Regional Institute of Wine and Oil

Duke of Salaparuta

Duke of Salaparuta Via Nazionale 27 ss 113 Casteldaccia (PA) Tel.: +39 0923 781305 +39 0923 781111 Email: [email protected] Web: www.duca.it

Accommodation facilities: NO Rooms: /; Beds: / Restaurant: YES (Catering service on request and ONLY by reservation for a minimum of 20 people) Wine tasting: YES Guided tour of the company: YES Direct sales: YES Bottles produced: 1,500,000 Export: 5% Hectares of vineyards: 280

The Abbazia Santa Anastasia wine company faces the dawn of the new century with renewed vitality but with a strong past that places it rightfully among the most illustrious names in Sicilian winemaking. Founded in 1100 by Count Ruggero d'Altavilla, the Santa Anastasia Abbey became a cultural and working hub for the inhabitants of the Madonie. Vines, wheat, olive trees and various species of fruit trees were planted. The land proved to be particularly suitable for the cultivation of vines and in fact the wine was requested by the most important baronial and bishop's tables in Sicily. The foundation of the city of Castelbuono in 1316 coincided with the abandonment of the Abbey by the monks, an abandonment which - especially with regard to the land - continued in the following centuries. In 1980 the Lena family took over the company with the intention of creating a model winery: vineyards where the grapes are harvested by hand, during the cooler hours; a modern wine factory where the white grapes are cooled before being pressed and the red ones are macerated for a long time; a cellar where the white wines are stored sur lies at a cool temperature and the great reds age in French oak barriques. These are the flagships of the Abbazia Santa Anastasia wine and wine company

How to reach us:

From Palermo: A20 PA-ME motorway, exit Pollina – Castrelbuono, continue up to KM 3+500 on the SS286 towards Castelbuono
From Trapani: Through the A29 towards Palermo - from Palermo continue on the A20 PA-ME motorway, exit Pollina - Castrelbuono, continue up to KM 3+500 on the SS286 towards Castelbuono