anta Margherita di Belice is a small village in the province of Agrigento that has become famous thanks to Tomasi di Lampedusa's 19th century novel, "The Leopard."
The Arabs settled in this area in 827 A.D. The beauty of its nature and a soil that was made fertile by the River Belice, which they called Al Garib, attracted them to this place. It was since those remote times that winegrowing became one of the essential activities of the people of Belice. To date, the countryside here is dotted with old millstones that were once used to press the grapes.
This centuries-old tradition was finally crowned with a D.O.C. appellation in 1994. Santa Margherita di Belice includes the Rosso and the Bianco categories, as well as five other types of wines made with local red and white grapes.
This page was written by Stefano Milioni. Background image and most photos in this section courtesy of Giuliano Bugialli, all right reserved (see Copyright and Credits).
anta Margherita di Belice is a small village in the province of Agrigento that has become famous thanks to Tomasi di Lampedusa's 19th century novel, "The Leopard."