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We have been producing wine for more than a century. Marqués de Berol has been producing wine renowned for its freshness, fruitiness, originality, and competitive prices. Our vineyards are situated in Finca Berol, Falces, near the Arga river, spanning 127 hectares. We cultivate various grape varieties, including Garnacha, Merlot, Syrah, Tempranillo, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon for red wines, and Macabeo and Sauvignon Blanc for white wines. At our winery, we have the privilege of working with Mr. Manuel Rojas, our oenological specialist with 50 years of experience. With his guidance, we utilize a blend of time-tested traditional winemaking techniques and state-of-the-art technologies to craft exceptional tasting wines that are both unique and affordable.

The winery was born from the dream of young entrepreneur Michelangelo Alagna, who after a course of classical studies, decided to put his degree in archaeology in the drawer to devote himself totally to wine production. The goal is to enhance through wine the resources of the territory and native grape varieties, thanks also to the great cultural heritage of the peasant civilization. So, after taking a second degree in oenology and after years of work experience as an oenologist in several Sicilian wineries, the dream finally became reality: Anabasis was finally born. The company name, as well as the label names, are inspired by classical antiquity. Anabasis, for example, is the title of a Greek work that recounts the exploits of a group of Greek soldiers who carried out a very difficult expedition against the Persian army: literally a "path inward" in an attempt to accomplish a feat, the same one that Michelangelo tries to conduct in the world of wine by relying on the value of people. The winery produces only native Sicilian wines, seeking to maximize the link with the Marsala area, where, a short distance from the coast, the 15 hectares of estate vineyards extend. The sun, the sea, the hills, and the summer dryness are the elements that forge the estate's wines. The grapes are processed in a newly built modern winery, where the owner personally oversees all stages of winemaking. Each label is based on a theme from the ancient world made explicit through images, so tastings involve not only the senses, but also the mind, through a never trivial link between wine and art. There are five wines in the catalog: the Nero d'Avola "Katharsis," which in ancient Greek indicated a spiritual purification ritual that was followed by an inner rebirth. It was the wine that started the adventure; Grillo "Aretè" on the other hand is the wine of virtue, while dry Zibibibbo "Phronesis" is the wine of wisdom and the ability to make the right decision; the Rosé from Nero d'Avola grapes "Euphrosyne" is the wine of the grace that even red grapes are capable of expressing, but also of the joy of living in the midst of nature; finally, "Pathei Mathos," a passito Grillo obtained by natural withering, is the wine of knowledge obtained at great cost through suffering. Classical culture, made up of virtue, knowledge and art is the leitmotif from which all the production draws inspiration. The goal is to translate these values into something concrete: wine.

In addition to the land owned by the farms, the company Coli has chosen vineyards with native vines and traditional plant to look for grapes capable of offering new and surprising wines. Most of the 300 hectares of picked and selected Chianti, Chianti Classico and Morellino di Scansano vineyards are processed in a traditional way, without the use of additives, keeping the surface of the plants intact as much as possible so that they can fructify spontaneously without straining.

The Castle of Verrazzano is located in Greve in Chianti, in the heart of the Chianti Classico area, between Florence and Siena. Initially the Castle was an Etruscan then a Roman settlement and it has remained within its boundaries for over 1000 years: it has represented a firm and safe post in an area interested for many centuries by political and dynastic conflicts. There is a great tradition of winemaking here: the “vineyards situated in Verrazzano” are mentioned in a manuscript which dates back to 1150 and is preserved at the abbey of Passignano (wrongly reported as “1170”). The Castle became the property of the Verrazzano family in the VII century. Giovanni da Verrazzano, the navigator and discoverer of the bay of New York and of the majority of the East coast of nowadays U.S. was born here in 1485. The famous bridge in New York between Brooklyn and Staten Island was named after him in 1964. The important Florentine family of Ridolfi succeeded to the Verrazzanos after the death of the last descendant, in 1819. In the 20’ of 1900 Luigi Ridolfi promoted the building of the Football Stadium in Florence and in 1926 he founded the Fiorentina, the football team of the city of Florence. Ridolfi was the President of the Athletic Association and in 1936 he allowed the National Athletic team to train at Verrazzano for the Olympic Games. 1958 the Cappellini family took over the Castle on the road of decadence and brought it back it to its former glory by restoring the villa and rebuilding the agricultural tissue and the vineyards, according to an ancient model, respecting the historical and architectonic features of the place. Cavalier Cappellini understood since the beginning the importance of the history and the beauty of the Chianti area for a better promotion of farming productions. He laid the foundations for that awareness that inspired the institution of the Agritourism practice.