Porta del vento, is located on the Camporeale hills about six hundred metres above sea level, the estate is located in the area of Alcamo and Monreale DOC. The company is about eighteen hectars of wich fourteen are vineyards, sandy soils on a sandstone rock crust. Almost all the vines are pruned to get the typical alberello (small tree)form. And are about fifty years old. Expert farmers aligned the vines in rows along the steep slopes, orienting them northwards, in order to protect them from the excess of sun. The area is very windy with great day-night temperature swings.
Our grapes are certified organic and only appropriate sulphur and copper based products are hand-sprayed directly onto the plants to avoid the accumulation of substances in the soil. Hand-hoeing is practised along the rows. We do not use any chemical weed and pest control products or fertilisers. We try to understand and maintain the balance of the spontaneous vegetation (grass), paying particular attention to biodiversity., The hand-picked grapes are collected in crates and taken immediately to the wine estate cellar, where they are pressed and fermented.
We try to rack our wines as little as possible and we do not use filters so we don’t deprive them of the elements that make the wine truly unique. The yield of grapes per hectar is low about four tons, let nature take its course and that harmony and energy of the plant are transmitted from the grapes to the wine fully expressing the territory to wich they belong