Nicolò Grippaldi introduces himself and his cellar:
“I am Nicolò Grippaldi, a winemaker in Gagliano Castelferrato. I studied philosophy and literature in Florence, but I am originally from a small village in the hinterland of the province of Enna, in Sicily, called Gagliano Castelferrato, here we are at 651 meters above sea level. When I lived in Florence I entered the world of wine thanks to my dear friends, the owners of the Castello dei Rampolla in Panzano in Chianti. I am followed by an important researcher who has developed modern viticulture in the vineyard and in the cellar. In all the cities of the province of Enna there are no more vineyards because after the phylloxera they were completely uprooted and never replanted because even in this area there is subsistence agriculture with a mentality that is still very backward. April 3, 2015 I planted 2.63 hectares of vineyards on the land where my great-grandfather 100 years ago there was a small vineyard. I planted 1.33 hectares of Nerello Mascalese and 1.30 hectares of of Nero d'Avola for a total of 11 thousand plants. I am a pioneer of my territory and thanks to it I would produce a wine that represents 100% my terroir, without any use of chemicals in the vineyard and in the cellar. I believe in this land and I feel that it has enormous potential to produce a unique grape and wine. The first harvest will take place in 2017 and the first wine will be released in 2019.”

Nicolò Grippaldi introduces himself and his cellar:
“I am Nicolò Grippaldi, a winemaker in Gagliano Castelferrato. I studied philosophy and literature in Florence, but I am originally from a small village in the hinterland of the province of Enna, in Sicily, called Gagliano Castelferrato, here we are at 651 meters above sea level. When I lived in Florence I entered the world of wine thanks to my dear friends, the owners of the Castello dei Rampolla in Panzano in Chianti. I am followed by an important researcher who has developed modern viticulture in the vineyard and in the cellar. In all the cities of the province of Enna there are no more vineyards because after the phylloxera they were completely uprooted and never replanted because even in this area there is subsistence agriculture with a mentality that is still very backward. April 3, 2015 I planted 2.63 hectares of vineyards on the land where my great-grandfather 100 years ago there was a small vineyard. I planted 1.33 hectares of Nerello Mascalese and 1.30 hectares of of Nero d'Avola for a total of 11 thousand plants. I am a pioneer of my territory and thanks to it I would produce a wine that represents 100% my terroir, without any use of chemicals in the vineyard and in the cellar. I believe in this land and I feel that it has enormous potential to produce a unique grape and wine. The first harvest will take place in 2017 and the first wine will be released in 2019.”