Plumbago – named after the beautiful purple wild flower that grows in the woods surrounding the farmhouse and vineyards of Ulmo – is a single-variety Nero d’Avola. It is produced from the old vineyard at Lake Arancio which gives us this soft fruity version of this great Sicilian grape variety. Rounded tannins and perfectly judged wood makes it an immediately pleasurable wine. Ideal for Mediterranean cooking based on vegetables and all types of meat.

Planeta Winery is one of the premier wine estates of Sicily and a veritable fine wine empire. The company has vineyards and estates all over the island, including in Ulmo (their first winemaking facility and beautiful ancestral family home, located on the Arancio Lake); Menfi and in the fashionable and exciting fine wine region of volcanic Mount Etna. Perhaps their first flagship wine to really shake up the wine world was their stunning Chardonnay: this blockbuster astounded critics and wine lovers the world over and still receives annual awards and recognition.