VALUES

The Pellegrino family has always personally overseen the activities in the vineyard and in the winery, and even today, in the sixth generation, they remain actively involved in managing the company. A long family history made up of respect, care, love and dedication, of values handed down from father to son, which today make it one of the greatest families of Sicilian wine.

The Pellegrino vineyards are located in the westernmost part of Sicily, which is characterized by a great variety of microclimates. The territory boasts the highest vine-covered area in Italy as it is considered the most suitable area of the island for grape growing. Here in fact the intense light, the dry climate, the fresh soils, the winds coming from the south and the strong atmospheric temperature range, create the ideal conditions for the production of quality wines.

It was the Phoenicians who, between the eighth and seventh century BC, introduced vine cultivation in these territories. We are therefore in the cradle of the native Sicilian vines: grillo, inzolia, catarratto, grecanico, zibibbo, malvasia, nero d’avola, perricone and frappato, these vines have always been used here for the production of great wines.

We grow our grapes on five Estates each with specific vocations and all run using organic farming methods in full respect of the environment. Salinaro, whose grillo vineyards along the coast enjoy the fresh sea breezes. Kelbi, a lush garden, ideal for growing catarratto. Rinazzo, harsh and desert-like, where the syrah grows vigorously. Gazzerotta, the great plain, where three single vineyards stand alongside nero d’avola: a small grillo vineyard over 40 years old, an experimental malbec vineyard and a vineyard dedicated to the cultivation of frappato. Finally, Siba, on the island of Pantelleria, where the breezy climate and marked temperature variations create the ideal conditions for the elegant and mineral expression of dry white wines made from zibibbo grapes.

The connection with the local area has always been at the heart of Cantine Pellegrino’s production philosophy. A land to be respected, protected and nurtured over time, representing not merely a place of production, but a heritage to be passed on to future generations. Our commitment to sustainability translates into concrete practices: the grapes are grown on the estate’s vineyards exclusively using organic methods, with full respect for the environment and its natural balance. Even in the winery, decisions are guided by a green vision: from responsible waste management to the use of energy from renewable sources, such as solar power, right through to the use of recyclable materials and the reuse of glass.

Vineyards, wineries and specialized oenologists, each one dedicated to the production of red and white wines, Pantelleria wines and Marsala. Thanks to distinct cultivation areas, dedicated enologists and three different wineries – one for red and white wines, one for wines and Passito wines from Pantelleria, and one for Marsala and fortified wines – we are the Sicilian company able to offer the widest variety of wines.

In addition to the estate wines from grapes grown on family properties, we produce wines from native grapes as well as crus and single vineyards, the highest expression of quality from the winery.

In the alberello vineyards of Pantelleria, today a UNESCO world heritage site, we cultivate the zibibbo. From the grapes dried by the August sun on reed trellises, the Pantelleria Passito is born, of which the Nes represents the most noble and precious version. The range is completed by two Pantelleria DOC white wines: Isesi, produced on our Siba estate, a refined and elegant expression of zibibbo, and Bianco di Venere, with its sunny, immediate and deeply Mediterranean personality.

The history of Marsala wine coincides with that of the Pellegrino family. In 1880 the winery began to make wine from the famous Sicilian vine so as to market it all over the world. Even today in their historical wineries, the different types of Marsala are refined over many years in more than a thousand oak barrels and casks: the classic Vergine and Soleras, the Marsala Revolution and a line produced in limited edition.