A Family of Vineyards Sultana di Chiaramida is a very old and traditional Family of Pachino, Syracuse Province, Sicily, Italy. Teresa Sultana di Chiaramida (1888 – 1968) the last female of the Sultana of Chiaramida Family, Family that has been producing wine for approximately 200 years in Pachino. Sergio Salvatore Costa Campisi Sultana di Chiaramida is the son of Rosa Campisi Sultana di Chiaramida and the nepiow of Teresa Sultana di Chiaramida and he produces - through the support of Emanuele Nobile (Vini Nobile) wine exclusively from Pachino. The Sultana di Chiaramida label offers the undesputable guarantee of exceptional quality wines following through his wines experts the entire course of production, from harvest to the final bottling, to preserve the typical character and personality of the wine. as per its origin. For this reason we can offer Sicilian and Italian Superior Quality Wines at affordable prices.
About the origin of the name Pachino The name Pachino there are basically two different opinions: - Accordingly to the first opinion the name Pachino derives from the Roman word bacchus which is the Greek and Roman god of wine, and the word ino, which means wine in the Latin language; originally the town was named Bachino which eventually was changed to Pachino when, in Sicily, Italian became the official spoken and written language;
- Accordingly to the second opinion the name Pachino derives from old Greek and it is composed by Pachis (in Greek Abundant) and Oinos (Wine) meaning “Abundant Wine”. However, which one is the right one there is no doubt that the origin of the name refers – in either case – to the presence of the Wine.
It was founded in 1760 by the nobles Starraba, princes of Giardinelli and marquises of Rudini, on the hill of the feud of Scibini, where a preexisting tower was built in 1494. Pachino is situated at the south-east corner of Sicily, 51 km (32 mi) south of Siracusa. The neighboring comunes are Noto (North), Portopalo di Capo Passero (South) and Ispica (East). The adjacent port of Marzamemi is located at the extreme southern tip of Sicily, and has many 18th-century buildings and fishermen’s cottages. The beach near Pachino was the place were in 1943 the British 8th Army landed for the liberation of Italy from the Nazis/Fascist regime as a part of the allied invasion of Sicily.
Climate Located 65 meters above sea level in south-eastern province of Syracuse, straddling the Mediterranean Sea and the Ionian, has a mild climate from autumn to spring, a clear sky always throughout the year. A survey of the European Union of 2001 has called the city and the sunniest sky more clear and clean of the whole European Union, and a very warm climate in the Summer. Pachino is situated at a geographic latitude and longitude lower position than many North African Cities as for instance, Tripoli in Lybia.
Preistory The promontory of Pachino was formed during the Cretaceous (more than 70 million years ago). It seems that the Promontorium Pachyni was inhabited from the earliest Prehistoric Times, although these attendances are not many testimonials: for sure, about 10,000 years ago the cave was inhabited Corruggi, in which were discovered numerous archaeological finds, are largely preserved at the Regional Archaeological Museum of Paolo Orsi in Syracuse.
Antiquity In 750 Before Christ, the ancient territory of Pachino was inhabited by the Phoenicians, the Punics, and the Greeks that were the first to introduce the wine cultivation in this territory. From 200 to 400 AD, to dominate the area were the Romans were, which made it a center of commercial activity and colonization. With their greatly developed agriculture, and particularly the cultivation of grapes and wheat. In the Hellenistic Period were built several temples, one dedicated to Apollo Libystino. Still today remain the ruins of a temple shrine in the rural district Cugni, places in which they were drawn away Elorina rails, still visible on the rock. The district Cugni to the high concentration of ancient remains, appears to be a sort of “archaeological park�.
rural district Cugni, places in which they were drawn away Elorina rails, still visible on the rock. The district Cugni to the high concentration of ancient remains, appears to be a sort of “archaeological park�.
Middle Agesy After the Romans, the Byzantines came (from 300 to 800), then the Arabs (800 to 1090) and, finally, the Normans. The Arabs gave the name to the village of Marzamemi, in which they built the trap, remained in operation until the 1950s, introduced the cultivation of citrus fruits, reclaimed campaigns, complete the aqueduct of Xibini Tower, built, and the salt wells to irrigate fields Senia (still working), including one at the gates of Marzamemi, u said de puzzu quattru uocchi, used for centuries, even at the industrial level, by different peoples, including pirates. The city’s decline began with the Normans, the Aragonese and the Angevins. In this period the fortifications were built of Torre Torre Xibini and Fano against piratical invasions of the Turks.
