Etna DOC affects the maturation of the grapes and therefore there is a significant difference between the harvest period of the Etna and the rest of the Sicily areas. The soil is volcanic and very rich in minerals. It is formed by the disintegration of one or several types of lava of different ages and eruptive materials such as lava, ash and sand. Containing all these particles, the crops cultivated on Etna soil benefit from nutrients like iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium and others. Etna DOC Etna is a "Denominazione di origine controllata" (DOC) for wine from the Etna region in Italy. Etna
Etna (sternwheeler) navigation on the Willamette River above Newberg, Oregon, and government dredging operations had ceased, there was talk among the farmers along the river between Newberg and Wheatland of securing the steamer "Etna", then running on the Lewis River, to carry freight on the Willamette. On October 6, 1910, early rains raised the water level high enough on the north fork of the Lewis River so that "Etna" could navigate on the route. This was about three or four weeks before the water was usually deep enough for "Etna" to make the trip on the north fork In mid-February 1911, "Etna"