Masseria del Feudo: new label

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Masseria del Feudo‘s has a new label.

The new vintage of the Syrah (2023) is now available with the fully revised label GrottaSira’

 

SYRAH SICILIA 2023 GROTTASIRA’

Why GrottaSira’?

“The district where Masseria del Feudo is located is called Grottarossa, and it is quite large and populated by various wineries. 
 We wanted to honour the caves are present inside the company, between the peach orchard and the vineyard.
Just as for The Grillo Voce di Lago we referred to our lake, for the new Sirah label we took the cave as a reference and our illustrator represented it surrounded by Mediterranean vegetation, Sicilian in particular with the colored prickly pears.”

Carolina Cucurullo – Masseria del Feudo

The wine

Vineyard: Vigna delle Rose 480 m above sea level
Soil: medium clayey texture
Training system: spurred cordon
Grapes: 100% Syrah, hand-picked
Vinification: Destemming, fermentation with indigenous yeasts and maceration in stainless steel tanks for 14 days at a controlled temperature, racking, brief aging in cement tanks and in the bottle.

Color: Intense ruby ​​red color with purple reflections.
Nose: The nose is characterized by an intense aroma of ripe red fruit, menthol notes and sweet spices that give it great complexity.
Taste: On the palate the entrance is soft, broad and enveloping, rich and balanced.
A savory wine, with personality and pleasant to drink.

100% organic

Check the www of the producer for more info

Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2024

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Gold Medal for the Sauvignon Casali Roncali DOC Friuli Colli Orientali 2023 at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles! 
 
An important recognition that testifies to the excellence and quality of the wines of Cabert!
 
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SAUVIGNON FRIULI COLLI ORIENTALI CASALI RONCALI 2023

Tasting notes: With an intense straw yellow color, it gives the wine refreshing aromas of citrus, fruits, lemon, grapefruit, bergamot, passion fruit, elderberry, with notes of sage at the end. Mineral on the palate.

Vinification/fermentation: Harvested in two different periods, to capture all the complexity of this great vine, and subsequently stored for 5 days at controlled temperature, to than to ferment at low temperatures and preserve all the aromas that characterize it.

Aging: 4 months in steel tanks.

2 new awards for Pinot Grigio

THE TERRITORY: 
Cabert is located in Bertiolo, a village in the heart of Friuli Venezia Giulia. The Alps protect this region from the cold air of the north, while the proximity of the Adriatic maintains a mild climate.
This is a large area formed by the floods of the Meduna, Cellina and Tagliamento rivers which, over the millennia, have deposited enormous quantities of calcareous-dolomitic material torn from the mountain by the violence of the waters and dragged downstream along their bed. The large stone floor formed reflects the light necessary for the ripening of the grapes during the day, while at night it releases the heat accumulated during the hottest hours. This favors a more homogeneous ripening of the grapes and the development of a wide range of fragrances and aromas.

THE HISTORY:
More than 60 years have passed since Cabert could be defined as a small winery. Over 200 hectolitres of wine are bottled every day and distributed to more than 25 countries.  Since the 1960s, the numerous expansions to the winery have never stopped, right up until the construction of the last piece in 2016, with the construction of a warehouse for products ready for shipment, stored in a controlled atmosphere to preserve all their qualities.

THE PHILOSOPHY:   
CABERT wines are born from the love for the land and from a long wine-making tradition integrated with cutting-edge technological innovations. The result is extreme attention to detail throughout all stages of production, and a deep respect for the terroir, the vines, and all their peculiar qualities. The fruit of passion, commitment and love dedicated to the wines to all those who already appreciate them, and to all those who will soon discover them.

Slow Wine 2025

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Slow Wine 2025: the results of the 2025 edition are out. Cantina Paltrinieri, Masseria Cuturi and Palazzone received the prize Top Wine.

Congratulations!! 

About the guide:

A TOP WINE / VINO SLOW is the recognition to wines that represent an expression of place, originality, and history. A BEST BUY award is assigned to the wines with an excellent Quality-price ratio.
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A SNAIL is given to a winery “that we particularly like for the way it interprets Slow Food values (sensory perceptions, territory, environment, identity).” Their wines represent the terroir, have a good quality-price ratio considering the environment they are produced in and represent a paragon of sustainable viticulture! We can surely say that, among the prizes we assign every year, this one is the closest to our values."
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The BOTTLE goes to wineries whose wines represent benchmarks in quality.
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And the winners are:

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Cantina Paltrinieri
Lambrusco Leclisse 2023
BEST BUY

Palazzone
Campo del Guardiano 2021
TOP WINE / VINO SLOW

slow wine: seal snail / chiocciola

Moreover we are proud to inform you that Masseria Cuturi and Palazzone received a Snail too.

