island of Salina, part of the Aeolian archipelago, in Sicily. It is obtained from Malvasia di Lipari grapes, almost in purity, plus a small percentage of Corinto Nero, carefully selected and hand-picked late, when they are fully ripe. The bunches are then left to dry on canizzi in the open air for 15-20 days before being pressed. It emanates complex and articulated aromas of aromatic herbs, nougat and dehydrated fruit. Full, sweet and persuasive taste with great flavor and freshness, warm. An imposing and gentle passito, pleasantly honeyed and nutty.
Product Category - White Wine Designation - Terre Siciliane IGT Grape / Raw material - malvasia Variety - Malvasia delle Lipari Secca 90%, Inzolia 10% Vintage - Cuvée - 2021 Size - 750 ml. Country - Italy Region - IT - Sicily - Salina Alcohol Content - 13% vol. Service Temperature - 8° - 10° C. Suggested Glass - Calyx thin long-stemmed Special Features - Small Islands Wines, Extreme Wine Food Matches - Appetizers, Pasta or Rice with Fish, Fish plates, Raw Fish, Seafood - Shellfish, Young Cheese Tasting - Colour: pale straw yellow Bouquet: fruity notes of peach, salt memories, scents of sun and sea, mineral freshness, vegetable notes Taste: finely acidic, honeyed sweet notes, saline sap and brief salty hints, very fruity.
Terre Siciliane 'Iancura' by Hauner is a very fruity and mineral white wine resulting from a blend of Malvasia delle Lipari Secca 90% and Inzolia 10%. The grapes are harvested manually at the moment of their optimal ripeness. Pale straw yellow color with greenish reflections. On the nose fruity notes of peach, with vivid saline memories, scents of sun and sea, mineral freshness, then vegetable notes of celery and sage; more fruit with kiwi, melon, balsamic hints on the finish. In the mouth it is finely acidic, with honeyed sweet notes impregnated with saline sap and brief salty hints of pickled olives. Fluid and caramel finish always with a delicately saline base, lengths and persistence that lengthen the pleasure of tasting, leaving that sweet/salty alive and fruity.
Product Category - Red Wine Designation - Salina IGT Grape / Raw material - nero d'Avola Variety - nero d'Avola, nerello mascalese Vintage - Cuvée - 2020 Size - 750 ml. Country - Italy Region - IT - Sicily - Salina Alcohol Content - 13.5% vol. Service Temperature - 16° – 18° C. Suggested Glass - Large calyx with a long stem Special Features - Small Islands Wines, Extreme Wine Food Matches - Roasted Beef, Stewed Meat, Red Meat, White Meat, Rice & Risotto Tasting - Color: ruby red Bouquet: hints of red fruit, carob and violet, with a hint of fine herbs Taste: velvety and soft, with fine tannins and a fruity trail.
'Salina Rosso' by Hauner is a red wine of great charm, which conquers for intensity and finesse, confirming the absolute value of Salina wines. It is a bottle with a typically territorial face, made with care and artisan passion in a terroir with unique microclimatic conditions in the world, where two historic native vines such as Nero d'Avola and Nerello Mascalese, were able to enhance their most refined and elegant, Mediterranean and marine. Intense and fruity, aromas of small dark berry fruits, delicate floral and aromatic hints of Mediterranean scrub. Elegant tannic texture, enveloping aromas and good persistence. The final savory vein leads to a sensation of pleasant freshness. It expresses all the charm of the Aeolian Islands.
Product Category - White Wine Designation - Salina IGT Grape / Raw material - ansonica or insolia Variety - inzolia e catarratto Vintage - Cuvée - 2021 Size - 750 ml. Country - Italy Region - IT - Sicily - Salina Alcohol Content - 12.5% vol. Service Temperature - 8° - 10° C. Suggested Glass - Calyx thin long-stemmed Special Features - Small Islands Wines, Extreme Wine Food Matches - Appetizers, Pasta or Rice with Fish, Fish plates, Raw Fish, Seafood - Shellfish, Young Cheese Tasting - Color: straw yellow with golden hues Bouquet: mineral and saline, with notes of wild flowers, yellow fruit, vanilla and aromatic herbs Taste: soft and warm, but also fresh, savory and mineral, with good persistence.
Salina Bianco by Hauner is a fragrant and pleasantly fruity white wine produced in the village of Marina Salina, on the island of Salina. Obtained from an assembly of Inzolia and Catarratto grapes from vines grown on microscopic plots. The grapes are harvested manually at the moment of their optimal ripeness. It reveals scents of Mediterranean scrub together with the fruity citrus and exotic fruit of great finesse. The sip is fresh and immediate with good persistence and flavor. Excellent in combination with fish dishes, first courses and soft cheeses.