Azienda Agricola Gaudioso

Partanna, Sicily

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The Gaudioso family owns and operates a farm in Partanna, a small commune in southwest Sicily, using biodynamic techniques to grow grapes and olives and also raise sheep in a cruelty-free way. Their deep bond with- and respect for nature has led them to abolish the use of synthetic fertilizers and chemical pesticides, instead managing the land following natural cycles. The only additions in the vineyard are green manure, compost and the biodynamic preparations to replenish and nourish the soil, using only copper and sulfur when needed to address illness.

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Catarratto

a wine label with an abstract serpent like illustration with a face and lots of little sketches of a village and earth, grapevines and symbols drawn within the tail of the serpent image. the label reads Gaudioso Catarratto 2020

• Wine Name: Catarratto
• Varietal: Catarratto
• Denomination: IGP Terre Siciliane
• Country: Italy
• Region: Sicily
• Vineyard Site: Contrada Biggini, Contrada Pergola
• Vineyard Size: Biggini 0.5ha, Pergola 1.5ha
• Vine Age: Biggini 50yrs, Pergola 8yrs
• Training: Guyot
• Annual Production: 1,300 bottles
• Farming: No chemicals, fully converted to biodynamics, green manure/compost
• Elevation: Biggini 250m, Pergola 200m
• Soil Type(s): Biggini - clay, Pergola - sandy soil and clay
• Fermentation: Spontaneous in inox steel, no temp control
• Aging: In inox steel until April after harvest

Pinot Grigio

Wine label with an abstract illustration of a person with hair blowing in the wind. the body is bottle shape with abstract images drawn in the center. The label reads Gaudioso Pinot Grigio 2020

• Wine Name: Pinot Grigio
• Varietal: Pinot Grigio
• Denomination: IGP Terre Siciliane
• Country: Italy
• Region: Sicily
• Vineyard Site: Contrada Biggini
• Vineyard Size: Biggini 1.5ha
• Vine Age: Biggini 50yrs
• Training: Guyot
• Annual Production: 1,300 bottles
• Farming: No chemicals, fully converted to biodynamics, green manure/compost
• Elevation: Biggini 250m
• Soil Type(s): Clay
• Fermentation: Spontaneous in inox steel, no temp control
• Aging: In inox steel until April after harvest

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Syrah

a wine label with a sketch of a face with large eyes and little fish next to the face. The label reads Gaudioso Syrah 2020

• Wine Name: Syrah
• Varietal: Syrah
• Denomination: IGP Terre Siciliane
• Country: Italy
• Region: Sicily
• Vineyard Site: Contrada Pergola
• Vineyard Size: 3.0ha
• Vine Age: Biggini 23yrs
• Training: Guyot
• Annual Production: 1,300 bottles
• Farming: No chemicals, fully converted to biodynamics, green manure/compost
• Elevation: 250m
• Soil Type(s): Sandy soil and clay
• Fermentation: Spontaneous in inox steel, no temp control
• Aging: In inox steel until April after harvest

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Zibibbo

A wine label with a drawing of a face from profile view with a big head of hair and the hair is comprised of all sorts of abstract drawings and lines. The label reads Guadioso Zibibbo 2020

• Wine Name: Zibibbo
• Varietal: Zibibbo
• Denomination: IGP Terre Siciliane
• Country: Italy
• Region: Pantelleria/Sicily
• Annual Production: 1,300 bottles
• Farming: No chemicals, fully converted to biodynamics, green manure/compost
• Elevation: 250m
• Soil Type(s): Volcanic
• Fermentation: Spontaneous in inox steel, no temp control
• Aging: In inox steel until April after harvest