Sicily
Est. 2000 
2 wines 
Tastings
Tours
Booking required 
Wine area
Western Sicily and Trapani
Marsala flatlands and the white-grape heartland for Grillo, Catarratto and Inzolia.
Tenuta Gorghi Tondi
Tenuta Gorghi Tondi is a family wine estate in the countryside outside Mazara del Vallo, on Sicily's south-west coast. Its vineyards run between the sea and three round lakes in a WWF nature reserve, and the lakes give the estate its name. Sisters Annamaria and Clara Sala run it today, the fourth generation of their family on this land. Grillo is their main grape, made in five styles from sparkling to sweet. Visitors can book tastings or a three-course lunch, each with a tour of the cellar.
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About Tenuta Gorghi Tondi
The story starts with Dora, great-grandmother of the two sisters who run the estate today. In the early 1900s she bought vineyards near Mazara del Vallo to grow grapes for Marsala. The land stayed in the family. In 2000 the sisters' parents, Michele Sala and Doretta Tumbarello, founded Tenuta Gorghi Tondi and began bottling wine under that name. A cellar was built in the middle of the estate between 2003 and 2005. Annamaria and Clara joined in 2006 and now run the business. The family describes it as a winery led by women for four generations.
The estate covers 130 hectares, about 180 football pitches, on land a few metres from the sea. It borders the Lago Preola e Gorghi Tondi nature reserve, set up in 1998 and run by WWF Italia. The name means "round whirlpools". It refers to three round lakes, Gorgo Alto, Medio and Basso, which filled with rain and spring water over the centuries. Many of the family's vines and olive trees grow inside the reserve. The land is split into small plots, and the cellar keeps the plots apart in separate tanks. Sea breezes keep the grapes healthy and bring a salty edge to the wines.
Grillo is the heart of the estate and covers more than a third of the vineyards. The sisters make it five ways. Palmarès is a dry sparkling wine. Coste a Preola is the fresh, easy still white, sold as Sicilia DOC. Kheirè is a single-vineyard Riserva, and its 2021 vintage won the estate its first Tre Bicchieri in Gambero Rosso's guide. Grillodoro is picked late and made only in years when noble rot forms on the grapes. The estate calls it Sicily's only noble-rot wine. Ziller 47 is named after the sisters' father, whose nickname was Ziller and who was born in 1947. It is modelled on Marsala as it was before extra alcohol was added, and it ages for more than ten years in large oak casks.
The vineyards and olive groves have been certified organic since 2016, checked by the CCPB certification body. Weedkillers and chemical pesticides are banned. In early 2025 the estate also gained two sustainability certificates: VIVA, backed by Italy's environment ministry, and SOStain, run by a Sicilian foundation. VIVA measures things such as the estate's carbon footprint and water use. The estate also uses solar power. Other grapes grown here include Zibibbo, Nero d'Avola, Catarratto, Frappato, Perricone, Syrah and Pinot Nero.
Visits start with a view over the reserve's lakes, a few steps from the cellar, then a guided walk through the cellar and barrel room. Tastings range from three wines with the estate's own olive oil and bread to four wines from its top Signature range with small plates. There is also a three-course lunch with three wines, served in the estate's baglio, a farm building in the traditional Sicilian style. In spring and summer you can book a picnic on the estate. Everything is booked ahead, in Italian or English. The reserve itself is run by WWF, which arranges its own guided visits.
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Winery
Tenuta Gorghi Tondi
Mazara del Vallo, TP · Western Sicily and Trapani
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Visit & Experiences
5 bookable experiences at Tenuta Gorghi Tondi
5 tastings, checked by our editors. From €22.
Hosted by the estate5 available
Tasting
Picnic tasting
1h 45
From €28 per person
English and Italiano
A real picnic inside the Gorghi Tondi estate, complete with basket and blanket, to fully enjoy an immersive experience in nature. An independent tasting to savor our wines with a view of the places where they are born, grown and produced. 1 bottle of wine to choose from: 1 bottle of your choice between Babbìo white or rosé, sparkling wines | Midor, Catarratto | Dumè, Frappato | Maremeo, white blend | Fun, red blend Visit program: • Welcome and introduction to the company with a view of the bodies of water of the Lago Preola and Gorghi Tondi nature reserve protected by the WWF, a few steps from the cellar • Guided tour of the cellar and barrel room; • The basket contains: Orange and almond mortadella from Salumificio Artigianale Morselli, Sicilian Primosale, Sfincione with tomato, onion and anchovies, Almond sweets (1) In case of adverse weather conditions, the picnic package may be replaced with a tasting of equal value.
