Mariangela Cambria is the new president of Assovini Sicilia

Change at the top of Assovini Sicilia, Mariangela Cambria is the new president of the association that brings together one hundred Sicilian wineries. Mariangela Cambria, from Messina and co-owner of the Cottanera winery together with her brothers Francesco, Emanuele and her uncle Enzo, was nominated in the session of Monday 10 July by the newly elected Board of Directors. She is in charge of marketing, communication and hospitality. He takes over from Laurent Bernard de la Gatinais, who is completing his 3-year term as president. An all-female summit with Lilly Ferro as vice president and Josè Rallo, managing director for the coordination of subsidized finance activities. “ I want to thank all the Council colleagues who wanted and supported me - comments the new president Mariangela Cambria . Assovini Sicilia is a complex association, with many souls. My goal is to give continuity to the team spirit and associationism desired by my predecessors and to interpret the role of the association as a glue between large and small wineries. Assovini also has the task of continuing to bring Sicily to the world. The island is fully a wine continent with a thousand facets and diversities where wine is a vehicle of culture and excellence”, concludes Mariangela Cambria The new Assovini Board of Directors includes: Mariangela Cambria (President); Lilly Ferro (Vice President); Jose Rallo (Donnafugata); Achille Alessi (Terre di Giurfo); Federico Lombardo of Monte Iato (Firriato); Alberto Aiello Graci (Graci); Santi Planeta (Planeta); Laurent Bernard de la Gatinais (Rapitalà); Costanza Chirivino (Tasca d'Almerita). Assovini Sicilia is an association that brings together one hundred small, medium or large Sicilian wineries, which mainly share three elements: total control of the winemaking chain, from the vineyard to the bottle; the production of quality bottled wine; the international vision of the market.