PER LA CATEGORIA RED WINE HOUSEHOLD OF THE YEAR
Planeta wins another distinguished acknowledgment by taking home the title of “Red wine household of the year” throughout the 18th edition of the “Meininger Awards Quality in Red Wine & Spirit”, hung on 9 March 2024 in Düsseldorf.
The jury, comprised of distinguished reporters from the primary white wine publications of the Meininger group– “Weinwirtschaft”, “Red Wine Organization International”, “Sommelier” and “Weinwelt”– selected to reward the Planeta household for “their long farming custom in Sicily, gave for 17 generations. For many years, this resourceful household has actually devoted itself generally to viticulture, extending its existence throughout 400 hectares dispersed throughout 6 vineyards situated in the very best Sicilian terroirs. Today, Planeta represents the global quality of island viticulture.”
The awards event was hung on the event of the opening of Prowein, among the most crucial trade fairs in the white wine sector, and saw the involvement of numerous visitors from all over the world and leading characters from the global white wine scene. Francesca, Alessio and Santi Planeta got the award on behalf of the household, from the hands of the Meininger household, owners of the Meininger Verlag releasing home and promoters of the effort.
” We are deeply honored and grateful to have actually been acknowledged as ‘Red wine household of the year’ at the Meininger Awards” stated Alessio Planeta, CEO of the household service. “This award is a homage to the commitment and steadfast work that the Our household has actually devoted to viticulture in Sicily for generations. It is a testimony to the enthusiasm and decision that has actually driven us to continuously look for quality in our vineyards and our white wines. We thank the jury for picking us and all those who added to our success. Today 3 generations of Planeta operate in the business, with various functions and in excellent consistency. This award encourages and more empowers us to continue the course of development and quality, continuing our dedication to finest representing the Sicilian white wine custom at a worldwide level.”
This distinguished acknowledgment contributes to the one gotten a couple of months previously by Alessio Planeta as “Wine Maker of the Year” by Red Wine Lover, the distinguished North American publication concentrating on oenology and verifies the impact and skill of Alessio Planeta and the whole household in the worldwide white wine scene.
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PLANETA is a farming business with a history of seventeen generations and amongst the most crucial in Sicily: 371 hectares of vineyards and 7 cellars situated in 5 areas (Menfi, Sambuca di Sicilia, Vittoria, Noto, Etna and Capo Milazzo); 151 hectares of olive grove with an oil mill situated right in the center of the home; other crops such as almond and durum wheat, all natural. With the goal of valorising each area separately through substantial research study, varying from the flexibility of global ranges to native vines as much as the so-called “relic ranges” – which have actually nearly vanished from the ampelographic heritage of the island – Planeta is amongst the very first business in Sicily and Italy have actually devoted themselves to outstanding white wine tourist: check outs and white wine tastings, together with naturalistic and cultural experiences customized to the area of each winery, are the expression of the cultural richness and conviviality that white wine uses. The management approach of the farming business is oriented towards optimum sustainability: from the total conversion of all the estates to natural farming, to the production of the SOSTAIN Structure, promoter of the production procedure of the very same name accredited nationally by Mipaaf, to the activities gathered under the PlanetaTerra principle – set of tasks focused on safeguarding the environment and promoting a holistic principle of farming – for PLANETA, farming activity is an automobile for environmental management and a chauffeur of wellness for male and the world. The desire to boost Sicilian quality enlivened the Ab Insula principle: a choice of tasks with a strong and authentically Sicilian identity and extraordinary historical-cultural worth, of which Planeta promotes: therefore Serra Ferdinandea was born – a task viticulture and biodynamic farming in a legendary put on the island, and Castello Solicchiata– circulation job of the historical Feudi Spitaleri estate, dream and fulcrum of Etna viticulture. Planeta is not just white wine however likewise oil: Planeta natural EVO oil completely reveals the identity of the Capparrina Sanctuary, a historical home of the Planeta household confined in between 2 rivers neglecting the beaches of Menfi, with 46,000 planted trees, 151 hectares of olive groves and 20 hectares of Mediterranean scrub. In addition to farming production, PLANETA is active in hospitality with a different proposition that accepts all the business’s estates, consisting of domestic, leisure and white wine trip deals. The Foresteria di Menfi, with its 14 spaces surrounded by a captivating Mediterranean garden and the dining establishment – consisted of in the Michelin Guide 2024 and granted with 2 hats from the brand-new 2024 Dining establishment guide of L’Espresso – The 1000 Dining establishments of Italy and 2 forks from Gambero Rosso’s Italian Dining establishment Guide 2024 – which uses ancient dishes of household custom reviewed in a modern secret and reveals the most authentic essence and distinct design of PLANETA hospitality. Palazzo Planeta, in the center of Palermo, is comprised of 7 comfy homes, totally remodelled and established to recreate a refined home environment that reveals the spirit of Sicilian excellent living. The Insula Beach Club is a green lounge on the sea of Menfi, Blue Flag of the Agrigento coast, a homage to the locations where Planeta’s journey in Sicily started. The image is finished by an artist’s home in Sambuca di Sicilia, “Casa Panitteri”, inside the historical museum of the very same name. Lastly, the cultural activities of the “Culture for the area” job: an extremely abundant program that varies from music to theatre, modern art and literature. The very best understood is “Journey to Sicily”, a nomadic artist residency job which sees Italian and foreign skills taken part in a journey around the island every year searching for locations, stories and environments unidentified to the public and even to the Sicilians themselves, followed by an exhibit that unites the works arising from the tips of the journey. PLANETA ESTATE uses a meaningful corpus of cultural and hospitality activities focused on transferring, beginning with the white wine, the favorable worths that stimulate the business: production principles and compulsive look after quality; regard for the landscape and culture of each location with cellars and structures completely incorporated into the area, love for Sicily and centuries-old enthusiasm for farming.
Today the business is led by Alessio Planeta, in the function of handling director, supported by Francesca, Santi and 270 partners. In 2023 Alessio Planeta won the distinguished title of “Wine maker of the Year” of the “Red Wine Star Award”, therefore bringing Italy to the top of the ranking after sixteen years. The acknowledgment was acknowledged by Red wine Lover– a North American white wine publication that every year names the most prominent members of the white wine, spirits and drink market. In 2024 the business likewise got the title of “Red wine household of the year” throughout the 18 edition of the “Meininger Awards Quality in Red Wine & Spirit”, an acknowledgment designated by a jury comprised of distinguished reporters from the primary white wine publications of the German Meininger group.
