{"id":31662,"date":"2019-10-07T09:19:14","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T09:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.donnafugata.it\/blog\/2019\/10\/07\/discovering-donnafugata-on-etna\/"},"modified":"2019-10-07T09:19:14","modified_gmt":"2019-10-07T09:19:14","slug":"discovering-donnafugata-on-etna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donnafugata.it\/en\/blog\/discovering-donnafugata-on-etna\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering Donnafugata on Etna"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inaugurated at the Randazzo winery various tours to discover the local viticulture and the small prestigious productions of the company, to enjoy involving and memorable experiences.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Active since the 2016 harvest,\u00a0Donnafugata\u2019s cellar on Etna is finally opening to the public<\/strong>; this news has been long-awaited by the company\u2019s fans and by many wine enthusiasts who now have a new wine destination in eastern Sicily.<\/p>\n

The beating heart of the welcome is the\u00a0Randazzo<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0wine cellar, in the Statella district, in a strategic position compared to the 18 hectares of vineyards that Donnafugata has within a few kilometres in 6 different districts.<\/p>\n

It is here that Donnafugata \u2013 led by\u00a0Antonio and Jos\u00e9 Rallo<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 has taken root, north of the volcano, on the less rainy side and therefore with a greater chance of producing well-matured grapes and at the apex of the quality of the prestigious\u00a0DOC Etna<\/strong>. Its evocative landscape is dominated by the highest (over 3,300 meters) and most active volcano in Europe, with a heritage of biodiversity that the\u00a0Etna Park<\/strong>\u00a0protects and encloses in an area of 59 thousand hectares, and that\u00a0UNESCO<\/strong>\u00a0has declared a World Heritage Site.<\/p>\n

Tours and tastings on Mount Etna follow the\u00a0refined and involving<\/strong>\u00a0style that thousands of wine lovers have already experienced over the years at the company\u2019s other locations in western Sicily: the historic cellars of Marsala, the island of Pantelleria and the Contessa Entellina Estate.<\/p>\n

In Randazzo,\u00a0stopping off at Donnafugata<\/strong>\u00a0means finding yourself in an enchanting part of the Etna Park, at an altitude of 700 metres, amidst evergreen woodland, grazing cows and vineyards, some of which are so old as to be pre-phylloxera.<\/p>\n

The visits begin with a presentation of the\u00a0territory\u00a0<\/strong>and its pedoclimatic characteristics. An outdoor itinerary during which \u2013 walking in the vicinity of the wine-cellar \u2013 the visitor is guided to the discovery of the\u00a0sciare<\/em><\/strong>: stratifications of lava that, through long physical-chemical processes, give life to the sandy and cultivable soils on the slopes of the volcano. Each eruption is thus at the origin of the specific composition of the soil that makes the micro-terroirs of Etna and its wines unique.<\/p>\n

Then there is a stroll through the\u00a0vineyard<\/strong>\u00a0to get to know the local viticulture and its emblematic vines \u2013 Carricante and Nerello Mascalese \u2013 the planting patterns, the forms of cultivation and pruning; then it is the turn of the winemaking\u00a0cellar<\/strong>\u00a0and the new barrique cellar with a view of \u201cA Muntagna\u201d, as Etna is called by the locals.<\/p>\n

The experience at Donnafugata is sure to be memorable for the wine and so here is a proposal of four\u00a0tasting\u00a0<\/strong>itineraries designed to meet different expectations, for those who are beginning to approach wine or for those who want to deepen their knowledge.<\/p>\n

\u201cEtna 100%\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0proposes a focus on Nerello Mascalese through 3 different interpretations represented by the wines\u00a0Sul Vulcano Rosato, Sul Vulcano Rosso<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Fragore<\/em>, cru of Contrada Montelaguardia; those who love to experiment with food and wine pairings, can instead choose the\u00a0\u201cBrunch Gourmet\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0which includes 4 wines with as many creations of Etna cuisine.<\/p>\n

In the afternoon, two other itineraries complete the offer.\u00a0\u201cSicilia Autoctona\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 is the ideal tasting to get to know the main vines of the island through the small and prestigious productions of the different Donnafugata estates: the\u00a0SurSur<\/em>\u00a0from\u00a0Grillo<\/strong>\u00a0grapes of the Contessa Entellina countryside, the\u00a0Floramundi<\/em>\u00a0Cerasuolo di Vittoria from\u00a0Nero D\u2019avola and Frappato<\/strong>\u00a0grapes, the iconic\u00a0Fragore<\/em>\u00a0wine from\u00a0Nerello Mascalese<\/strong>\u00a0of Contrada Montelaguardia and finally the\u00a0Ben Ry\u00e9<\/em>, the celebrated Passito di Pantelleria obtained from\u00a0Zibibbo<\/strong>\u00a0grapes. Finally, with\u00a0\u201cVulcanica\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0you can experience an exciting\u00a0journey\u00a0<\/em>between Etna and Pantelleria, tasting 4 wines produced in these territories of volcanic origin, in an exciting comparison between mountain viticulture and the eroica one of the island of sun and wind.<\/p>\n

All the itineraries are just a click away, thanks to the\u00a0VISIT<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0website<\/strong>\u00a0that offers a wide range of information on visits and tastings in Donnafugata, including the possibility of\u00a0online booking<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Inaugurating the welcome at Randazzo, Donnafugata wanted to add a piece to the mosaic of beauty with which Etna enchants its guests; between an excursion at high altitude and a visit to the characteristic villages of the area,\u00a0the wine celebrates the harmony between nature and the work of man<\/strong>. And it is worth the journey, the discovery and the wonder that comes with it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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