Our enocultural terroir
Our challenge began 200 years ago.
A sentimental journey made up of a territory, people and a shared vision.
A story of redemption, the story of the people who have been at the heart of this great winemaking project that has been 200 years in the making.
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Estates
Suor Marchesa Estate is located in Riesi, in the center of Sicily, on a gentle hillside well exposed to the winds, where summers are very hot and winters mild and short. In this part of the island, Nero d’Avola has been cultivated for centuries, and it is precisely in the Riesi area, thanks to the particular conditions pedoclimatic conditions, that it has found an ideal habitat.
Suor Marchesa
The Trapani area is the most wine-growing region in Italy. In these sun-baked countryside lies Risignolo, the second of the Duca di Salaparuta estates, chosen for its hillside location that provides good ventilation and offers the benefits of proximity to the sea while avoiding exposure to excessive heat.
Risignolo
On the slopes of Etna, in a complex territory to which the volcanic soil gives unique characteristics, Duca di Salaparuta has chosen the ideal location for the Vajasindi Estate.
Vajasindi
CULTURAL TERROIR
The recovery of historical roots
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of Duca di Salaparuta, we have decided to share this important milestone with the people who, like us, were born here and have always believed in this rich land, which has brought together different forms of art and culture.
Ph: Mimmo Pintacuda © Archivi Alinari. Prima dell’alba, 1968
Ph: Mimmo Pintacuda © Archivi Alinari. Sulla Battigia, 1965
Ph: Mimmo Pintacuda © Archivi Alinari. La pendolare, 1968
© Renato Guttuso, by Siae 2024
Paesaggio dell’Aspra, 1959 Oil on canvas, 50x60cm
Private collection
Duca di salaparuta
chooses to recover some of these art forms related to the cultural terroir of
Bagheria, Aspra and Casteldaccia
with a project aimed at its promotion, which is expressed in the new wine labels and in the docufilm “La teoria dei contrasti” produced by Duca di Salaparuta and realized by Just Maria films, which tells the story of the territory through
the beauty and contrasts that have always distinguished this area, making it unique.
hospitality
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