Donnafugata was born in Sicily from the initiative of a family that, with passion, has been able to innovate the style and perception of Sicilian wine in the world.
Giacomo Rallo, the fourth generation of a family with over 160 years of experience in quality wine, founded Donnafugata in 1983 together with his wife Gabriella, a pioneer of viticulture in Sicily.Today the sons José and Antonio lead the company and a team of people oriented to excellence.
Donnafugata would not be the company it is today if Gabriella had given it another name. The name Donnafugata refers to the novel by Tomasi di Lampedusa the Leopard. A name that means "woman on the run" and refers to the story of a queen who found refuge in that part of Sicily where the company's vineyards are today. A story that inspired the company logo: the image of a woman's head with hair in the wind that stands out on each bottle.
A face that is also that of Gabriella Rallo, the “donnafugata” who abandons her job as a teacher to take care of the Contessa Entellina vineyards full time. One of the first women in Sicily to produce wine in a sector typically dominated by men: a pioneer of quality viticulture for women.
Straw yellow in color, Chiarandà offers a complex bouquet with notes of yellow-fleshed fruit (peach), wildflowers (broom) and elegant hints of long aging (hazelnuts and butter). In the mouth it is broad and structured, with a pleasant sapid and mineral texture. A long-lasting white, rich in...
With an intense ruby red color, Tancredi combines notes of ripe red fruit (currant and plum) and balsamic (eucalyptus) with delicate hints of cocoa and sweet tobacco. On the palate it has an excellent structure with important and perfectly integrated tannins; drink fresh with a very long...
Ben Ryé 2019 has a golden color with bright amber reflections. With a very intense bouquet that ranges from fruity notes of apricot and candied orange peel, to hints of Mediterranean scrub. In the mouth the fruity notes and hints of aromatic herbs are found, combined with sweet nuances of honey....
Distilled with golden reflections, with a characteristic citrus note that opens into a thousand facets of fresh and candied fruit (cedar, peach, apricot and exotic fruit) that blend with a delicate scent of vanilla. After a long refinement in small carats, it has an antique gold color and extreme...
With an intense ruby red color, Mille e una Notte 2017 presents a wide and deep bouquet characterized by notes of black berry fruit (mulberry and currant), delicate balsamic hints (licorice) and pleasant nuances of cocoa and vanilla. In the mouth it is soft and enveloping, and surprises for the...
