Donnafugata: Ben Ryè Passito di Pantelleria 2021, 0,375 Ltr.

The History

The Donnafugata winery was established in Sicily on the initiative of a family that has renewed the style and perception of Sicilian wine worldwide. Giacomo Rallo, the fourth generation of a family with more than 170 years of experience in the world of quality wine, founded Donnafugata in 1983 together with his wife Gabriella, a pioneer of winemaking in Sicily. Today, their children José and Antonio run the company together with a team focused on top quality.

The Mediterranean island Sicily is a wine-growing region with extraordinary potential. Donnafugata promotes this diversity and cultivates its vineyards in very different contexts: in areas steeply above the sea, in the hills, and also in the mountains. The best combination of terroir and grape varieties (more than 20) is always considered.

The Wineries

The company includes a historic cellar and four wineries. In western Sicily, in Contessa Entellina, where Donnafugata originated, there is a cellar for winemaking, 302 hectares of vineyards, and 9 olive groves.

On the volcanic island Pantelleria between Sicily and Africa, the cellar is located in the Khamma area with 68 hectares of vineyards cultivated with Zibibbo using the Alberello method of Pantelleria (UNESCO World Heritage), and 5 hectares of olive groves.

In eastern Sicily, on the northern side of Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe, there is a cellar with a barrel cellar in Randazzo, 35 hectares of vineyards, and 2 olive groves.

In the DOC Vittoriaarea, in Acate, there is the new cellar with 36 hectares of vineyards. Finally, the historic family cellars of Marsala are an example of a production company that is always up to date. Here, the impressive underground barrel cellar can also be visited.

Donnafugata places great importance on sustainability and has been following it for over 30 years of sustainable agricultural practices: The focus is on the vineyard, the carbon and water footprint, biodiversity and the enhancement of native varieties energy saving, biodiversity and clean energy to preserve the landscape and sustainable architecture.Origin of the name In

dialogue with art 

Donnafugata finds its uniqueness. The name refers to the novel “The Leopard” and the story of the queen who took refuge in the area where the company’s vineyards are now located, which inspired the logo . Unique and inimitable are the artist labels of Donnafugata, which represent an important company feature. The inspiration for these special labels, which tell the world and colors of Donnafugata, comes from Gabriella; the creative execution is by Stefano Vitale. Donnafugata means tailored expertise. Among the company’s greatest achievements are the wine icons

: The Mille e una Notte, renowned red wine from the Contessa Entellina estate, the passito wine from Pantelleria Ben Ryéand the red crus from Etna Fragore Etna Rosso DOC Contrada Montelaguardia as well as the Etna Rosso DOC Contrada Marchesa Collaboration with Dolce&Gabbana The love of detail and passion for Sicily unite.

Dolce&Gabbana

and Donnafugata in a partnership where creativity and craftsmanship meet: thus a wine collection with a strong Mediterranean personality was created, exceptional ambassadors of Sicilian colors, scents, and culture worldwide: the seductive rosé wine , the fascinating white wine Isolano Pink, the elegant red wine Cuordilavaand the prestigious red wine Tancredi Donnafugata sees its role as a company in joining forces with producers of high-quality wine to promote and strengthen Sicilian and Italian wine worldwide..

Donnafugata sieht seine Rolle als Unternehmen darin, sich mit den Produzenten von hochwertigem Wein zusammenzuschließen, um den sizilianischen und italienischen Wein auf der ganzen Welt zu fördern und zu stärken.