Sharp temperature variations: vineyards in great shape
Sultry weather in Sicily, but fierce daytime heat is mitigated by temperature variations at night. Antonio Rallo: “Nothing anomalous in our vineyards, we were actually behind on the period of ripening.”
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11/06/2007
Price-quality Oscar to Tancredi
In Rome, Giacomo Rallo, founder of the Donnafugata wine estate on Sicily accepts major award at AIS ceremony
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04/06/2007
Donnafugata “First in Class” at Vinitaly 2007
The annual survey conducted by the magazine Cucina&Vini among visitors to the annual fair staged in Verona awards the Sicilian wine estate with the maximum votes
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31/05/2007
Donnafugata in the U.S. with Folio
A new commercial agreement has been initialed for the U.S. market: The wines of the Sicilian estate will be imported by Michael Mondavi’s Folio
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23/05/2007
Cantine Aperte at Donnafugata: appointment with quality wine
On Sunday, May 27, the traditional Cantine Aperte (open wineries) event returns to Donnafugata. Guided tours, tastings of the entire range of wines and entertainment for the youngest visitors for an unforgettable day
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22/05/2007
A Ben Ryé that’s all gold
A host of recognitions for the Passito of Donnafugata. Perfect wine at VitignoItalia and two new gold medals at the Selezione del Sindaco and the Vinalies Internationales.
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23/03/2007
2006 harvest and the new Donnafugata vintage at Vinitaly
Aromatic whites, fruity and elegant reds, the result of a qualitatively positive year. At the Verona Fairgrounds, tastings of the Sicilian estate’s 2004 and 2005 as well
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22/03/2007
Donnafugata launches two new wines for a 2006 that will be remembered
White Polena and red Sherazade Under the banner of “loving matrimonies” between native and international varieties
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21/03/2007
Donnafugata in Taormina at the fourth edition of “ Sicilia En Primeur ”
On 24th and 25th March Donnafugata presents the 2004 vintage of “Tancredi” and “Mille e Una Notte” and the 2005 vintage of “Chiarandà” and “Ben Ryè” at the Diodoro Hotel, Taormina
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20/03/2007
Good Performance for Donnafugata in 2006
Sicilian winery’s 9% increase in its global turnover with a 15% rise in foreign sales
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19/03/2007
The number of visitors to the Donnafugata website is growing in Italy and abroad
The 80,000 visitors who registered in 2006 confirm the appreciation and the importance of this direct means of communication. 40% of the visitors to the website are foreigners
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17/03/2007
State Trip to Japan for José Rallo of Donnafugata
“Primavera Italiana” 2007,” a promotional campaign for the finest Italian products backed by top Italian and Japanese institutions, opens on March 19 in Tokyo
