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Planeta

Tasting Guided Tour and Lunch Sciaranuova - Sicily

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Region Sicily
Zone Castiglione di Sicilia per (CT)
Experience type Lunch / Dinner in the Wine Cellar
Product type Olive Oil, Red wines, White wines
Duration Standard (1.5 - 3 hours)
Spoken languages English, Italian
Referrer Uffcio prenotazioni Planeta
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What's included

  • Tour of the vineyards and the ancient Palmento
  • Guided tasting of 4 selected Planeta wines
  • Technical tasting of 3 organic Planeta extra virgin olive oils
  • Tastings of typical local products
  • Light lunch

What's not included

  • Transport to/from the cellar

Description

The experience begins with a stroll through the estate's vineyards, where you will discover the cultivated varieties and agricultural methods firsthand. The route continues with a visit to the ancient Palmento.The core of the visit is the tasting: a guided journey through four selected Planeta wines to compare styles, aromatic profiles, and regional characteristics.Next comes a technical session dedicated to tasting three organic Planeta extra virgin olive oils, focusing on sensory evaluation of cultivars, intensity, and fruity notes.The experience concludes with a selection of typical local gastronomic tastings, paired to enhance the organoleptic characteristics of the tasted wines and oils, and a light lunch.

Specifications

Wine tasting list
  • Wines are selected by sommeliers according to the tasting of the day and guest preferences, fully respecting the economic value of the voucher
Food pairing
  • Crostini with rustic pâtés, Nocellara olives, Kamarino cherry tomatoes, local cheeses with Nero d'Avola jelly and honey, bread with Planeta extra virgin olive oil.
  • Lunch includes a main course, seasonal vegetables, fruit, coffee, and local biscuits.
  • Wine pairing with lunch included.
  • NB.
  • The food selection may be subject to variations.
Vineyard tour Yes
Cellar tour No
Recommended clothing
  • Comfortable shoes for the vineyard

When Winery Welcomes Guests

Opening months
  • Jan
  • Feb
  • Mar
  • Apr
  • May
  • Jun
  • Jul
  • Aug
  • Sep
  • Oct
  • Nov
  • Dec
Operating days
  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
  • Saturday
  • Sunday
Departure times
  • 11:00

Other information

Experience not accessible for tasting to children aged 0 to 6, who may join the tour free of charge.
Minors aged between 7 and 17 cannot taste wines and their rate is €35, payable directly at the cellar at the time of the visit.

  • Accessible for disabled visitors
  • Pet friendly
  • Vegetarian options

The Winery

Producer
Planeta
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1995
  • Oenologist: Alessio Planeta
  • Bottles produced: 2.500.000
  • Hectares: 371
Planeta is one of Sicily’s benchmark wineries, with an agricultural heritage passed down through 17 generations since the 16th century. Since the creation of the winery in the 1980s, Planeta has played a central role in elevating Sicilian wine, interpreting the island’s extraordinary diversity. The vineyards span five outstanding territories—Menfi, Vittoria, Noto, Etna and Capo Milazzo—each expressed through wines deeply connected to their place of origin. Production is entirely organic and combines research, sustainability and environmental respect. It is a contemporary vision rooted in the land, placing wine and territory at the center while looking to the future with coherence and responsibility.

Xtrawine offers a selection of Planeta wines awarded by AIS, representing high‑quality vintages such as 2016 and 2017. These wines showcase the richness of Sicilian terroirs through intense, harmonious aromas with fruity and floral notes, and a defined, balanced and deeply distinctive palate.
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Production area: Sicily
Sicily
Planeta

How to Get to the Winery

How to reach us

From Catania or Taormina, take the A19 highway and exit at Fiumefreddo.
From the state road, follow the signs for Randazzo.
Once in Passopisciaro, immediately after the square, follow the signs towards
Mount Etna (strada Quota mille).
On the right side of the road, you will find the white wooden signs for
‘’Planeta Sciaranuova’’.
The entrance to the estate is on the right side of the road with a sign on the
gate wall and on the sides of the road.

Address

Contrada Sciara Nuova, 95012 Castiglione di Sicilia CT