Cultivating Beauty
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Changing soils and climates across Sicily.
Cultivating beauty.
Hillside. Volcano. Sea. Land.
The history of the Tasca d’Almerita family in Sicily is written in the land it has cared for and handed down over eight generations. Always with profound respect thanks to tradition and a gaze toward the future.
The History
200 years of history, all with “slow maturation.”
Tenuta Regaleali, the mother estate comprised of 550 hectares in the heart of Sicily and property of the Tasca d’Almerita family since 1830, started with a precise aim to enhance native grape varieties and territories of the highest potential for wine-growing. Over the years another four estates were added: Capofaro on Salina, Tascante on Etna, the historic Tenuta Whitaker on the ancient island of Mozia, and Sallier de La Tour in Monreale.
Each estate has its own distinct personality and narrates an ever-diverse Sicily. Next to the vineyards grow olive trees, fields of grain, and almond trees. In the gardens, pastures, and orchards, men and women work to help keep pace with the seasons and cultivate the best products: each with their own character, their own personal rhythm. Today the biggest challenge is to preserve these places so they may remain intact for future generations, as evidence of constant attention to the protection of every single ecosystem.
khalepà tà kalà,
so said the Greeks.
Beauty is strenuous. Hard. Steep.
Like the land of Sicily. You must dig, sweat.
Your muscles must burn, Your back ache, your hands fill with calluses.
Only then something begins to grow.
Beauty is severe. Because it feeds on you.
It takes your mornings. Your rest.
Your serenity. Your youth.
It demands of you your entire life. That of your children.
Of your grandchildren and their children. Only then,
Will beauty yield its fruits.
After more than 200 years and many generations,
The Tasca family can finally share:
Five estates where Sicily is reborn
From wine and with wine. In this way, we have understood
What the Greeks meant. But we,
Who are not philosophers, we prefer to say:
Beauty must be cultivated.
Wines of Sicily
From 1830
- 2023
B Corp certification
Tasca d’Almerita becomes a certified B Corp, committing itself to pursuing purposes of common benefit in addition to profit.
- 2021
Robert Parker Green Emblem
Tasca d’Almerita is among the 24 wineries in the world and three in Italy to receive the “Robert Parker Green Emblem,” for their commitment to sustainability.
- 2019
European Winery of the Year
Tasca d’Almerita is named “European Winery of the Year” by the prestigious magazine Wine Enthusiast for its commitment to sustainable viticulture.
- 2017
Sustainability
Tasca d’Almerita is the first winery with VIVA/SOStain sustainability certification.
- 2017
Contessa Franca
A slow rest on the lees for 60 months. Contessa Franca, vintage extra brut 2010.
- 2016
Cantina Marchesa
The Tascante project is enriched with another vineyard and its winery, Marchesa.
- 2015
Riserva del Conte
Forty years after the first vintage, the special edition of the 2010 Riserva del Conte is released.
- 2012
Winery of the Year
Tasca d’Almerita is proclaimed “Winery of the Year” by the Gambero Rosso.
- 2009
Syrah
Start of the management of the Sallier de La Tour cousins historical estate in the Monreale DOC area.
- 2008
Nerello Mascalese
Tascante produced with Nerello Mascalese makes its debut.
- 2007
Mozia
The Whitaker Foundation entrusts the winemaking of the grapes from the Island of Mozia to Tasca d’Almerita.
- 2006
Etna
The Tascante project is formed (Sciaranova contrada and Piano Dario).
- 2001
Salina
The search is on for land suitable for wine production and with a strong personality. Capofaro Malvasia & Resort is created on the island of Salina.
- 1994
Diamante
The search is on for land suitable for wine production and with a strong personality. Capofaro Malvasia & Resort is created on the island of Salina.
- 1990
Classic method
Almerita Brut Contea di Sclafani is created, 24 months on the lees, classic method using Chardonnay.
- 1988
San Francesco
Cabernet Sauvignon arrives.
- 1984
Nozze d'Oro
To celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary with his wife Franca, Conte Giuseppe creates Nozze d’Oro, a blend of Inzolia and “Sauvignon Tasca”.
- 1979
International varieties
Unbeknownst to his father, Lucio Tasca plants the first international varieties at the estate, 4 rows for each type: Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc.
- 1970
Riserva del Conte
The first vintage of Regaleali Riserva del Conte.
- 1960
Regaleali Bianco
Regaleali Bianco makes its debut, a blend of Inzolia, Catarratto and Greganico that will become the company’s feather in their cap.
- 1954
San Lucio vineyard
The first of the current Regaleali vineyards is planted, a plot of land planted with Nero d’Avola grapes using the gobelet training system.
- 1950
The Estate
The redistribution of the land during the agricultural reform in Italy brings about the reshaping of the Regaleali estate from its original 1200 hectares to 500 hectares.
- 1901
Camastra is created
With the local Catarratto and Inzolia varieties, with the addition of Sauternes blends, Camastra is created. It wins the Pistone prize, and other awards will follow in Italy and France.
- 1890
NURSERY AT VILLA CAMASTRA
The Tasca family vineyards are decimated by the phylloxera epidemic afflicting grape cultivation throughout Europe: a special nursery is created at Villa Camastra to graft the grapevines onto healthy rootstock coming from America.
- 1882
Parsifal
Richard Wagner finishes the 3rd Act of Parsifal while a guest at Villa Tasca.
- 1854
A model farm
Regaleali is awarded the prize “model farm” in the annals of agriculture. Growing grains and producing fodder are at the time the main activities in the Regaleali area where the vineyards are only a small portion of the worked land.
- 1840
Villa Tasca
The dowry of Lucio’s wife, Beatrice Lanza, includes Villa Camastra – today Villa Tasca – the Palermo residence of the Tasca d’Almerita family.
- 1830
Regaleali
1200 hectares in the Regaleali contrada are purchased by the brothers Lucio and Carmelo Mastrogiovanni Tasca, introducing the most modern agricultural technology available into the Sicilian backcountry.
We work every day to leave future generations a better environment than our own. How is that done? By measuring, evaluating, and trying to predict the influence our actions may have on the planet.
“Why do humans exist in the world? It was this question, which philosopher Hans Jonas posed some time ago, that prompted my reflection. It has been 4.4 billion years since the origin of life and only 200,000 years since the appearance of our species. Despite this, humans have already caused the extinction of living organisms and disrupted important food chains.”
“Why do humans exist in the world? It was this question, which philosopher Hans Jonas posed some time ago, that prompted my reflection. It has been 4.4 billion years since the origin of life and only 200,000 years since the appearance of our species. Despite this, humans have already caused the extinction of living organisms and disrupted important food chains.” Alberto Tasca