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FAMILY

A Tradition Rooted in Time

For five centuries and through 17 generations, our family has been committed to navigating the paths of agricultural evolution in the complex land of Sicily, with an approach always oriented towards openness and innovation. Where the agricultural world has often been confined by outdated social customs and production practices, we have inherited, generation after generation, an instinct to change and to generate positive changes around us, in culture and among people.

COMPANY

Innovation and Sustainability in the Heart of Sicily

Traveling through Sicily as a vast wine continent, we have founded our estates in five different territories from west to east, seeking our own interpretation through research on native grape varieties, including those long forgotten, and on the adaptability of different terroirs to also accommodate international varieties. Finally, we have built around each territory a comprehensive system of experiences encompassing hospitality, cuisine, nature, and culture.

Dettaglio cantina Ulmo
vigneti
Santa cecilia
capparrina
Lunario Planeta
Cometa
Cantina Dispensa
primo sito planeta
Viaggio in Sicilia
Dorilli
Cantina grande dispensa
Olio planeta
case sparse planeta estate
etna
la foresteria planeta
Sentiero natura
vigneto capo milazzo
cantina feudo di mezzo
Cantina sciarnuova
venti anni planeta
cantina la baronia
didacus chardonnay
Palazzo planeta
didacus cabernet franc
percorso di conversione in agricoltura biologica
cantina monte cirami
tutta la superficie coltivata ottiene certificazione bio
Alessio planeta winemaker of the year
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1995

The first Planeta winery is established at Ulmo. First harvest.

1996

Veronelli in L’Espresso talks about Planeta Chardonnay. First vineyards planted at Dispensa and Gurra, Menfi.

 

1997

Santa Cecilia, Planeta’s signature wine, is born. First presence at Vinitaly. First hectares of Nero d’Avola and Frappato planted in Vittoria for Cerasuolo di Vittoria.

 

1998

Acquisition of the Buonivini estate in Noto in search of great Nero d’Avola. The hills of Capparrina by the sea in Menfi are filled with olive trees. Winery of the Year by Gambero Rosso.

1999

Lunario, a Planeta cult, is born. Vineyards planted at Maroccoli.

2000

Cometa, the first Fiano in Sicily, is born. Planeta Chardonnay enters Wine Spectator’s Top 100.

2001

First vintage of Cerasuolo di Vittoria. Piccola Winery is established at Dispensa.

 

2002

Website www.planeta.it goes live. Cometa Planeta, Best Italian White Wine Ais Bibenda.

2003

The “Invisible Winery” is created at Buonivini. First star from Gambero Rosso. Viaggio in Sicilia, a project for art and the territory, is launched.

2004

Restoration of the houses and winery at Dorilli completed.

2005

First harvest at the Grande Winery at Dispensa. Cerasuolo di Vittoria becomes DOCG – the only one in Sicily.

2006

Extra Virgin Olive Oil becomes DOP Val di Mazara.

2007

Costanza Algranti furnishes Case Sparse in Noto with reclaimed materials.

2008

First steps on Etna with the planting of the Sciara Nuova vineyard. Noto DOC is established.

2009

A year full of novelties: Brut, Carricante, Dorilli. Planeta hospitality begins at Menfi – La Foresteria. Planeta Terra project is born.

2010

Nature trail La Segreta and Iter Vitis Museum restored. Planeta is certified SOStain® for sustainable viticulture in Sicily.

2011

Vineyards planted at Capo Milazzo, first steps for Mamertino. Eruzione 1614 Nerello Mascalese.

2012

Feudo di Mezzo Winery inaugurated: first harvest on the volcano. Planeta motto: EVERY TERRITORY ITS OWN WINERY. New wines: Etna DOC Bianco and Rosso, and Moscato di Noto DOC.

2013

Restoration of the palmento at Sciaranuova dedicated to hospitality.
First vintage of Frappato DOC Vittoria.
First clusters of Nero d’Avola and Nocera in Milazzo.

2014

Start of construction for the winery at Capo Milazzo.
Planeta celebrates its 20th anniversary.
First vintage of Mamertino DOC.

2015

La Baronia winery at Capo Milazzo is born. First edition of Sciaranuova Festival, Teatro in Vigna.

2016

We present the first vintage of Didacus Chardonnay 2014.

2017

Palazzo Planeta inaugurated in Palermo. 50 more hectares of olive trees planted at Capparrina.

2019

We present the first vintage of Didacus Cabernet Franc 2016.
Our oils become IGP Sicilia.

2020

Completed the organic conversion period in Vittoria, Noto, Etna, and Capo Milazzo.

2021

Completed the organic conversion period in Menfi. Monte Cirami winery in Sambuca di Sicilia is established.

2022

All cultivated land – vineyards, olive groves, almond groves, and cereals – is certified organic.

2023

Alessio Planeta Wine Maker of the Year, Wine Star Awards. Insula Beach Club opens in Menfi. Ab Insula is born: Planeta becomes a “retailer”.

2024

La Segreta restyling. Reintroduction of Francolino at Capparrina. La Segreta Country House opens in Menfi. Wine Family of the Year, Meininger Award.

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SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Planeta for the community

Always engaged in social responsibility projects, we collaborate with numerous organizations at local, national, and international levels: from the creation of the Parco della Salute in Palermo with the ViviSano Association to promote healthy lifestyles, to the Dream project with the Sant’Egidio Community supporting AIDS patients in Africa, which Planeta has been a promoter and supporter of for years.

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This bottle contains our vision of wine. Elegance and tradition.
The family and the future.