Masseria Cuturi: we are talking about a family, originally from Veneto managing this beautiful estate in Puglia which includes a skilfully renovated farmhouse and many hectares of land. Among the woods, olive trees and vineyards. The Rossi-Chauvenets acquire a reality full of history. The farm, located in Manduria, was founded in 1881 and for centuries belonged to the Schiavoni family.

The current vineyard is about 40 hectares and is particularly fertile thanks to the organic substance contained in the soils and the water of the Chidro River that flows there.
Monte Diavoli Is a rocky formation that stands isolated in the middle of a vast flat area dominated by the Mediterranean Macchia. In the past it was the place where the Messapi kept the sacred fire of the rites of fertility. Today as then it is a mysterious and fascinating place.

More info?
Take a look at their website

Palazzone Vinibuoni Guide 2022

In 1969 the Dubini family bought the property “Palazzone”, constructed by Cardinal Teodorico at the bidding of Pope Boniface VIII as a hostel for pilgrims on their way to Rome to celebrate the Jubilee of 1300 A.D. 

The nature of the rocks of this area is made up of clays, silts and sands; 2.5 million years ago there was a seabed which have accumulated the finer sediments transported by ancient rivers that crossed what were then the few areas emerged.
24 hectares of vineyards planted on the hillside close to  Orvieto, between 210 and 340 mts a.s.l.  cultivated with the traditional grapes of Orvieto such as  Procanico and Grechetto primarily, but also  Verdello and Malvasia grapes.

But also international varieties: Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon for Muffa Nobilis and Viognier among the first to cultivate it in Italy.

More info?
Take a look at their website

Masseria Cuturi also received a BOTTLE.
This awards is reserved to wineries that have shown excellent average quality across all bottles. 

CONGRATULATIONS!

Torre Raone’s awards update

Nice awards by Vinous for Torre Raone.

The Trebbiano d’Abruzzo 2023 received 91 Points. The Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Riserva and Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Terre dei Vestini San Zopito have been awarded both with 92 Points.

Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Terre dei Vestiti San Zopito 2016

Unique, inimitable and unforgettable wine takes its name in honor of the patron saint of Loreto Aprutino, San Zopito. 

An indigenous wine even in its name, Zopito being an exclusive name of Loreto Aprutino.

100% Montepulciano D’Abruzzo

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Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Riserva 2019

The Wolf is one of the best known and most studied animals, a nocturnal animal and a protected species, it is the absolute protagonist of the Abruzzo fauna and of the large stone located behind Torre Raone.
 This Riserva is synonymous with elegance and refinement and tells the story of the company and the territory.

100% Montepulciano D’Abruzzo

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Trebiano d'Abruzzo Senza Solfiti Aggiunti 2023

The Deer, a shy animal, tends to feed on shoots and its presence is clearly evident from the footprints it leaves in our vineyards when it goes in search of food. Solitary but also tender, this Trebbiano represents a real taste surprise.

100% Trebbiano d’Abruzzo

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Founded by two friends driven by the same passion for wine, Torre Raone cultivates organic vineyards in the Abruzzo Apennines, enhancing local varieties for elegant and characterful wines.

The vineyards owned by Torre di Raone are located on different plots of land, all located at high altitudes, approximately 350 meters a.s.l., surrounded by the exceptional landscape of the Central Apennines.

More info?
Take a look at the website of Torre Raone

Vini Buoni d’Italia – edizione 2025

Vini Buoni d'Italia - edizione 2025

The results of the Vini Buoni d’Italia (Touring Club Italiano), edition 2025 have been published.

We are proud of all the crowns and the stars that some of our associated producers received.

