Oeno hosts trade and press tasting with Etna pioneer Stef Yim

LONDON, Sept.24, 2025(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On 4 September 2025 Oeno Trade (www.oenogroup.com) welcomed press and buyers to  Oeno House (Royal Exchange, EC3V)  for a drop-in with  Stef Yim, founder-winemaker of  Azienda Agricola Sciara  on Mount Etna. The focus was Sciara’s altitude-labelled bottlings and a debut release that underscores the producer’s push into extreme-altitude viticulture. Producer contextHong Kong–born and Los Angeles–raised, Stef Yim has become one of Etna’s most...

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LONDON, Sept. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On 4 September 2025 Oeno Trade (www.oenogroup.com) welcomed press and buyers to  Oeno House (Royal Exchange, EC3V)  for a drop-in with  Stef Yim , founder-winemaker of  Azienda Agricola Sciara  on Mount Etna. The focus was Sciara’s altitude-labelled bottlings and a debut release that underscores the producer’s push into extreme-altitude viticulture.

Producer context
Hong Kong–born and Los Angeles–raised, Stef Yim has become one of Etna’s most talked-about artisans, renowned for vineyards that push the boundaries of altitude and for a philosophy that prizes clarity of site over cellar artifice. Stef farms parcels around Etna and vinifies with a  site-first approach—native ferments, low total SO₂ and amphora where appropriate—so altitude and soil lead the style. The range is organised by  elevation  (e.g.,  760 m, 980 m, 1200 m ) rather than contrada alone.

Wines shown:
Ubriaco Sulla Luna 2021  —  Carricante, Catarratto, Minella Bianca
A textural white shaped by gentle skin-contact cues and neutral vessels (ceramic/amphora), bringing citrus peel, ginger tea, saline lift and herbal nuance without heaviness.
Sciara “750” Sciaranuova Rosso 2015  —  Nerello Mascalese
From the ash- and lapilli-rich soils of Sciaranuova; a  distinct gunpowder/flinty  imprint over red-cherry fruit and fine, sandy tannins.  Allocation only.
760 metri 2020  —  Nerello Mascalese with Nerello Cappuccio
Taut and red-fruited, with pink-pepper spice and wild-herb detail; the altitude keeps the frame streamlined and aromatic.
1200 metri 2021 & 2022  —  Grenache (old vines, Contrada Nave; amphora elements)
A comparison of season at extreme altitude:  2021  showed a slightly deeper fruit register and more textural grip;  2022  read as  elegant and vibrant , with airy red berries, a faint citrus twist and white-pepper lift.
1520 “Cru Cielo” 2022 (first release)  —  Pinot Noir, Grenache, Pinot d’Aunis  - An ultra-high-altitude debut: pale, perfumed and feather-light, with red-berry brightness, gentle spice and floral top notes; production is tiny.
Centenario 2021  —  Nerello Mascalese (old vines)  Concentrated yet poised, carrying a savoury lava-sand thread and powder-fine tannins.

The tasting ran 11:00–17:00. For allocations and trade follow-up, please contact Oeno Trade.

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COMPANY [Oeno Group]
PHONE [+44 20 3885 1033]
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