Cantine La Contea

Cantine La Contea

Our Winery is located in a magical place where the volcanic lands and the sea meet, in fact located 450 meters above sea level it allows you to enjoy a breathtaking panorama that extends from the top on which Taormina is born to the coast of Syracuse giving us also a glimpse of Calabria.

The farm produces wines and sparkling wines from grapes coming mainly from the Santa Venera estate, a hamlet in the municipality of Mascali, on the eastern side of the Etna volcano in Sicily.

This agricultural reality was born from the passion for this land of its founder, the entrepreneur Pippo Turrisi and his wife Pina Capizzi. Over the years, production increased, becoming excessive for only family consumption, so in 2008 Pippo decided to bottle his Nerello Mascalese, giving life to what is our first production range: the “Classe 39”.

Pippo was a dreamer: he wanted to create a larger winery, a wine tasting room from which he could offer his guests pleasure for the eyes and the palate. Today that dream came true.

The Winery is managed by his daughter Maria Grazia with the collaboration of her husband Domenico Lombardo and their daughter Ludovica that together pursuing the aim of producing excellent wines using high-quality and salubrity standards thanks to an intelligent and rational use of modern technologies, guaranteeing respect for the territory and the environment through responsible viticulture that has its roots in the true passion of its creator.

It will be a pleasure for them to come with you on a pleasant walk through the vineyards to show you how they take care of them, describing the experience of harvesting and the winemaking processes until obtaining a wine that tells of history and territory. Finally, our wine tasting room will welcome you for a pleasant food and wine experience