Valle dell`Acate

It was Giuseppe Jacono that started wine production, opening the winery at the end of XIX century, when Vittoria was in Sicily the most active center of Frappato wine export toward the French market. After vinification in the Palmento, Frappato was transferred to Scoglitti harbor on wooden cart (visible today in the old Dispensa) and from Scoglitti to Marseilles harbor in chestnut barrels. Palmento was the pressing room and winemaking room where Giuseppe Jacono senior, at the beginning of XX century, changed the old “cianche” with Negro press machines, introducing an innovative pressing system. In 1981 Giuseppe Jacono Jr, father of Gaetana Jacono, today at the head of the company, started VALLE DELL’ACATE to continue wine production based on south-eastern Sicily natives grapes. Turning point and subsequent specialized delights of the production are the Cerasuolo di Vittoria, unique DOCG in Sicily, and Frappato DOC di Vittoria, applauded by the oenological critics as the best Frappato in Sicily. In 1996 Gaetana Jacono joined the company to foster the international sales and develop plans to make Ragusa territory with its prestigious varietals wine widely known. Gaetana intent is to perpetuate the family tradition actualizing current important projects in the sustainability field. In 2001, father and daughter decided on the important restoration of the Palmento and Dispensa. This was the first step on Gaetana’s entrepreneurial path toward Valle dell’Acate future. Touring Valle dell’Acate estate means time travel, and this journey in the art of wine making concludes itself with wine tasting combined with typical food.