Marchesi di San Giuliano

On a Sicilian estate between Catania and Siracusa, the San Giuliano family turns its own organic citrus into marmalades and fruit in syrup.

About Marchesi di San Giuliano

Based in
Melilli (Siracusa), Sicily, Italy
Known for
organic marmalades from estate-grown Sicilian citrus

The San Giuliano family has held its land in eastern Sicily, between Catania and Siracusa, for 800 years. The estate covers about 250 hectares of volcanic soil, and roughly 50 of those are citrus groves, with the first orange trees planted in the 19th century. The land is farmed organically and certified, alongside olives, avocados and mangoes.

The recipes come from the cookbook of Maria Paternò Castello, of the Carcaci ducal family, and were family breakfast fare for generations. In the early 1980s Fiamma di San Giuliano began selling them. Production still happens in a small kitchen in the Curcuraggi contrada on the estate, using fresh fruit from the groves and organic brown sugar.

The range turns estate citrus into marmalades and fruit in syrup. Try the citrus marmalade with sharp cheeses, or spoon the fruit in syrup over panna cotta or yogurt.

Marchesi di San Giuliano questions

What is marmalade?

Marmalade is a clear sweetened jelly with pieces of fruit and fruit peel suspended in it. San Giuliano makes its marmalades from citrus grown in the family's own groves in eastern Sicily, and the estate's bitter oranges go mainly into marmalade.

What does organic mean for Marchesi di San Giuliano?

In the European Union, organic farming follows Regulation (EU) 2018/848. It bans genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and products made from or by them, and it allows plant protection products and fertilizers only when the European Commission has authorized them for organic production. The San Giuliano estate is certified organic by Ecogruppo Italia, and the family also uses organic brown sugar in its preserves.

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