The 2025 Palermo-Monte Carlo Regatta kicked off at midday on August 19th. This year’s nautical competition has nearly 50 registered crews, who will compete on the route from the Gulf of Mondello in Palermo to the Principality of Monaco. For this 20th edition, wine will once again be the protagonist: Tasca d’Almerita will once again accompany, as one of the sponsors, the regatta with the Giuseppe Tasca d’Almerita Trophy. The cup, awarded to the winner of the Line Honors, will be presented by Alberto Tasca d’Almerita, owner of the winery founded in 1830 in Regaleali, in the rural heart of Sicily.
Tasca d’Almerita: a trophy for the 2025 Palermo-Monte Carlo Regatta
The 20th edition of the Palermo-Monte Carlo Regatta kicked off yesterday at 12:00 p.m. from the waters of the Gulf of Mondello, opposite the historic headquarters of the Circolo della Vela Sicilia. The boats now await a crossing of over 500 miles to the picturesque finish line, located beneath the Rocca Grimaldi in the Principality of Monaco.
Wine, as is now well-established tradition, is the star of the competition, thanks to the collaboration between Tasca d’Almerita and the regatta, a partnership born from a natural convergence of values: love for Sicily, respect for the landscape, and dedication to protecting terrestrial and marine ecosystems.
This bond is reflected in the Giuseppe Tasca d’Almerita Trophy, established by Count Giuseppe—a passionate sailing enthusiast and one of the founders of the Circolo della Vela Sicilia—awarded to the winner of the Line Honors, the first to cross the finish line in real time.
“We were born on the land, but we live surrounded by the sea,” emphasizes Alberto Tasca, CEO of Tasca d’Almerita. “In Sicily, the vineyard and the sea are elements of the same cultural landscape: both express biodiversity, beauty, but also the need for care and attention.”
“Today, the Mediterranean Sea is one of the most threatened marine ecosystems in the world: according to the United Nations, despite representing less than 1% of the world’s oceans, it is home to over 10% of global marine biodiversity (approximately 17,000 marine species). But it is increasingly exposed to environmental pressures. Climate change, resource exploitation, microplastics, and human impacts are making it fragile. Protecting it means protecting our identity, just as sustainably cultivating the land means regenerating territories rather than consuming them,” continues the owner of the Sicilian winery, promoter and co-founder of the SOStain Sicilia Foundation, which has also been certified as a B Corp and Benefit Corporation since 2023.
“The Palermo–Montecarlo is much more than a regatta: it is a symbolic opportunity to reaffirm that sea and land must communicate, not just coexist,” concludes Alberto Tasca. “As a Sicilian winery, we are proud to contribute to building this narrative of the Mediterranean as a place to be protected, not just traversed.”
