Tenuta San Giaime

Such a delightful experience meeting Salvatore and Giulia. They speak with passion about their way of making wine, and are right to do so, it is delicious. They served us a fantastic Sicilian lunch at their beautiful farmhouse. We wish them all good luck 🤞

Tenuta San Giaime is located in the Madonie area in Gangi in the province of Palermo. The unique climatic conditions and the peculiarity of the soil makes each of their wines very special. Shiraz, Pinot Noir, Nerello Mascalese and Grillo have their own souls and flavours. The vineyard and estate are beautiful, wine tasting was delicious and makes you discover a part of Sicily you would not know. The family is very friendly and welcoming and makes you feel at home.

We were welcomed in a superlative way, thanks to the professionalism and passion of Mr. Salvatore. Admirable dedication and involvement for the respect of the environment, nature and the biological process. Superlative and high quality wine. A special thanks to Mr. Salvatore and Mrs. Maria. See you next time, Noemi ☺️

Julia and Salvatore were such great host for a fantastic tour of their garden and vineyards. We were shown their production now and their new place where future production and tasting will take place. They let my 8 year old little sister borrow their pool while we took a tour of their place and we ended with a tasting of three of their wines and a little spread of cheese and other delicacies. They offered us to sent their wine to Denmark as we were traveling with plane. Thank you so much for your hospitality, we will gladly visit again:)

We had a wonderful day at the winery. A good tour and a delicious wine tasting. Anyone who wants to visit the heart of Sicily should stop there.

I visited the estate on Saturday 27 May for the Cantine Aperte 2023 event, specifically chosen from among many, I had high expectations of this small winery and as it does not happen to me often, these were not only met, but went much further. I was lucky enough to meet the entire Cicco family and also the Piedmontese winemaker who runs the company, who was there that same day; the visit was carried out first-hand by the owners and also by the winemaker, and that is the beauty of visiting family businesses. From an educational point of view I could not ask for anything better, everyone welcomed me with extreme familiarity and naturalness, the same naturalness that characterizes their approach to the vineyard and then to the making of the wine. The company boasts organic certification, but it goes much further: in fact, the use of sulphur dioxide is well below the limits permitted by regulations. The 7 hectares of vineyards are protected only by copper, sulphur, legumes and a lot of care and attention from the Cicco winemakers. I had the chance to taste all the wines in production: the Syrah 2019, the Grillo 2021, the Nerello Mascalese 2021 and the winemakers Heroic 2020 and 2019. (vineyards between 800 and 1000 meters above sea level) Brave to bet on a strain that is rare in Sicily like pinot noir, a bet already won! My special mention for this one and for the grillo, fresh, tasty at just the right point, really drinkable. Like Madonie, Tenuta San Giaime is a source of great pride, it is growing, they will soon finish the new winery, I think it should be supported and I am sure we will hear about it very often in the near future. Thank you again for your natural approach to wine and hospitality!!

Incredible wine tour. The owner Salvatore was amazing, and Giulia gave the best wine tour, with a tasting under the grape vines out in the sun. Highly recommend a visit.

Tenuta San Giaime is an outstanding place for wine lovers, Giulia was amazing at explaining everything about the tenuta and we loved discovering the place, the history and at the end their biological wines! It’s possible to try the wines together with the local food, all the experience was wonderful. I strongly suggest the place.

superlative welcome, accompanied by the professionalism and passion of the owner who personally accompanied us through the various vineyard lots. It was pleasant to listen to him while, in a friendly manner, he explained all the production and cultivation processes. The company's attention to organic products and respect for nature is commendable. All this, accompanied by the splendid setting of the high Madonie, made the tasting, as well as excellent, interesting. High quality wine. I hope to return soon!

“Truly” organic products; it is a company that produces wines, in total respect of the “natural” times of production. Excellent result, in one of the most beautiful villages in Italy. A taste of Sicily that you absolutely must do.