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 White Wine & Spirit”, hung on 9 March 2024 in Düsseldorf.
The jury, comprised of distinguished reporters from the primary red wine publications of the Meininger group– “Weinwirtschaft”, “White Wine Company International”, “Sommelier” and “Weinwelt”– selected to reward the Planeta household for “their long farming custom in Sicily, gave for 17 generations. Throughout the years, this resourceful household has actually devoted itself primarily to viticulture, extending its existence throughout 400 hectares dispersed throughout 6 vineyards situated in the very best Sicilian terroirs. Today, Planeta represents the worldwide quality of island viticulture.”
The awards event was hung on the celebration of the opening of Prowein, among the most crucial trade fairs in the red wine sector, and saw the involvement of numerous visitors from all over the world and leading characters from the worldwide red 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 company. “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 fantastic consistency. This award inspires and more empowers us to continue the course of development and quality, continuing our dedication to finest representing the Sicilian red wine custom at a worldwide level.”
This distinguished acknowledgment contributes to the one acquired a couple of months previously by Alessio Planeta as “Wine Maker of the Year” by White Wine Lover, the distinguished North American publication focusing on oenology and validates the impact and skill of Alessio Planeta and the whole household in the worldwide red 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 comprehensive research study, varying from the flexibility of worldwide 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 red wine tourist: gos to and red 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 red wine provides.
The management viewpoint of the farming business is oriented towards optimum sustainability: from the total conversion of all the estates to natural farming, to the development 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 idea – set of tasks focused on safeguarding the environment and promoting a holistic idea of farming – for PLANETA, farming activity is an automobile for environmental management and a chauffeur of wellness for guy and the world. The desire to improve Sicilian quality enlivened the Ab Insula idea: a choice of tasks with a strong and authentically Sicilian identity and remarkable 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 task of the historical Feudi Spitaleri estate, dream and fulcrum of Etna viticulture.
Planeta is not just red 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 ignoring 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 diverse proposition that welcomes all the business’s estates, consisting of property, leisure and red wine trip deals. The Foresteria di Menfi, with its 14 spaces surrounded by a charming 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 provides ancient dishes of household custom reviewed in a modern secret and reveals the most real essence and special design of PLANETA hospitality.
Palazzo Planeta, in the center of Palermo, is comprised of 7 comfy apartment or condos, completely refurbished 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 photo 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” task: 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 task which sees Italian and foreign skills participated 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 ideas of the journey.
PLANETA ESTATE provides a meaningful corpus of cultural and hospitality activities focused on sending, beginning with the red wine, the favorable worths that stimulate the business: production principles and compulsive take care of 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 “White 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 red wine publication that yearly names the most prominent members of the red 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 White Wine & Spirit”, an acknowledgment appointed by a jury comprised of distinguished reporters from the primary red wine publications of the German Meininger group.
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