THE ANABASIS VINEYARD
ANABASIS was born from a dream of the young entrepreneur Michelangelo Alagna, who decided to combine his knowledge and interest in archeology and oenology into practice in wine production, with a goal to product the best possible local sicilian wine. After taking a degree in oenology and after years of work experience as an oenologist in various Sicilian wineries, the dream finally become true: Anabasis was born.
The vineyards, as well as the names of the labels, are inspired by classical antiquity. Anabasis, is the title of a Greek work that tells a story about a group of Greek soldiers who made a very difficult expedition against the Persian army.
The company produces only native Sicilian wines in the Marsala area, where the 15 hectares of vineyards extend not far from the coast.
The sun, the sea, the hills, the heat and the summer drought are the elements that shape Anabasis excellent wines. Michelangelo personally follows all the stages of winemaking.
Each label is based on a theme of the ancient world made explicit through the labels of the various bottles connecting taste to art.
WINES:
- The Nero d’Avola grape gives the “Katharsis” wine, which in ancient Greek indicated a ritual of spiritual purification followed by an inner rebirth. It was the wine that started the adventure.
- The grape Grillo with gives the wine “Aretè” is instead the wine of virtue.
- The dry “Phronesis” made of the Zibibbo grape, is the wine of wisdom and the ability to make the right decision.
- The rosé produced from Nero d’Avola is named “Euphrosyne” and it is the wine of a grace that even red grapes are able to express
- “Pathei Mathos”, a passito Grillo grape wine is obtained through natural drying and is the wine of knowledge.
Classical culture, made up of virtue, knowledge and art, is the leitmotiv from which the entire production draws inspiration. The goal is to translate these values into something concrete: the best quality wine possible.
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WINES PRODUCED BY ANABASIS

ARETÈ
Aretè Grillo IGP Terre Siciliane is the emblem of the pursuit of perfection. A wine that tries to express its value in all ways, both with the refinement of its floral and citrus aromas, and showing its muscles with excellent persistence and intensity. The result of a long research of quality, in every phase of its processing.
ARETÈ WHITE GRILLO
Grapes: Grillo IGT Terre Siciliane
Alcohol: 14% vol approx.
Colour: straw yellow with greenish reflections
Consistency: excellent, velvety and silky
Aromas: hints of tropical fruit, apple, banana and citrus, saltiness
Taste: delicate, harmonious, elegant, persistent, savory and mineral
Yield per hectare: 70 ql
Harvest period: first ten days of September
Aging: three months in concrete, three months in steel

EUPHROSYNE
Euphrosyne Rosato IGT Terre Siciliane is the grace that even a red grape is able to express under perfect conditions. It is the wine of the joy of living, letting everything flow: the uniqueness of an unrepeatable moment that must be lived in its fullness before it disappears.
EUPHROSYNE NERO D’AVOLA ROSATO
Grapes: Nero d’Avola IGT Terre Siciliane
Alcohol: 13% vol approx.
Colour: Pink
Consistency: medium
Aroma: very intense, enveloping and persistent, pomegranate and red berries
Taste: intense, harmonious, mineral notes
Yield per hectare: 50 ql
Harvest period: last ten days of August
Aging: six months in steel

PATHEI MATHOS
Producing an excellent wine requires a lot of experience and knowledge. A mental strain due to technical choices, a constant restlessness about the meaning to be communicated, in the continuous search for a connection between the organoleptic characteristics and the global emotion that the wine must arouse.
Transmitting one’s emotion through tasting in a unique experience: physical and mental. It is an ongoing obsession. But suffering is never an end in itself. Suffering teaches, and is the closest relative of knowledge. The ancient Greeks knew this well through the tragedy of Aeschylus, where “Pathei mathos” was “Knowledge through suffering”. The birth of a good wine cannot escape such a sacrifice. Good fruits are born from sacrifice. The greater the pain, the greater the value.
PATHEI MATHOS WHITE PASSITO GRILLO
Grapes: Grillo passito DOC Sicilia
Alcohol: 14.5% vol approx.
Colour: warm amber
Consistency: medium
Aroma: orange peel, candied white fruit, dried figs
Taste: intense and persistent. Candied peach, candied apricot, dried figs
Yield per hectare: 25 ql
Harvest period: first part in late August, second part in mid-September
Aging: six months in steel

KATHARSIS
A long journey of ideas, ambitions and aspirations. Katharsis is a dream come true. A knot of passion, determination and inner fire that unravels and through a hard ritual of purification is realized in a wine that is its essence. Fury and ardor are transformed into body, structure, coloring intensity. The torment and the fatigue in persistent aromas that penetrate deeply, where the original ideas come from. Care and knowledge in balance and elegance.
KATHARSIS NERO D’AVOLA RED
Grapes: Nero d’Avola IGP Terre Siciliane
Alcohol: 14% vol approx.
Colour: intense ruby red
Consistency: medium, velvety
Aromas: red fruits, cherry, black cherry, almond, vanilla
Taste: intense, harmonious, full, persistent
Yield per hectare: 50 ql
Harvest period: first ten days of September
Aging: three months in concrete and six months in barrique

PHRONESIS
Often we are faced with choices. Not the usual crossroads: I take a right or a left. Too simple … More than anything else, a ravine or a precipice, with no space behind us to retreat. We are forced to jump, to make a decision. It is essential to evaluate every detail before jumping, to prevent or limit any risk. If we make a mistake, we risk to hurt us very much.
Calm, discernment, maturity, coolness are needed. That is: wisdom. The ancient Greeks indicated with the term “phronesis” the ability to make the right decision in difficult moments, hence the certainty that good luck comes from correct action.
Phronesis Zibibbo IGP Terre Siciliane is the emblem of this important virtue. The wine of optimism, the certainty that a great advantage comes from resolute meditation.
PHRONESIS ZIBIBBO WHITE
Grapes: Zibibbo IGP Terre Siciliane
Alcohol: 12.50% vol approx.
Colour: straw yellow with greenish reflections
Consistency: medium
Aromas: very intense and persistent, floral, fruity, peach, jasmine
Taste: intense, harmonious and persistent, fruity, peach
Yield per hectare: 70 ql
Harvest period: second ten days of September
Aging: six months in steel