Neri family
For over a century, the Neri family has lived the Etna through its various activities. It was the early 1900s when brothers Vincenzo and Salvatore, the latter a promising tenor, emigrated to the United States in search of fortune.
Fortune arrived quickly thanks to many sacrifices, but especially because of Salvatore's beautiful voice, a passionate interpreter of Italian opera in New York theaters. However, fate had it that the singer passed away due to an incurable disease, and Vincenzo found himself heartbroken and alone. He decided to return to his homeland and, with the savings he had put aside with his brother during their years abroad, purchased a plot of land in the municipality of Linguaglossa, at the foot of Mount Etna.
There, he married a local girl, and together they began to take care of their property, dedicating the land to vineyards and olive groves, thus entering the olive oil and wine trade.
Today, the company, now well-known abroad, is managed by the grandchildren Salvo and Fabio, who, with the blessing of their parents Santo and Nina, since 2000 have expanded the family business, first with the opening of Casa Arrigo, a country house dedicated to the hospitality and tasting of Neri Agricola's organic products, and later, in 2012, with the creation of Villa Neri Resort & SPA, an exclusive hotel with 24 rooms, a gourmet restaurant, wellness center, and a large saltwater pool surrounded by a lush garden.