Modern Era The story begins when the current Pachino, in 1734, the Starrabba of Piazza Armerina, owners of estates and Scibini Bimmisca and, as such, with the baronetcy in addition to the principles of Giardinelli, decided to reside in the territory to better care their interests and also to acquire the title of Count. To this end, the brothers Gaetano and Vincent Starrabba asked, in 1758, Charles III of Bourbon, and later, in 1760, Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies permission to found a city (licentia populandi), a decree was issued Naples, on July 21, 1760, and was made enforceable on 1 December 1760. Prince Ferdinand I wanted to enact the conditions of the Royal Decree. So he invited the neighbors to populate the new Maltese country and more than thirty families accepted the invitation. The first families were: Agius, Azzoppard, Arafam, Bughagiar, Bartolo, Caldies, Bonelli, Cammisuli, Campisi, Borgh, Cassar Scalia, Boager, Fenech, Ferruggia, Grech, Mizzi, Meilach, Micalef, Mallia, Ongres, Saliba, Sultana, Xueref and some others.
Pachino's Wine The Wine from Pachino has always been known because of its red wines, which have been highly regarded for the body, colour and alcoholic strength. It is here, in Pachino, in these hills with a dry and draughty climate, with its high and above average temperatures, with its exposure to the sunlight amongst the best in the whole of Europe that are present unique and inimitable anywhere else micro climatic and geologic land conditions that make the wine of Pachino to be one of the top among very few red wines in the world. “The Nero d’Avola” Wine (in English Black Wine of Avola, a City 20 Km at the North of Pachino) is the most famous wine – originally - coming from Pachino and today cultivated in all Sicily and in some particular areas of the South of Italy as for instance in Calabria. Today Nero d’ Avola - in some particular kind - is protected by the D.O.C. or D.O.P. Registered Designation of Origin or of Production of the “Pachino” typology. Recognized as the most famous of the Sicilian vines, it has been ideally grown, for many of the past years gone by, in a small rural plot of land outlined by the Municipal districts of Pachino, Noto, Rosolini and Ispica. The complement of the tannins of these grapes gives to the wine that roundness of texture so pursued in the best red wines. It’s bunches are of average size, with small grapes of purplish coloured skin.
The fragrance of the wine is subtlety marked with notes of violet and spices, dried prunes and wild berries, chocolate and tobacco as secondary descriptors. The refinement in oak wine casks gives them totality and purity. The introduction of the vine in this area of Sicily can be traced back to the Phoenicians, but, as said, it was first the Greeks and then the Romans to perfection the growing of the grapes through the method called “small tree vine” also mentioned to as “sapling” or as “cordon”.
A method that, amongst very few areas of Sicily, where it still survives intact in its original concept, is still handed down following a millenary tradition. The method of growing the vines as a small tree permits us to obtain an average low output of grapes with high personality from which one obtains the strong bodied and velvety roundness of the wines. The tree vine is the dominating element in the rural landscape of this extraordinary corner of Sicily: it weaves its way in rows of vines along the many hillsides of the hinterland, amongst the dry stone walls and the argillaceous lands of volcanic origins. Delicate, very costly and difficult to grow, it is the symbol itself of the hard work that has always marked the toil of the wine farmers of this area. The “Forty - Eight Hours”, is the oldest and traditionally the black wine of Pachino. This wine derives the name from its origin, just for staying in the Fermentation with its skin for at least 48 hours: it is often called also as “Bachynum” referring to the old way in which the farmers of the country were used to call Pachino.
“Bachynum” brings in its soul a unique historical culture and, without, it could not be possible for this wine to be what it is: it is not possible to consider this wine simple as an industrial wine for the simple reason that this wine has nothing to do with industrial wines. On the contrary, the “Bachynum” and the “The Nero d’Avola” are wines coming from a exclusive farmer tradition full of secrets that though the centuries have taken this wines to become the top wines in the world. We cannot defraud the essence and the spirit of the Pachino wines because these wines are prepared in a opposite way compared to the massification of the increasingly globalized market. Please be aware that artisan wine – differently from the industrial ones - cannot have always the same taste because it comes directly from nature and it is not possible to find exactly the same climatic conditions affecting the land and the processing of the grapes into wine. Of course, we will find always the same highest quality but with small taste differences due to the nature. Because the “The Nero d’Avola” has earned a worldwide reputation for giving origin, strength, color and personality to high-quality wines, nowadays many farmers all round the world are trying to cultivate this kind of wine.
Pachino, for centuries has played a major role in the production of blending wines: in particular, by the end of the last century the wines coming from Pachino were the most requested wines - by French traders and Northern Europe and Italy (Piedmont) - who used it as a base to give shape, color, structure and powerful harmonious character suitable for aging in fine woods.
Rosa Campisi Sultana di Chiaramida Dry red wine
Wine Brand Label:
Rosa Campisi Sultana di Chiaramida
Wine Name:
Nero d’Avola Pachino “Gran Reserve 2003”
Wineyards:
Nero d’Avola Pachino “Gran Reserve 2003”, as the best Nero d’Avola, (Avola’s Black Wine), Pachino Area, Sicily, Syracuse Province, Italy, is mainly an espalier wine tree cultivation.