Le Corone (Crowns)
  • Cantina Santadi, Carignano del Sulcis Superiore Terre Brune 2020
  • Icardi, Barbaresco Starderi 2021
  • Fibbiano, Costa Toscana Sanforte 2020
  • Masottina, Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Sp. Extra Dry R.D.O. Levante 2023
  • Masseria Cuturi, Primitivo di Manduria Monte Diavoli 2020
  • Monzio Compagnoni, Franciacorta Satèn Millesimato Brut 2020
  • Palazzone, Orvieto Classico Superiore Campo del Guardiano 2021
  • Paltrinieri, Lambrusco di Sorbara Rosso Frizzante Sant’Agata Bio 2023
  • Patrizia Cencioni,  Brunello di Montalcino Ofelio 2019
  • Pietroso,  Brunello di Montalcino 2019
  • Tenuta Sant’Antonio, Amarone della Valpolicella Campo dei Gigli 2019
  • Zenato,  Lugana Riserva Sergio Zenato 2021
  • Weingut Klaus Lentsch, Alto Adige Lagrein Riserva Laianus 2019
 

NOT ONLY CROWN FOR SANTADI...

…but also 4 Stars for

  • Carignano del Sulcis Grotta Rossa 2022
  • Carignano del Sulcis Riserva Rocca Rubia 2021
  • Latinia 2019

…and 3 Stars forNuragus di Cagliari Pedraia 2023

Last but not least…

Terre Brune of Cantina Santadi entered the special list of the best 300 wines! 

TASTING NOTES: 
Colour: Deep ruby red, light garnet tinges.
Nose: Rare, complex notes: plums and blueberries, sweet spices, bay, juniper, tobacco and chocolate.
Palate: rich, warm, mellow, fruity and spicy notes, suave tannins.

MATCHINGS: 
Excellent with roasted or grilled meat and game, aromatic and spiced dishes, medium to long seasoned cheese.

More Info?

Gilbert & Gaillard: Gold Medals for Cabert

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Gilbert & Gaillard,  an important guide and reference for quality wines throughout the world recently assigned 6 Gold Medals to Cabert‘s wines.

The guide evaluates wines through a rigorous and independent tasting process, awarding medals and recognitions to wines that stand out for their quality, elegance and character.

Proud of these outstanding results which represent the care and passion Cabert put into the production of their wines 

2 new awards for Pinot Grigio

THE CABERT LINE

CABERT wines have persistent taste, enveloping aromas and fragrances, an incomparable lightness and a drinkability that you will never tire of, leaving your mouth full of flavour, and ready to welcome another sip.
Cabert is your tried and tested wine for all those special moments, as well as your everyday life. It will be your perfect companion at any set table, whether that’s every day, or for an extra special occasion.

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THE VILLA SAN MARTINO LINE

The wine Villa San Martino will accompany you in your moments of relaxation, as well as evenings with friends. Its grapes come from vines planted on alluvial soils, with a stony surface layer, which favours more intense and elegant aromas.

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THE BIB LINE

A product for the extraordinary in everyday life.
The habit of good drinking, attention to the planet, the simplicity of small gestures and consistent quality over time are just some of the reasons for appreciating the Bag-in-Box format.
The La Cantina di Bertiolo line, created to pay greater attention to the environment and its protection, is totally dedicated to the Bag-in-Box format, introduced in our winery at the beginning of the 1980s. We were among the very first to adopt this innovative format in Italy, and our long experience with it guarantees the perfect balance and flavour of all of our 17 Bag-in-Box wines.

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CABERT, the habit of good drinking

Learn more about Cabert, the wines and the philosophy. Take a look at the www:

CasalFarneto’s awards update

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James Suckling nice ratings for CasalFarneto

94 Pts to Cimaio 2019, 92 Pts to Pao 2022 and 90 Pts to Fontevecchia 2023.

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It is a wine of remarkable structure and elegance, soft, wrapping, extremely pleasant, with distinctive aromatic notes.

Unusual and unexpected wine in flavors and color, complex, rich, well structured in nose and also in taste. A magnificent wine, Full-bodied, strongly sapid and mineral, dynamic.

Fontevecchia is one of the most popular wines produced by CasalFarneto.
Wine of great expression, it is a variety of Verdicchio Classico Superiore, elegant and very pleasant, on the palate a wide range of fruity and floral aromas stand out.

Winery Timeline

1995

FOUNDATION OF CASALFARNETO WINE ESTATE. FOUR PARTNERS, ALREADY EXPERTS IN THE FIELD, DECIDE TO RESTORE A SMALL FARMHOUSE, SURROUNDED BY FARNETTO OAKS, AND TO INVEST IN THE TYPICAL WHITE WINE OF THE AREA: VERDICCHIO.
 

