{"id":1570,"date":"2025-04-07T16:58:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T16:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arcasicilia.it\/arca-catarratto-on-the-move-from-sicily-to-the-world\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T14:58:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T14:58:33","slug":"arca-catarratto-on-the-move-from-sicily-to-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arcasicilia.it\/en\/arca-catarratto-on-the-move-from-sicily-to-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"ARCA, Catarratto on the Move: From Sicily to the World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ARCA \u2013 the Regional Association for Authentic Catarratto \u2013 made its official debut at <strong>Vinitaly 2025<\/strong>, opening the events of the Sicily Pavilion with a presentation that marked a fresh beginning for the island\u2019s viticulture. Six family-owned wineries \u2013 <strong>Bagliesi, Caruso &amp; Minini, Castellucci Miano, Di Bella, Feudo Disisa, and Tenute Lombardo<\/strong> \u2013 have joined forces to reassert Catarratto as a wine of identity, rooted in the Mediterranean and reimagined for the contemporary world. A once-overlooked grape variety now steps into the spotlight thanks to a dynamic alliance grounded in vision, rigor, and collective spirit.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ARCA\u2019s journey began in Verona but did not end there. In <strong>Palermo<\/strong>, the Regional Nursery \u201cFederico Paulsen\u201d hosted a public presentation that brought together institutions, wine professionals, and the press in a highly symbolic moment of dialogue and shared purpose. A <strong>masterclass led by Master of Wine Pietro Russo<\/strong> highlighted Catarratto\u2019s extraordinary versatility\u2014from still whites to reserves, from orange wines to sparkling expressions. Each wine reflected a specific territory, soil type, and agricultural identity.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ARCA\u2019s stylistic coherence and expressive strength also caught the attention of leading voices such as <strong>Danielle Callegari<\/strong>, contributing editor at <em>Wine Enthusiast<\/em> and professor of Italian culture in the United States, who tasted the wines for the American market and praised their Mediterranean elegance and distinctive enological identity.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the events in Verona and Palermo, <strong>Catania<\/strong> hosted the next milestone in ARCA\u2019s narrative. At the vibrant <strong>Piazza Scammacca Market<\/strong>, a symbol of Sicily\u2019s new urban and gastronomic awareness, ARCA sent a clear message: Catarratto is not a wine of volume, but of <strong>quality<\/strong>, ready to speak to sophisticated international markets and conscious consumers.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The press conference featured contributions from <strong>President Sebastiano Di Bella<\/strong>, <strong>oenologist Tonino Guzzo<\/strong>, <strong>journalist Veronika Crecelius<\/strong>, and <strong>wine manager Gabriele Vitale<\/strong>, along with an audience of professionals, restaurateurs, and wine lovers. The event continued with a <strong>\u201csensory journey\u201d masterclass<\/strong> exploring the six distinct interpretations of Catarratto crafted by the founding wineries, showcasing both the grape\u2019s expressive range and the project\u2019s unified values.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ARCA is a <strong>living, evolving laboratory<\/strong>: it cultivates dynamic relationships with markets, institutions, and territories while remaining firmly rooted in the principles expressed in the Association\u2019s <strong>Decalogue<\/strong>\u2014a value-based manifesto outlining commitments to biodiversity, sustainability, proximity, and transparency in wine. Through this vision, Catarratto is redefined not as a generic product, but as a <strong>common good<\/strong>, a cultural language, and a storytelling tool for a refined, living, and competitive Sicily.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Backed by <strong>PSR Sicilia \u2013 Submeasure 3.2<\/strong>, the project proves that collaboration across wineries, territories, and generations is not only possible but essential. The age of marginalization is over. ARCA looks ahead\u2014fusing artisanal winemaking with strategic thinking, slow production with agile communication-to place Catarratto at the heart of the world\u2019s emerging wine geographies.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From its debut at Vinitaly to the stop in Catania, ARCA is writing a new chapter in the Renaissance of Catarratto. This collective project brings together six wineries, diverse territories, and one shared vision of authenticity. Through curated tastings, a strong value-based identity, and international outlook, the Association is accelerating the transformation of Sicilian viticulture with style, coherence, and momentum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1545,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arcasicilia.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arcasicilia.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arcasicilia.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arcasicilia.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arcasicilia.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1570"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.arcasicilia.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1570\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1572,"href":"https:\/\/www.arcasicilia.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1570\/revisions\/1572"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arcasicilia.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arcasicilia.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arcasicilia.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arcasicilia.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}