{"id":990783,"date":"2020-03-13T17:29:07","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T17:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/altograde\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T14:01:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T14:01:48","slug":"altogrado","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vinibarraco.it\/en\/altogrado\/","title":{"rendered":"Altogrado"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"990783\" class=\"elementor elementor-990783 elementor-336\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06f4fe2 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"06f4fe2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3081e41\" data-id=\"3081e41\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cf5261 elementor-headline--style-blurred_letters animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-vamtam-animated-headline\" data-id=\"4cf5261\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;blurred_letters&quot;,&quot;vamtam_text&quot;:&quot;altogrado&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"vamtam-animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vamtam-word\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vamtam-letter blurred\" data-delay=\"0.17\">a<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vamtam-letter\">l<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vamtam-letter\">t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vamtam-letter\">o<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vamtam-letter blurred\" data-delay=\"0.31\">g<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vamtam-letter\">r<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vamtam-letter\">a<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vamtam-letter\">d<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vamtam-letter\">o<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-faec9b2 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"faec9b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57345c6\" data-id=\"57345c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1218a48 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1218a48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"264\" height=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/vinibarraco.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Botte-8.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-990728\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06beb5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06beb5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>the history of altogrado<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-469d047 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"469d047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\" data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"276\">&#8220;The Vecchio Marsala&#8221; \u2013 known as <strong>Altogrado <\/strong>or<strong> Stravecchio<\/strong> by the locals \u2013 is an <strong>oxidative wine<\/strong> that hails from the western coast of Sicily, where winemaking traditions are deeply intertwined with the island\u2019s thousand-year history.<\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"499\">While its modern incarnation \u2013 the Marsala we recognise today \u2013 was shaped by the British in the <strong>18th century<\/strong> through fortification with alcohol, its true essence lies in the original, more ancient version: the <strong>Perpetuo.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b45e89 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b45e89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;growFromLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:800,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vinibarraco.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Dash-line-4.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-990760\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe89c66 elementor-hidden-phone\" data-id=\"fe89c66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-155045d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"155045d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"264\" height=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/vinibarraco.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Botte-8.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-990728\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc3d686 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc3d686\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-008ada9 elementor-hidden-phone\" data-id=\"008ada9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78f43c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78f43c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"465\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/vinibarraco.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Veliero-copia-8.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-990735\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vinibarraco.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Veliero-copia-8.png 465w, https:\/\/vinibarraco.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Veliero-copia-8-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/vinibarraco.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Veliero-copia-8-315x196.png 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93ec10b\" data-id=\"93ec10b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c0a392 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c0a392\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"465\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/vinibarraco.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Veliero-copia-8.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-990735\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vinibarraco.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Veliero-copia-8.png 465w, https:\/\/vinibarraco.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Veliero-copia-8-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/vinibarraco.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Veliero-copia-8-315x196.png 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a307754 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a307754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1773<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a94b15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a94b15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\" data-start=\"48\" data-end=\"393\"><strong>English merchant John Woodhouse<\/strong> arrived in Marsala and tasted this traditional oxidative wine, which reminded him of some of the great wines of his homeland, like Port, Madeira, and Sherry. Recognising its potential, he decided to send a small batch to the United Kingdom, fortifying it with a bit of brandy beforehand. And so, Marsala was born.<\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"395\" data-end=\"710\">In the <strong>19th century<\/strong>, Marsala gained popularity in England, becoming so widely adored that it was even chosen as the official drink of Admiral Nelson\u2019s fleet. British families, such as the Inghams and Hopps, also invested in the production and export of fortified Marsala, helping to spread its fame internationally.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8544e4 animated-slow e-transform elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a8544e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;growFromLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:800,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_transform_flipX_effect&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vinibarraco.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Dash-line-4.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-990760\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98fd82d elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98fd82d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c739689\" data-id=\"c739689\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd08fa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd08fa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1833<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b23248 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b23248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\" data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"206\">Italian <strong>Vincenzo Florio<\/strong> began investing in the production of Marsala, and within just fifty years, he transformed the economic landscape of Sicily\u2019s western coast forever.<\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"335\">From the early 20th century onwards, Marsala production grew rapidly, leading to the industrial standardisation of the product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49a2b40 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49a2b40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;growFromLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:800,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vinibarraco.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Dash-line-4.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-990760\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac869a0\" data-id=\"ac869a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61b0fa4 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61b0fa4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ec92cf\" data-id=\"8ec92cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1287bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a1287bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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To craft it, he uses the <em>solera system<\/em>, a variation of the perpetual method involving three tiers of stacked barrels.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d921cd animated-slow e-transform elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d921cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;growFromLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:800,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_transform_flipX_effect&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vinibarraco.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Dash-line-4.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-990760\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b5fd91 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b5fd91\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-824547c\" data-id=\"824547c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08e64dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08e64dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2009<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-155445f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"155445f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Nino Barraco<\/strong> introduced &#8220;Vecchio Marsala&#8221; for the first time without using the perpetual or solera methods \u2013 that is, without blending multiple vintages. Instead, he crafted an oxidative &#8220;vintage&#8221; wine from a single harvest and a single grape variety, aged for seven years in small barrels: <strong>his Altogrado<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8476d7c animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8476d7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;growFromLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:800,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vinibarraco.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Dash-line-4.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-990760\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01c2877\" data-id=\"01c2877\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36a9314 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36a9314\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"146\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/vinibarraco.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Vino-barraco-8.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-990732\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vinibarraco.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Vino-barraco-8.png 146w, https:\/\/vinibarraco.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Vino-barraco-8-127x300.png 127w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-738e9dc elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"738e9dc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ad17a2\" data-id=\"1ad17a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84188cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"84188cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/vinibarraco.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Insegna-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-990739\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b48809\" data-id=\"1b48809\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43a8d00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43a8d00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2024<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f95ea68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f95ea68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today, the <strong>Barraco Winery<\/strong> produces Altogrado from all the native varieties they cultivate, reaffirming their commitment to preserving and celebrating this precious cultural heritage, giving it the value and recognition it truly deserves.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>a l t o g r a d o the history of altogrado &#8220;The Vecchio Marsala&#8221; 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