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Sunday 28 May, the appointment that celebrates the culture of quality wine throughout Italy is back: at the historic cellars of Donnafugata in Marsala, guided tours, Slow Food workshops on autochthonous vine varieties, tastings of great vintages from the winery's historic reserve and the art of baking by Fratelli Vescera, passionate guardians of ancient Sicilian grains.

Novelties and confirmations for the winery at the first Vinitaly without the founder Giacomo Rallo. In Verona, the first fruit of the investments in eastern Sicily, the Frappato di Vittoria “Bell'Assai”. The new label will be autographed by its author Stefano Vitale.

The important recognition for the woman of wine, the face and voice of Donnafugata.

From the death of Giacomo Rallo to the realization of the production project on Etna and in the Vittoria area, from the election of Antonio Rallo to lead Unione Italiana Vini to the great verticals of Ben Ryé and Mille e una Notte, and the launch of the Collections and the new website

Donnafugata and the dialogue with Stefano Vitale's art. The author of the winery's memorable labels will be at Vinitaly to autograph his latest creation.

At Vinitaly the debut wine of Donnafugata's project in eastern Sicily. A Frappato di Vittoria with great freshness and soft tannins, a fragrant red that amazes with its immediate pleasantness.

A new symbol of the beautiful and worthy Italy, the alberello vine of Pantelleria, was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Paris on November 26

The first stage of the learning journey for the prestigious qualification of wine experts and communicators, among the most respected in the world.

An unprecedented tasting of all the vintages produced from 1995 to 2011: in the exclusive reportage produced by Ian D'Agata for Vinous, the “remarkable elegance and ageworthiness” of this icon of Italian wine emerges.

From the death of Giacomo Rallo to the election of Antonio Rallo to lead Unione Italiana Vini, from the Etna and Cerasuolo di Vittoria project to the great verticals of Ben Ryé and Mille e una Notte, from the presentation of the Collections to the launch of the new website.