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Donnafugata is Sicily, and Josè Rallo, CEO and head of management of her family’s wine label is telling its story through music. Here’s a little background. Donnafugata is a four-generation dynasty of wine that started in Marsala in 1841 but it became more than just historical when Jose’s mother Gabriella pioneered a new direction for the vineyards. In 1980, Gabriella and her husband Giacomo Rallo founded Donnafugata, a name with Bourbon backstory about a feeling queen who took refuge where the vineyard is today. 21st century Donnafugata is Sicily’s reigning queen of wine with multiple vineyards all over the island and a small island called Pantelleria where they produce an artisanal passito.. Josè creatively shares her family story through jazz. Listen in.
The vineyards of Ben Ryè in Pantelleria, Sicily. Photo: Erica Firpo.
IN THIS EPISODE
[00:55] Meet Josè Rallo[01:56] Four Generations of Donnafugata
[06:24] Josè and DonnaFugata
[09:57] Sharing Wine through Music
[12:02] Pantelleria as a UNESCO heritage
[13:19] Passito and Ben Ryè
[19:27] The Wine Personalities of Donnafugata
[25:12] Visiting Vineyards
[26:57] Josè’s music
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