Varietal:
Made by 100 % of the best Nero d’Avola available on the artisan and rural market (also known as “Calabrese”).
Wine Notes:
Basically, is the land and the particular climate conditions that originates this wine what really makes the difference and gives an unique and particular taste. In fact, undulating terrain of low hills, mainly of limestone composition, the Mediterranean climate with its presence of sunlight throughout the year, with more sun hours than in the whole of Europe together with winds coming from the sea and with little rainfall imply that the screw matches its ideal conditions for producing a grape rich in sugar content and with dry extracts. Approximately, at least up to 50 % - 60 % of its composition is based on the highest sea side Red Quality local grapes.
Alcohol by Volume: 14% - 15% vol. Content: 750 ml
Rosa Campisi Sultana di Chiaramida Dry red wine
Wine Brand Label:
Rosa Campisi Sultana di Chiaramida
Wine Name:
Nero d’Avola “Pachino Special Reserve 2006”
Wineyards:
Nero d’Avola Pachino “Special Reserve 2006”, as the best Nero d’Avola, (Avola’s Black Wine), Pachino Area, Sicily, Syracuse Province, Italy, is mainly an espalier wine tree cultivation.
Varietal:
Made by 100 % of the best Nero d’Avola available on the artisan and rural market (also known as “Calabrese”).
Wine Notes:
Basically, is the land and the particular climate conditions that originates this wine what really makes the difference and gives an unique and particular taste. In fact, undulating terrain of low hills, mainly of limestone composition, the Mediterranean climate with its presence of sunlight throughout the year, with more sun hours than in the whole of Europe together with winds coming from the sea and with little rainfall imply that the screw matches its ideal conditions for producing a grape rich in sugar content and with dry extracts. Approximately, at least up to the 40 % of its composition is based on the highest sea side Red Quality local grapes.
Alcohol by Volume: 14% vol. Content: 750 ml
Two Lions Dry red wine
Wine Brand Label:
Rosa Campisi Sultana di Chiaramida
Wine Name:
Nero d’Avola 2011 “Two Lions”
Wineyards:
Nero d’Avola Nero d’Avola 2011 “Two Lions”, as the best Nero d’Avola, (Avola’s Black Wine), Pachino Area, Sicily, Syracuse Province, Italy, is mainly an espalier wine tree cultivation.
Varietal:
Made by 100 % of the best Nero d’Avola available on the artisan and rural market (also known as “Calabrese”).
Wine Notes:
Basically, is the land and the particular climate conditions that originates this wine what really makes the difference and gives an unique and particular taste. In fact, undulating terrain of low hills, mainly of limestone composition, the Mediterranean climate with its presence of sunlight throughout the year, with more sun hours than in the whole of Europe together with winds coming from the sea and with little rainfall imply that the screw matches its ideal conditions for producing a grape rich in sugar content and with dry extracts. Approximately, at least up to the 35 % of its composition is based on the highest sea side Red Quality local grapes.
Alcohol by Volume: 13% - 13,5 % vol. Content: 750 ml
Dynasty
Dry red wine Wine Brand Label:
Rosa Campisi Sultana di Chiaramida
Wine Name:
Nero d’Avola “Dynasty 2012”
Wineyards:
Nero d’Avola “Dynasty 2012”, as the best Nero d’Avola, (Avola’s Black Wine), Pachino Area, Sicily, Syracuse Province, Italy, is mainly an espalier wine tree cultivation.
Varietal:
Made by 100 % of the best Nero d’Avola available on the artisan and rural market (also known as “Calabrese”).
Wine Notes:
Basically, is the land and the particular climate conditions that originates this wine what really makes the difference and gives an unique and particular taste. In fact, undulating terrain of low hills, mainly of limestone composition, the Mediterranean climate with its presence of sunlight throughout the year, with more sun hours than in the whole of Europe together with winds coming from the sea and with little rainfall imply that the screw matches its ideal conditions for producing a grape rich in sugar content and with dry extracts. Approximately, at least up to the 40 % of its composition is based on the highest sea side Red Quality local grapes.
Alcohol by Volume: 12,5% - 13,5 % vol. Content: 750 ml
Allegro
Dry red wine Wine Brand Label:
Rosa Campisi Sultana di Chiaramida
Wine Name:
Lambrusco “Allegro�: Italian Mainland not Sicilian Red Sparkling Wine
Wineyards:
This wine comes from mainly from Emilia in the North Part of Italy
Varietal:
It is a young happy and sparkling wine: Rosa Campisi Sultana di Chiaramida makes the best Quality choice among all the Lambrusco Wines.
Wine Notes:
Ideal for simple Parties: it will enlight and make your Party fun and sperkling.
Alcohol by Volume: 11% - 12 % vol. Content: 750 ml