Firriato Hospitality Cavanera Etnea Resort & Wine Experience

Two friends and I recently had a lunch and wine tasting experience at the vineyards restaurant, the experience was lovely. We showed up a few minutes before the kitchen closed, however management accommodated us and make sure we felt welcome and received the full service. The food was excellent, the setting beautiful but the highlight of the experience was the expertise, and engaging show like experience [provided by their onsite Sommelier, Roberto Trovato. Highly recommend as a stop on your way up or back from the north side of Etna.

Nicely decorated rooms in a beautiful winery with a view of mount Etna. Very quiet, equipped with a pool and gym, thus perfect for a relaxed stay. Unfortunately, the breakfast room at the pool is about 100m away from the rooms, so a rainy day makes breakfast a little uncomfortable. Same with the restaurant in a large winery hall (easily serving 100 people). Dinner is absolutely overcharged (menu + wine more than 200 Euro for 2), but the next option is almost 10 km away.

We had a fantastic tasting with Roberto—an enjoyable and knowledgeable experience. The food was delicious, and the tasting room was beautiful. We can not wait to come back and visit and we would love to experience the hotel next time!!!!!!

The experience at Cavanera was truly unforgettable, thanks to Fabio and Roberto. These two gentlemen set a standard of excellence that no other vineyard in Etna, or anywhere else for that matter, can match. Fabio was incredibly kind and generous, going above and beyond by providing us with transportation to the restaurant and ensuring our meals were exceptional. Roberto offered insightful explanations during the wine tasting, making the experience enjoyable and accessible even for those of us with no prior knowledge of wine. The grand finale was a fascinating tour led by Roberto, who took the time to explain everything in multiple languages, catering to our diverse group. Fabio and Roberto truly are the heart and soul of Cavanera. Thank you both for making our visit so special.

The vinery is amazing, the restaurant is highly chic and elegant, the service is excellent. The food is amazingly delicious. The wines are affordable and very special. But the beauty of this environment comes with the experience of great presentation of Me. Roberto Raciti who is the chief sommelier. He is perfectly knowledgable, exciting amd tells us evetyting with a high passion. Thanks to this great experience.

If you are looking for excellent wines and want to satisfy all your curiosity about the history and methods of cultivation and wine making you cannot come to a better place, Cavanera is a temple of wine. However, if you are looking for equal excellence in hospitality and you are used to 4-star standards, the real ones, go and stay elsewhere and come here simply to enjoy the tour and wine tasting managed by sommelier Roberto Raciti, host that exudes competence, professionalism, indeed science, and above all sympathy. To stay here you must first of all be lovers of the countryside and be willing to accept the inconveniences starting from the connections: the place is obviously isolated, immersed in the mountain countryside of Etna, without any service in the immediate vicinity. If you have to reach it with a rental car, avoid the classic sedan and opt for an SUV or in any case for a car with high and large wheels and good suspensions because here the authorities do not pay much attention to maintenance of the roads that they call "state or provincial" but, full of holes and depressions, are reduced - just to respect the image of the context - to country paths. Once in the structure you will be greeted by very young but very friendly and already experienced receptionists, prepared both on the services offered by the structure and on those available (activities, tours, experiences, forecasts, etc.) in the territory. Discordant note (for a structure that claims 4 stars): find three receptionists all dressed differently. Except for a girl in uniform, the two men certainly did not excel in elegance either in colors or in the general overview. Good English for everyone and indeed the mastery has allowed one of the men to venture into gallantry towards some guests who, unfortunately, on one occasion has bordered on annoying intrusiveness. The reception is the first point of contact with wine: an impressive display immediately immerses you in the world of Firriato: too bad that - if you are not already an expert in the individual labels - to understand what you are admiring you will have to wait for the arrival of Roberto (who also has his pre-established work shifts) because the receptionists do not have adequate skills. Too bad: even a simple plate with a few descriptive lines and, above all, the well-displayed price would be enough, thus avoiding the customer the embarrassment of choosing but, then, giving up a bottle of wine not within reach of his wallet .. A note also on the local: it is true that we are in the countryside but you certainly do not expect to see cobwebs on the windows and inside. Perhaps we were just unlucky, even respecting - on our part - the check-in time, we had to wait no less than 10 minutes for the delivery of the room, without being able to do anything else view outside the persistent rain. Before talking about the room, a mention of the common services: suggestive context, vineyards (obviously ... go there for that...) As far