FEUDI DEL PISCIOTTO PRESENTS THE PASSITO TACHIS, DEDICATED TO THE GREAT ITALIAN WINEMAKER WHO LOVED CHALLENGES, ALONG WITH TWO NEW LINES OF WINES INSPIRED BY SICILIAN ART
This Passito was born from Giacomo Tachis’s deep conviction that any grape variety can be successfully cultivated in Sicily.“Wine is light (from the sun) and mood (from the earth),” said Galileo Galilei, and Tachis believed this wholeheartedly. The Passito Tachis from Feudi del Pisciotto is a tribute to the great Italian enologist who embraced challenges and suggested producing a Sicilian Passito not with the traditional Zibibbo but with Semillon and Gewurztraminer, two unusual grape varieties for Sicily, to create a wine suitable for pairing with an entire meal.
Feudi del Pisciotto, a Sicilian company part of the Domini Castellare di Castellina group, announces a new chapter in its history, starting with the Passito Tachis and the launch of two new lines that celebrate wine as an expression of the Island, both territorial and artistic, in content and form: Colori di Sicilia and I Putti del Serpotta. Galileo Galilei’s phrase finds full realization in Feudi del Pisciotto’s new enological project. The light of the Sicilian sun, with its intensity, gives the wines energy, warmth, and depth. The mood, on the other hand, is the wine’s ability to evoke emotions, tell stories, and create connections between people. The new direction of Feudi del Pisciotto is a tribute to this vision, honoring a Sicily that looks to the future while remembering the strength of its roots.
The Passito Tachis is also a sign of the deep friendship between Paolo Panerai, the company’s founder, and Alessandro Cellai, winemaker and executive vice president of the Domini Castellare di Castellina group, who is the spiritual heir of Tachis. He continues to tend to the personal vineyard of the great enologist in San Casciano, which now belongs to his beloved daughter Ilaria. “One day,” recalls Paolo Panerai, “Alessandro and I went to visit Tachis at his home in San Casciano, and during that visit, we talked about our idea of making a Passito at Feudi del Pisciotto. We were thinking of Zibibbo. With the energy that characterized him, he replied, ‘Absolutely not. If you want to make a great Passito in Sicily, you need to plant Semillon and Gewurztraminer. Sicily has what Galileo said is necessary to make great wines: the light of the sun and the mood of the earth. But the risk could be too much sun, and that’s why you also need the Rhine grape.’ We followed his suggestion, and a great Passito was born, ideal for pairing with an entire meal and not just with dessert, like Vin Santo in Tuscany or the Zibibbo Passito in Sicily. For this reason, with the consent of Professor Tachis’s daughter, we decided to dedicate it to him, the greatest winemaker of all time. Thank you, Professor”.
Sicilian Art in a Bottle
If Sicily is a wine universe with an unmistakable identity, it owes this to its native grape varieties that tell millennia of history and cultural contamination. The new chapter of Feudi del Pisciotto focuses on enhancing these varieties, starting with Nero d’Avola, Frappato, Grillo, and Catarratto, which can express unique nuances of the Sicilian terroir. From this precise choice, two new lines inspired by Sicilian art have emerged: Colori di Sicilia, which includes four fresh, modern, and characterful monovarietal wines designed for a young audience and aimed at trendy venues; and I Putti del Serpotta, a premium line of three Sicilia DOC Superiore wines made from the selection of the best Frappato, Chardonnay, and Grillo grapes, along with a Cerasuolo di Vittoria, the only DOCG in Sicily, representing the maximum expression of southeastern Sicily. The connection to art emerges right from the labels, which, in the case of the Colori di Sicilia line, reproduce the ceramics of Giacomo Alessi, a master from Caltagirone, while in the case of I Putti del Serpotta, they depict the iconic cherubs of the famous 17th-century Sicilian sculptor that adorn the most beautiful Baroque churches in Palermo. Eight authentic, exciting wines with a strong territorial identity.
The range is completed by wines that have been produced for some time, primarily the Gran Cru L’Eterno, a pure Pinot Noir, another choice strongly suggested by Professor Tachis, who firmly believes that the light and mood of Sicily allow for the cultivation of any grape variety, even without going to Etna; Moro di Testa, another Gran Cru blend of Syrah with a hint of Nero d’Avola; Nero d’Avola Versace in purity, ranked among the top 100 wines in the world by Wine Spectator since the 2017 vintage; Alaziza, a blend of Chardonnay and Viognier; and finally the rosé sparkling wine Davolarosa, produced with Nero d’Avola and now featured on the best wine lists in Italy and abroad. Lastly, Tirsat, the only wine from Gurra di Mare, the Menfi winery, based on a 50% blend of Chardonnay and Viognier from vineyards that overlook the beach of Porto Palo di Menfi.”
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