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Donnafugata was born in Sicily from a family that has 150 years of experience in marking quality wines. In 1983, Giacomo Rallo and his wife Gabriella gave life to a new productive project: Donnafugata. It was an undertaking that took flight from the family’s historic winery in Marsala, the vineyards of Contessa Entellina in the heart of western Sicily, and on to the shores of Pantelleria. At their parents’ side, José and Antonio joined the winery as it accelerated its march along the path of extreme quality: a project that focuses on attention to detail, pursuing objectives that are always high, and the potential of the territory.

The name Donnafugata (literally “woman in flight”) refers to the history of Queen Maria Carolina, wife of Ferdinand IV of Bourbon, who in the early 19th century fled the court of Naples when Napoleon’s troops arrived. The couple took refuge in Sicily at Santa Margherita Belice Palace. It was writer Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, in his famous novel The Leopard (Il Gattopardo), who used the name Donnafugata to describe the Prince of Salina’s country estates where the Donnafugata vineyards are located. This historical event inspired the image of the woman with windswept hair found on every bottle and label of Anthilia.

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