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Just one Planeta

s the largest and one of the most fabled Mediterranean islands, Sicily has long hosted a culture of winemaking – in fact, since 4,000BC. During the 1900s though, the attention turned to sweet Marsala and cheap bulk wine as farmers looked to higher yields. It took a new wave of boutique winemakers in the 1980s to dig in their heels before Sicily became known for producing wines that could make the world sit up. Leading the way is family-owned Planeta, from which the dynamic Santi Planeta literally shows

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