Cover Inside Tenuta Regaleali (Photo: Benedetto Tarantino)
Inside Tenuta Regaleali (Photo: Benedetto Tarantino)
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The Tenuta Regaleali of the Tasca d’Almerita winery proves that crafting exceptional wine requires the careful patience of generations
The 550-hectare Regaleali estate is a mosaic of 12 distinct soil types and six hills ranging from 450 to 850 metres above sea level. With varying exposures and elevations, the wine estate creates remarkably different growing conditions even within short distances. “Regaleali challenges many of the climatic stereotypes commonly associated with Sicily,” shares Tasca d’Almerita owner Alberto Tasca.
The estate has belonged to the once aristocratic family of Tasca since 1830. While the family’s 16th-century Palermo residence, Villa Tasca, captured global imagination as the opulent palazzo in season two of The White Lotus, their winemaking soul lies a two-hour drive inland at Regaleali. Here, tucked away from coastal glamour, the family channels its noble heritage into the soil. Eight generations of stewardship have taught them that in agriculture, results cannot be measured in a single harvest.
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Above The 550-hectare estate owned by Tasca d’Almerita in Sicily (Photo: Benedetto Tarantino)
The 550-hectare estate owned by Tasca d’Almerita in Sicily (Photo: Benedetto Tarantino)
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“For us, slow maturation does not mean standing still; it means giving decisions the time they need… You need to observe, experiment, sometimes make mistakes and, above all, understand how a place responds over time,” says Tasca.
This long-term perspective naturally drives the vineyard’s commitment to sustainability. As a founder of the SOStain initiative, the estate avoids chemical herbicides, relying instead on mechanical cultivation and preserving natural areas, woodlands, pastures, arable land, olive groves, lakes and uncultivated zones that provide important refuges for biodiversity. “We also keep bees on our estates, as they are valuable indicators of ecosystem health,” he notes.
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Above Regaleali Bianco 2025 (Image: courtesy of Tasca Conti d’Almerita)
Above Regaleali Nero d’Avola 2023 (Image: courtesy of Tasca Conti d’Almerita)
Regaleali Bianco 2025 (Image: courtesy of Tasca Conti d’Almerita)
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“Thinking about the ninth generation means exactly this: not regarding the land simply as something we have inherited and are free to use, but as a living system that has been entrusted to us for a limited period of time,” he explains.
This philosophy translates directly into the glass, specifically the wines debuting at the Tatler Ball 2026 in Manila. The Regaleali Bianco 2025, recognised by its historic Rhenish bottle, has expressed the estate’s aromatic potential for 66 harvests. The wine blends native high-hill varieties—Catarratto, Inzolia and Grecanico—with a minor addition of Chardonnay. “The aim of the blend is to retain freshness, aromatic expression and drinkability, while above all preserving the unmistakable identity of Regaleali,” Tasca states.
Similarly, the Regaleali Nero d’Avola 2023, representing the territory for 68 harvests, achieves a careful balance between austerity and fullness. This is accomplished in the vineyard by monitoring the ripening curve, followed by an ageing process split evenly between stainless steel and large Slavonian oak casks for ten months. “The result is a fresh, vibrant Nero d’Avola, in which the oak never overwhelms the fruit,” Tasca adds.
Above Owner Alberto Tasca and his family (Photo: Benedetto Tarantino)
Owner Alberto Tasca and his family (Photo: Benedetto Tarantino)
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As these bottles are poured at the ball, they carry the essence of a land far from the sea, surrounded by hills, wheat fields, olive trees and natural areas. These wines that have accompanied the family for decades, they convey not only a taste, but also their relationship with time and the earth. They bring to Manila a piece of Sicily’s culture and history—not a folkloric or idealised image, but a contemporary, forward-looking agricultural reality.
“If through a glass of wine, guests can perceive this combination of depth, light, freshness and identity, then we will have succeeded in sharing something authentic about our land,” he concludes.
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Franz writes about the local cultural scene and rediscovering the country’s storied past and rich heritage. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University of Santo Tomas and is currently pursuing a master's degree in Art Studies at the University of the Philippines Diliman. Besides working on this luxury lifestyle magazine, Franz is an avid book reader, local traveller, museum-goer, chorister, and community theatre playwright. But above all this, this Aether main spends more time in Teyvat than anywhere else.
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