2005

TOGNI GROUP ACQUIRES THE WINE COMPANY OF 60 ACRES AND BEGINS THE BUILDING OF THE NEW WINERY. A GRADUAL RENEWAL OF ALL THE VINEYARDS COMMENCES. THE PRODUCTION EXPANDS WITH THE ADDITION OF RED WINES, BASED ON MONTEPULCIANO, SANGIOVESE, MERLOT, AND CABERNET GRAPES.

2012

FROM THE COLLABORATION WITH INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN OENOLOGIST FRANCO BERNABEI CRISIO, CASALFARNETO PRODUCTION IS BORN AND, WITH IT, THE FIRST AWARDS: IT GETS AWARDED BY THE PRETIGIOUS ITALIAN WINE GUIDE “GAMBERO ROSSO”, WITH THREE GLASS ICONS.

2017

CASALFARNETO WINE ESTATE DECIDES TO CONTINUE TO GROW AUTONOMOUSLY CUTTING THE CORD FROM THE FAMILY BUSINESS, STRONG IN PAOLO TOGNI’S KNOW-HOW AND BUSINESS EXPERIENCE OF FORTY YEARS

The Winery: CASALFARNETO, GETTING TO KNOW VERDICCHIO WINE

In Le Marche region, in between the sea and the Apennines, one of the most beautiful hilly landscapes of Ancona’s province unfolds – it’s the land of prestigious wines such as Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi. Here, with its 35 acres of vineyard, CasalFarneto Wine Estate is located, where technology, tradition and sustainability combine to produce wines of excellence. Under the shade of Farnetto oaks, from which the Estate gets its name, the farmhouse boasts the cultivation of white and red grapes, with particular attention to organic wine.

Technology and Nature: DESIGN IMMERSED IN THE GREEN

Aesthetics and functionality is the perfect blend in eco-architecture. CasaFarneto Wine Estate is the clear example of an eco-sustainable approach towards nature and the surrounding area. In the headland of Le Marche harmonious hills, the winery, mainly built of stone and wood, has been partly erected underground, blending itself with the landscape’s architecture and its colours. In this sense, Architect Nazzareno Petrini worked according to an aesthetic criterion that could enhance both the landscape and the winery with its winemaking technologies. As an example, the winery has been entirely covered by a roof garden planted to vines allowing for a double experience: the pleasant visual continuity with the landscape and a constant underground temperature at 18-20°C where the barrels and tanks are located. Inside, in line with the low environmental impact of the vineyards, technology couples up with natural processing methods to ensure purity in the wines and in the eco-system. CasalFarneto’s effort to reduce impact on the air, vineyard, land and environment makes it gain the definition of a “technological farm” – a place where to envisage the future of winemaking starting from the tradition.

The People:  ROOTS IN THE FUTURE

For a decade, CasalFarneto has been managed alongside the Togni Group allowing its wine production to make good use of technical and entrepreneurial know-how, which has been vital to grow a business nurtured by strong effort and great passion for wine. Local geography, quality and innovation are a triple value aiming to propose a unique product to the consumer. The strong personality of CasalFarneto wines is the result of on-going experimentation retelling Le Marche winegrowing tradition in an increasingly more modern and biological key.

“To us, wine must represent the “terroir” and its culture. Each bottle expresses land, tradition, culture and work. It often becomes the souvenir of a pleasant holiday to remember, like a good old postcard to oneself or friends.”
Paolo Togni
Head of the family business

Discover CasalFarneto….

…take a look at their website:

James Suckling: awards for Zenato

Nice James Suckling reviews for Zenato‘s wines.

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico and the Riserva Sergio Zenato received both 95 Points.
Good results for the Lugana Riserva Sergio Zenato too, with a rating of 91 Points.

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Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2019

“The jewel of Zenato’s production, this wine is made from a selection of top grapes from Valpolicella Classica grown in Sant’Ambrogio township (Corvina, Rondinella, Oseleta, and Croatina).
The grapes are dried for 4 months and crushing is not carried out until January.
Slow fermentation with skin contact follows and then the wine is aged for 36 months in large-format Slavonian casks.
It is then aged in bottle before being released.
This is a majestic wine, intense, and ethereal, with notes of bay leaf and distillate-cured cherries.  The impressive balance between all its components makes it ideal for long-term aging.”

