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Spirits of Italy

Morgante

The Morgante winery represents one family’s initiative to employ five generations of viticultural experience. In 1994, Antonio Morgante, with the enthusiasm of his sons, Carmelo and Giovanni, decided to vinify their vineyard grapes. This decision represented the beginning of a strong commitment to achieve the best results with indigenous grapes while keeping an eye toward innovation. In 1997, the family hired Riccardo Cotarella as their winemaker. Cotarella, widely recognized for his work crafting compelling wines from Italy’s native varietals, shares the Morgante passion for producing great red wines from Nero d’Avola. “Bianco di Morgante” Sicilia IGT Enimgatic, eccentric, and unexpected, Bianco di Morgante is a white wine vinified entirely from Nero d’Avola, Sicilia’s most noble red grape. The grapes for this wine are pressed gently and matured in stainless steel tanks to retain their fresh aromas.

Nero d’Avola Sicilia IGT After accumulating generations of grape-growing expertise, the Morgante family started bottling their own wine under the guidance of Riccardo Cotarella in the mid-1990s. Situated in the western reaches of Sicilia, where Nero d’Avola reaches optimal ripeness levels, Morgante has crafted this beautiful 100% estate-grown Nero d’Avola wine.

“Don Antonio” Nero d’Avola Riserva Sicilia IGT Although the Morgante family has been growing quality grapes for nearly 40 years in Sicilia, the production and sale of wine under their own label is a relatively recent venture. However, Don Antonio, named after the estate’s owner, was an immediate success in the market. This hearty red is made from the finest Nero d’Avola grapes grown in the estate’s oldest vineyards.

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