Feudi del Pisciotto

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• Can you stay at Feudi del Pisciotto? add remove
  Yes. The estate runs a wine relais with fifteen rooms inside the restored farm buildings, a pool overlooking the vines, a wellness area with sauna and Turkish bath, and home-made breakfast. It is listed in the Michelin Guide. Booking direct on the estate website adds a free cellar tour and a bottle of wine in your room.
• Can you visit the winery without staying at the hotel? add remove
  Yes, with a booking. The tasting experience is open to outside visitors as well as hotel guests. It includes a tour of the cellar, the old press house and the production areas, then a guided tasting of three estate wines.
• What wines does Feudi del Pisciotto make? add remove
  Sicilia DOC ranges such as Le Maioliche and Colori di Sicilia, a series with labels signed by Italian fashion houses including Versace, and two top wines: L'Eterno, a Pinot Nero, and Moro di Testa, a Syrah. There is also a sweet passito named after the winemaker Giacomo Tachis.
• Who owns Feudi del Pisciotto? add remove
  Paolo Panerai's Castellare group, which also owns Castellare di Castellina in Tuscany. The estate's winemaking follows the teachings of Giacomo Tachis, the consultant behind many of Italy's most famous reds.
• What happened at Feudi del Pisciotto during the war? add remove
  On 9 July 1943 American paratroopers landed in the farm courtyard during the invasion of Sicily. Two days later 95 of them fought off a German column of about 700 men. The bullet marks are still on the walls, and in July 2025 the estate was declared a Place of Memory.
• Where is Feudi del Pisciotto? add remove
  At Contrada del Pisciotto near Niscemi, in the Val di Noto of south-east Sicily, on the edge of the Sughereta di Niscemi nature reserve. Comiso airport is about 30 minutes away by car and Catania about an hour.