Il Censo

High on a windswept rise near Palazzo Adriano, the village where Cinema Paradiso was filmed, sits an old Sicilian farm that grew grain and legumes for two centuries before anyone thought to plant vines. That came later, and it came with a famous Umbrian friend.

Il Censo is a 65-hectare estate in Bivona, in south-central Sicily, that has belonged to Gaetano Gargano's family, through his mother's Spoto line, for over 200 years. Gaetano, a Sicilian who spent much of his working life in banking in Rome, fell in love with the wines Giampiero Bea was making in Montefalco. With Bea's guidance he set about reviving the family land as a vineyard, with his wife Nicoletta as co-proprietor.

More on how they farm and work in the cellar in our Il Censo producer profile.

3 products

Il Censo Catarratto Praruar 2017, natural wine bottle at Primal Wine
Gaetano Gargano, natural wine producer, inspecting Catarratto grapes in his vineyard at Il Censo in Palazzo Adriano, Sicily
Il Censo Catarratto Praruar 2017
Il Censo
Price: $60.00
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Il Censo Nero d'Avola Provvido 2016, natural wine bottle at Primal Wine
Gaetano Gargano, natural wine producer, inspecting Catarratto grapes in his vineyard at Il Censo in Palazzo Adriano, Sicily
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Il Censo Perricone Njuro 2015, natural wine bottle at Primal Wine
Gaetano Gargano, natural wine producer, inspecting Catarratto grapes in his vineyard at Il Censo in Palazzo Adriano, Sicily
Il Censo Perricone Njuro 2015
Il Censo
Price: $45.00
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Frequently asked questions

We will process and ship your order in 2-3 business days, you will receive a shipping confirmation email with tracking as soon as the Carrier scans the shipping label.

Ground shipping time depends on location, here's a breakdown:

West Coast: 1-2 business days
Midwest: 3-4 business days
East Coast: 5 business days

Process time is not shipping time. Shipping time starts from the days successive to the day of shipping, after the order has been processed.

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Signature on delivery is mandatory for wine deliveries. Please make sure someone is at the shipping address to sign for the package.

If applicable, please consider delivering the package to a business address to ensure someone is available to sign for the package.

We also have the option of delivering the package to a Carrier's store for pickup. Please reach out to us to coordinate.

Carrier will try to delivery a package up to three times before returning the package to us.

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If you miss a delivery and a package gets returned to us we have two options:

1) Reship the package right away: due to the very high cost of shipping and returns, we must charge a re-shipping fee to be determined based on package size and shipping destination.

2) Consolidate the returned package with your next order: this option is free of charge and it's the most popular option.

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