CONSORTIUM FOR THE PROTECTION OF SICILY DOC WINES RENEWS ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTIONS FOR THE PRESIDENT NEXT WEEK

There are two directors who join the Board, namely Roberto Magnisi, director of Duca di Salaparuta and Florio and Giuseppe Figlioli, oenologist of the Birgi cooperative winery, respectively in place of Laurent Bernard de La Gatinais of the Rapitalà winery and Nicolò Vinci of the Europa winery.

The remaining ten were confirmed, i.e. the president in office so far Antonio Rallo (CEO Donnafugata), the vice presidents so far in office Giuseppe Bursi (president Settesoli) and Filippo Paladino (vice president Colomba Bianca) as well as the directors Vincenzo Ampola (president Cantine Petrosino), Gaspare Baiata (president of Paolini cellars), Salvatore Chiantia (president of La Vite cellar), Rosario Di Maria (president of Ermes cellar), Alessio Planeta (CEO Planeta), Letizia Russo (Feudo Arancio) and Alberto Tasca (CEO Tasca d'Almerita ).

Consortium for the protection of DOC Sicily wines

The Consortium for the protection of DOC Sicilia wines (siciliadoc.wine) came to life in 2012, with the aim of representing the wine of the Sicilian territory and promoting the DOC Sicilia denomination, with actions aimed at increasing the visibility of a symbolic brand of Made in Italy and to the protection and supervision in defense of consumers and producers.

Almost 8,000 winegrowers and about 500 bottlers are promoters of the Controlled Designation of Origin, a recognition useful to represent them but also to enhance and safeguard the island's wine production. Sicily is the largest organic wine area in Italy: it represents 30% of the national surface and with its over 42 thousand hectares it also holds the record among the regions that practice sustainable viticulture, subject to organic or integrated production regulations.