Never mind that the winery’s owner is a mega-Euro
millionaire industrialist from Milan---he’s of Sicilian heritage, and he’s
making some of the best wine on the Mediterranean’s largest island. In the mid-1990’s, entrepreneur Vito Catania
decided to return to his Sicilian roots and follow his passion to make
wine. This wild and crazy visionary purchased 200
acres of prime vineyards and began his innovative work to focus on the area’s
little know, indigenous grape varietals…and the rest is history. Gulfi wines are now some of the most-sought
after wines in all of Italy.
Never mind that Gulfi winery has won about every European
award, or that Robert Parker has scored them 95. Last year Gulfi won the “Best Italian Wine
Estate of the Year.” Any connoisseur of
Italian wine is now on notice that the new kid on the block, Gulfi, is a force
to be reckoned with. Indeed, Vito
Catania is on the move with the same fervor that made him one of Milan’s top
businessmen.
Never mind that Signor Catania just recently finished a multi-million-Euro
winery. He also built a drop-dead
gorgeous visitor’s center, along with a boutique hotel and a gourmet
restaurant. Not at all uncommon in the
Napa Valley, this is the first of its genre in Sicily. Wine-Knows Travel has taken over the entire hotel
for next fall’s tour, and we’ve scheduled a cooking class with the restaurant’s
highly acclaimed chef.
Never mind that Gulfi produces stunning wines. Surrounded by hundreds of olive trees, the
winery also makes beautiful olive oil. There
is also a magnificent garden on site from where most everything served in the dining room originates. This
is definitely a farm-to-table kind of experience.
Never mind that Gulfi is a gourmand and oenophile’s
dream-come-true. Check out the above
view from the hotel’s private quarters.
Gulfi offers a little piece of paradiso
for those who simply want to relax and take in the essence of Sicily.
Viva Sicilia!
Viva Sicilia!
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