Planeta Winery is one of the premier wine estates of Sicily, and a veritable fine wine empire. Planeta was founded in the 1990’s by cousins Alessio, and Santi Planeta and their uncle Diego Planeta, who was already famous in Sicily for his trail-blazing role at the well-respected Settesoli wine cooperative, decades before Planeta as we know it burst onto the wine scene. Diego's daughter Francesca later joined the company and is know a key integral figure. While relatively new as a commercial winery, the family's beloved Ulmo estate dates back centuries. Today it is a treat to visit with its vast vineyards, ancient olive groves and ruins of an Arab castle.
