Leonarda Tardi di Mazzara Calogero, Via Giovanni Boccaccio, 25 91020 SALAPARUTA (TP) P.Iva 02686220811
Leonarda Tardi © 2024
Our roots are very deep
Ciao! We are Calogero and Eliana Mazzara, siblings and owners of Leonarda Tardi. We both grew up among the vines of Salaparuta (TP).
Our winery is located in the heart of Western Sicily, in the beautiful Belice Valley. The valley lies between the provinces of Trapani, Palermo and Agrigento.
We are deeply attached to our roots. The logo “NO Mafie” is proudly printed on every single wine bottle: people who drink our wines help fight criminal activities and support ethical standards of consumption.
Leonarda Tardi is named after our mother. Leonarda Tadi is also the perfect combination of tradition, search for quality and love for the land. All brought collectively into a simple glass of wine.
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2021
2020
2020. The year that we will all remember as the year of the pandemic and Covid-19. We have reached everyone by enhancing our e-commerce.
2019
2019. It's time has come to fly for the "ALIKASE" estate. Vinitaly debut of the two bottles.
2018
2017
2018. Debut of our first white wine, signed LEONARDA TARDI. Catarratto, Chardonnay: the union between the native Sicilian grape par excellence, with the international Chardonnay.
2017. After a years of work and expectations, we open our first bottle. The award-winning LEONARDA TARDI NERO D'AVOLA 2016
2011
2016. The first company vinification starts. After years of experience in vineyards and cellars, it is the right time to move on to selling our own product. The whole supply chain signed LEONARDA TARDI.
2016. The first company vinification starts. After years of experience in vineyards and cellars, it is the right time to move on to selling our own product. The whole supply chain signed LEONARDA TARDI.
2011
2010
2011. Giuseppe Mazzara, enlightened of wine-grower, passes away. The company passed into the hands of his wife Leonarda Tardi.
2004
2010.
Introduction of the Catarratto grape. Wineyard rejuvenated with wires, seedlings and poles. With everything ready, now it's up to nature to make its fruit and nectar grow at its best.
2001
2004. Formation of the new company begins. The ALIKASE estate is generally restyled. Two new wine introduced to the company: Chardonnay and Nero d'Avola.
1999
2001. Curious for the first harvest of a new grape variety in Salaparuta. Friends and relatives united to cut bunches of a Chardonnay. Unique and the only chardonnay available in the local area.
1992
1999. International grapes arrive in Salaparuta. First Chardonnay experiment in the clayey soil. Fields contain clayey soil with chalk.
1976
1992. Eliana checking the sugar level before the harvest. The new estate purchased is the future of ALIKASE wines.
1966
1976. Harvest time. Days of joy and companionship for adults and children. Strictly handmade.
1965
1966. September 24th during a hot Sicilian summer. Grandfather Calogero, called "Calo lù Longu" for his imposing stature, is shown here in the countryside among the vineyards.
1965. The manual harvest of the Catarratto vine in "alberello" management. Behind, the mule used to transport the harvested grapes to the factory.