Wineries

Azienda Agricola Palari

In a beautiful Villa of the eighteenth century in Sicily, the Palari Farm has resumed the production of this ancient and noble wine with the aim of finding, with the help of modern techniques, the quality that made Faro famous in the world.



In the district of Palari, in S. Stefano Briga in Messina, our vineyards extend, planted with native grapes with names as old as fascinating for what they evoke: Nerello, Nocera, Cappuccio Tignolino, Core ’e palumba, Acitana, Galatena, Calabrese, and others. All grapes that belong to the specification for the production of the DOC FARO.



The vineyards face south–east, with a considerable slope with sapling plants, which therefore involves a manual harvest with baskets of 20 kilos, with an average gradient of 78%. The microclimate is unique, as in less than 5 km of altitude it goes from 0 to 450 meters above sea level, Precisely this climate and the strict selection of grapes allow us to obtain less than 1 kilo of grapes per plant.

The soft crushing, fermentation at controlled temperatures, aging in oak barrels and then aging in air conditioned rooms, make possible the creation of this wine of ancient tradition.

Bonavita

We grow only native vines such as Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio and Nocera, with an age ranging from 6 to 50 years and more.

We carry out a strict natural agriculture to preserve the native flora and fauna; we do not use chemical fertilizers but only an annual green manure of legume sown in the autumn, in order to give a natural organic matter; we do not use herbicides and insecticides, but only low doses of copper and sulfur for the pest management.

Our philosophy is to preserve and respect the environment in which we live, becoming aware of the context in which we develop our vineyards and giving in this way to every single plant the opportunity to give the best of itself; only in this way we allow our wines to be a true expression of the land.

Di Stefano & Grasso Az.vitivinicole