Planeta Winery is one of the premier wine estates of Sicily and a veritable fine wine empire. The company has vineyards and estates all over the island of Sicily including- the Ulmo Contrada and vineyards in Sambuca di Sicilia (their first winemaking facility and beautiful ancestral family home, located on the Arancio Lake); the Dispensa base in Menfi (where their high-end olive oils are also made nearby at the Capparina mill); the lovely Dorilli estate in Vittoria; the Buonivini vineyards and underground winery near the Baroque town of Noto; and the newest estate - Sciara Nuova in the fashionable and exciting fine wine region of volcanic Mount Etna. Planeta was founded in the 1990s by cousins Alessio, and Santi Planeta and their uncle Diego Planeta, who was already famous in Sicily for his trail-blazing role at the well-respected Settesoli wine cooperative, decades before Planeta as we know it burst onto the wine scene. Diego’s daughter Francesca later joined the company and is known as a key integral figure. While relatively new as a commercial winery, the family’s beloved Ulmo estate dates back centuries. Today it is a treat to visit with its vast vineyards, ancient olive groves, and ruins of an Arab castle. Planeta, in fact, has become almost as famous for their olive oils (made with the Nocellara del Belice and Biancolilla olives) as for their wines. Buy Italian wines PLANETA from Sicily at VINO&VINO wine store and enjoy free delivery in Yerevan.
