Donnafugata is production of quality wines, respect for the environment and exploitation of the territory, a passionate vision that looks to the future.
A family, a tradition
Donnafugata grew out of the commitment of a family in Sicily that has always believed in the extraordinary enological potential of its land and has 150 years of experience in producing premium wines. Convinced that it is always necessary to be open to change in order to grow and improve, Giacomo Rallo and his wife, Gabriella, launched a new production project in 1983: Donnafugata. Their adventure took wing from the family’s historic cellars in Marsala and the vineyards at Contessa Entellina in the heart of western Sicily and soared as far as the island of Pantelleria. Their children, José and Antonio, joined them and the house accelerated its march along the path of Extreme Quality: a project that focused on attention to detail, which clears the way for entrepreneurial decisions that ever more advanced objectives. As for the future, the young Gabriella and Ferdinando are already being “fully immersed” in the family’s activities.
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Donnafugata and 'Il Gattopardo': a name linked to the territory
The name is a literary citation referring to the extraordinary novel “Il Gattopardo” (“The Leopard”) by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. In it, Donnafugata is identified with the country properties, situated in the heart of the Belice Valley, that were owned by the Prince of Salina and, in particular, the palace at Santa Margherita, the setting of some of the most memorable scenes in the famous novel. It was here that the Habsburg queen and consort of Ferdinand IV of Bourbon, Maria Carolina, took refuge after her flight from the court in Naples upon the arrival of the Napoleonic troops of Murat. That event inspired the image of the head of a woman, her hair tossed about by the wind, that appears on each bottle of Donnafugata.
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