The partnership with La Goccia D’Oro of Menfi is born
Cantine Ermes, a company founded in the Belìce Valley in 1998 and which today produces its wines in six Italian regions, approaches the world of oil with an innovative partnership with La Goccia D’Oro Soc. Coop. Agr. of Menfi (AG).
Santa Ninfa (TP) 05/07/2024 – Ermes Cellars adds new pieces in a path of continuous growth, well aware of the strategic value of diversification of your brand; there cooperative Of Holy Nymph has in fact decided to broaden its horizons by also embracing the production of extra virgin olive oilthe green gold of Sicily, an equally important sector for the entire territory of the island.
There Drop of Gold is a historic reality of the verticalized cooperative world in olive growing and in the production of extra virgin olive oils, enhancing the distinctive peculiarities of the main cultivars of the Belìce Valley. The partnership with Cantine Ermes intends to fully develop the potential of a supply chain that sees agriculture and the transformation of raw materials as a point of strong convergence.
Hence the beginning of an unprecedented chapter, represented by the partnership with Goccia d’Oro, a historic agricultural company from Menfi, in the province of Agrigento, and of which Cantine Ermes today becomes a supporting member following some changes within the Board of Administration.
Viticulture and olive growing in a meeting that honors a thousand-year-old tradition in a land kissed by the sun and always dedicated to excellence.
“Start a joint journey – declared the President of Cantine Ermes, Rosario Di Maria – it is a further sign of attention towards the territory, in the broadest meaning that the term assumes. The vine and the olive tree meet, in a bond that becomes an essential cornerstone of our daily activity. The collaboration with La Goccia d’Oro is an important opportunity, we interface with a Cooperative in line with our values and with the view we have on the world around us. Differentiating is a choice which, if carried out carefully, can be a precious piece of our company philosophy. We believe in this choice, and the trust that the members place in Cantine Ermes is a reason for enthusiasm and determination”.
On the one hand, a group of visionary winemakers who in just 25 years have made Cantine Ermes a point of reference in the Italian wine scene, on the other passionate olive growers who with wisdom have made western Sicily one of the best olive growing areas in the world. Two realities united by tenacity, by the desire to get involved in their own land day after day, united in the promise of guaranteeing quality, trust and safety.
