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At the heart of an age-old Sicily, where the relationship between man and nature has created civilisation and history, Viticultori Associati Canicattì has embarked on a new Wine-producing Project, which is founded on the distinct qualities of a unique and extraordinary land.

In the sunniest and driest part of the island, in an area which nestles up against the territories of Caltanissetta and Palermo and which stretches out to the coast of Agrigento, the cultivation of vines has long been an important part of the rural economy. From generation to generation, man has modelled this agrarian landscape, transformed difficult soils into fertile and productive land, where the toil of peasants working in the fields can be compared to that of the sulphur miners. Indeed, the mines are another element of this Sicily, part of the myth which Luigi Pirandello and Leonardo Sciascia, sons of Sicily, have recounted to the world. Today this cultural dimension belongs to the realm of history, having produced a fertile and imaginary landscape of huge emotional import but also a landscape of vocation and skill for a land which, owing to specific soil-and-climatic conditions, can indeed be said to represent the new frontier of quality wines on the island of Sicily.

Viticultori Associati Canicattì has drawn on this history in seeking to be its modern and rigorous interpreter. Supported and invigorated by the dedicated membership of numerous small producers in the area,this winery has had the vision necessary for proposing a new concept of quality wines. It has smoothly integrated the traditions of wine-producing with technological and organisational innovation, both necessary for producing quality products and generating sales. The recent formulation of an investment plan has indicated the way forward with a Project aimed at reaching qualitative standards of wine-making excellence and enhancing the awareness of the unique aspects of these lands.