Tasting & Tour
To drink with a smile
1h 30
From €22 per person
English and Italiano
A dedicated journey to discover the many facets of modern Sicilian viticulture, tasting a selection of Gorghi Tondi wines produced with both native and international vines. Wines for tasting: Babbìo white or rosé, sparkling | Maremeo, white blend | Fun, red blend Visit program: • Welcome and introduction to the company with a view of the bodies of water of the Lago Preola and Gorghi Tondi nature reserve protected by the WWF, a few steps from the cellar • Guided tour of the cellar and barrel room; • Tasting of 3 wines paired with Civolìa extra-virgin olive oil, from Biancolilla or Nocellara cultivars, with local bread
Tasting & Tour
Sicily in a Bottle
1h 45
From €30 per person
English and Italiano
A journey of tasting and local pairings through the labels of the estate's most versatile and contemporary native vines, the result of research and experimentation, to appreciate the identity, vocation and peculiarity of our "sea viticulture". Wines for tasting: Palmarès, Martinotti method sparkling wine | Midor, Catarratto | Dumè, Frappato | Grillodoro, late harvest "moulded" by Grillo Visit programme: • Welcome and introduction to the company with a view of the bodies of water of the Lago Preola and Gorghi Tondi nature reserve protected by the WWF, a few steps from the cellar • Guided tour of the cellar and barrel room; • Tasting of 4 wines paired with 4 local finger foods: - Orange and almond mortadella from Salumificio Artigianale Morselli - Sicilian Primosale - Sfincione with tomato, onion and anchovies - Almond cake
Tasting
Signature tasting
1h 30
From €45 per person
English and Italiano
“SIGNATURE” TASTING A tasting journey among the most emblematic labels of Gorghi Tondi, to discover the best selections of the family estate, nestled between land and sea. A tasting experience among the productive excellences of the winery, through which to recognize and appreciate the history, identity, vocation and uniqueness of the Val di Mazara terroir. Wines for tasting: Ziller 47, Rajàh, SorelleSala, Grillodoro. Visit program: • Welcome and introduction to the company with a view of the bodies of water of the Lago Preola and Gorghi Tondi nature reserve protected by the WWF, a few steps from the cellar • Guided tour of the cellar and barrel room • Tasting of 4 wines from the best company selection paired with 4 gourmet finger foods: - Bruschetta with burrata and anchovy - Raw red prawn (with oil and lemon zest) - Eggplant parmigiana with flakes of salted ricotta - Chocolate salami “our way”, Castelvetrano black bread.
Food Pairing
Lunch at the estate
2 hours
From €60 per person
Italian or English
A three-course lunch of local dishes with three of the estate's wines, served in its baglio. It starts with a view over the reserve's lakes and a guided visit of the cellar and barrel room.
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Mazara: guided visit and tasting of 4 glasses at Tenuta Gorghi Tondi
Tenuta Gorghi Tondi · stop 1 of 3
From €30 per person
Departs Mazara Del Vallo
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Mazara: Gambero Rosso di Mazara and Tenuta Gorghi Tondi Experience
Tenuta Gorghi Tondi · stop 1 of 3
2 hours
From €59 per person
Departs Mazara Del Vallo
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Contrada San Nicola, 91026 Mazara del Vallo (TP)
What Tenuta Gorghi Tondi makes
Tenuta Gorghi Tondi's current bottle selection is led by Sicilia DOC. The clearest grape signal comes from Nero d'Avola and Zibibbo.
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Yes. The estate outside Mazara del Vallo runs guided visits of its cellar and barrel room, each followed by a tasting, and a three-course lunch with three wines. There is also a picnic on the estate in spring and summer. All visits are booked ahead, in Italian or English, on the estate's website or through the booking partners on this page.
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