SICILY IN THE GLASS (LA SICILIA NEL BICCHIERE)
In each of the thirteen labels of Cusumano there is a piece of land and history of Sicily
To highlight the peculiarities of a generous land and of strong contrasts like the Sicilian one, to present innovative wines to meet the new requirements and the changing tastes of consumers: on this strong idea, built on the perfect blend of past and future, tradition and innovation, man and nature, the young brothers Alberto and Diego Cusumano, with the valuable contribution of the oenologist Mario Ronco, gave birth in 2001 to their entrepreneurial project that became, in a few years, a symbol of the dynamism of innovation and Sicilian oenology, still too tied to stereotypes of tradition and historicity.
Contemporaneity, dynamism, technology and know–how, but also a craft that comes from ancient wisdom: these are the core values behind the success of this lively young company that has been able to transfer the local culture on a global scale and has brought its wines to the tables all around the world, winning prestigious awards and contributing to the enhancement of the Sicilian territory.
The company consists of 400 hectares of vineyards distributed in profoundly different areas of Sicily: from the Nordic microclimate of the Ficuzza estate, 189 hectares to 800 meters above sea level with a strong day/night temperature range, which gives the grapes an aromatic freshness typical of limestone, white and of Butera lands, to 140 hectares to 400 meters above sea level kissed by the hot Sicilian sun that gives a particular body, and to the vineyards in Alcamo, 70 hectares to 250 meters above sea level, with black and clayey soils full of strength and complexity.
Two are the wine lines produced: a single–variety basic line, made from native grapes vinified in purity (Alcamo, Insolia, Nero d’Avola, Merlot, Syrah) and a second author line of local wines whose names, of great beauty, are inspired by the ancient names which were identified with the various vineyards (Angimb, Jal, Benuara, Sgana, No, Cuba). The musicality of the names has an ideal continuity in the lively color of the labels which have become, along with the sun appearing in the brand, a hallmark of the wines of Cusumano. But the style of Cusumano finds its full realization in the new winery of Partinico, in the province of Palermo, located on the area of an ancient baglio and covering 4,000 square meters of surface and 3,000 square meters underground. The innovative project is by architect Fabrizio Ruffino, who conceived a stunning example of contemporary styling applied to a production reality that includes, in addition to the production center, the aging cellars and offices, also a space for meetings and events for preserving and transmitting the culture of a product as old as wine and the passion of a modern company like Cusumano.
