The Porta del Vento estate comprises of eighteen hectares of land on the hills of the Camporeale area in the province of Palermo – at about six hundred meters above sea level – in the Alcamo doc and Monreale doc area. Growing on sandy soils on a sandstone bedrock, the vineyard is north facing and steeply inclined, exposed to strong winds and a marked diurnal temperature variation. The vines are almost fifty years old, trained as alberello bush-vines, farmed without the use of synthetic compounds. Porta del Vento is certified biodynamic and organic, all farming practices on the estate are aimed at understanding and preserving the balance of local wild flora and biodiversity.
