Wineries

Valle dell'Acate

Today, the company is run by Gaetana Jacono, representing the sixth generation of winemakers, and is committed to the development of the area and the adoption of environmentally sustainable methods.

With the same love that bound her ancestors to vines and with a strong entrepreneurial sensibility, Gaetana is dedicated to the production of DOCG, DOC and IGT wines of Sicily.

A production that has gained a strong recognition also in the international scene.

The estate of the company covers 100 hectares and much of it, since 2001 to our days, has been replanted with the main wines of the area and international varieties.

Here the soil is characterized by a particular substrate formed by calcareous sandstones interfaced to clay, which allows the vines to give quality grapes strongly linked to the "terroir".

The company, renowned for the cultivation of the most prized grape varieties, is internationally renowned for the enhancement of the two wines of the region: CERASUOLO DI VITTORIA DOCG interpreted in the CLASSIC version and FRAPPATO DI VITTORIA DOC, strongly retrained by Valle dell’Acate that determined its claim as summer fruity red wine for fish dishes and Sushi.

The wines of Valle dell’Acate narrate the history and the natural beauty of the Bidini feud.

A site of archaeological value which, since the discovery of a necropolis, bears witness to the flourishing past lived under the domination of the Greeks.

The unspoiled nature, the rows of grapes that embroider the slopes, the reflections of the clay soil, recreate a real natural paradise in which the old millstone and the "dispensa" silently dominate.

The impressive stone architecture evokes the ancient peasant world, reviving, in an atmosphere where time seems to stand still, the way in which wine was made in the past.

In the large room, the Dal Negro presses rest, which have replaced the old "cianca" used for the pressing of the grapes.

Bright, the large openings that were used to introduce the freshly picked grapes in the tracks of the millstone stand out. Here, once, men, women and children were delighted to crush the grapes to the sound of songs and nursery rhymes.

Perfectly intact are the channels through which the fresh must flowed that, dropping, headed towards the pantry.

Aware of the inestimable value of tradition, Giuseppe and Gaetana Jacono undertook in 2001 a major restoration of the old millstone that restored the building to its former glory.

The historicity and the charm of this building enchant the visitor’s eye and bring the spirit and the memory of the illustrious roots of Sicilian culture.

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