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Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva Sergio Zenato 2018

“Produced only in top vintages, this graceful wine is made from a selection of Corvina and Rondinella grapes grown in the oldest vineyards in the township of Sant’Ambrogio in Valpolicella’s “classic” zone.
Following vinification, it undergoes long-term aging for at least 4 years in Slavonian oak casks.
It represents the very identity of the winery and its legacy throughout the world – a wine that can age and be enjoyed for more than 20 years.
With luminous and dense color, elegant complexity, and a wonderful touch of spice, it’s a wholehearted expression of the land where it is made.”

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Lugana Riserva Sergio Zenato 2021

“This Lugana Riserva is the fruit of the Zenato family’s genuine passion and a reflection of their history in the appellation.
The grapes for this wine come from the oldest vines on their Podere Massoni farm. They are harvested slightly late, around mid-October.
Fermentation takes place in oak cask (70%) and stainless steel (30%).

Light brilliant gold in color, this wine delivers intense multi-faceted aromas on the nose, with floral and citrus notes, spices, white plum, and vanilla.
On the palate, it’s rich in flavor, with great depth and balance. An ideal white for aging.”

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The Soul of Lugana and the Heart of Valpolicella.

95 hectares of top vineyards in Lugana and Valpolicella’s “classic zone”.

Today Zenato’s vineyards cover 95 hectares on the S. Cristina estate in San Benedetto di Lugana, devoted to Trebbiano di Lugana, and on the Costalunga estate in Valpolicella, home of Zenato’s famous Amarone, which is home to the renowned Corvina, Rondinella and Oseleta grape varieties.

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LUGANA

Sergio Zenato manicured the morainic hills for years, from the most strategic observation point on Lake Garda in Peschiera. His reflection was cast over the largest body of blue in Italy. And since the 1960s, he saw in Trebbiano di Lugana something that few others had intuited: that the color, aromas, and favors of the white wine it produced could travel the world.”

In the flash of an eye and the wonder of Lake Garda is all there: in the beauty of the landscape; in the naturalist, historic, and artistic value of the land; in the mild climate. The secret of Trebbiano di Lugana, a native grape variety planted on the southern banks of Lake Garda, is hidden in its origins.

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With the backdrop of this pristine setting, the gates of the Santa Cristina estate open up on to a broad road with elegant red rose bushes on either side. They are the silent sentinels to whom the Zenato family has entrusted their rows of vines.

All of the incredible things that have happened in this little corner of the world are thanks to the extraordinary intuition and entrepreneurial power of a grape grower who was in love with his land and absolutely convinced of the quality of the wines that only this land could produce. It all began with a white wine, Lugana: Sergio Zenato’s Challenge and Dream since the 1960s.

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Taking over the Costalunga estate, in the heart of Valpolicella Classica, Sergio Zenato wanted to measure himself in a new venture, after making the most out of his Lugana vineyards: to make it a model vineyard, beautiful to look at, cared for in every detail, in which to apply modern agronomic techniques and at the same time resume the traditional methods that had defined the Valpolicella landscape

In a thorough manner, Sergio Zenato drew the distribution on the land of the vines selected for the production of the different wines, going so far as to indicate the direction of the rows so that the vines could receive maximum benefits from the sun. He took special care to make the soil work well to achieve a dry and permeable soil without water retention.

A passionate dedication that we read in the construction of the characteristic dry-stone walls, at first sight elegant support structures, in actual fact an efficient containment system that guarantees the vine the three fundamental elements it needs: the warmth of the sun and the ventilation of air and water thanks to the gaps existing between the stones of the walls and the flaky crumbles of the subsurface.

Discover the world of Zenato ….

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Masseria Cuturi awards’ update

Masseria Cuturi awards’ update: Falstaff recently awarded the Primitivo di Manduria Monte Diavoli 2020 and the Primitivo di Manduria Chidro 2021 with respectively 92 and 91 Points.

Primitivo di Manduria:  the flagship wine of Masseria Cuturi.

Monte Diavoli and Chidro represent a selection of Primitivo, aged in wood and in bottle, to enhance complexity and elegance.

What’s in the name?

Monte Diavoli: Monte Diavoli Is a rocky formation that stands isolated in the middle of a vast flat area dominated by the Mediterranean Macchia. In the past it was the place where the Messapi kept the sacred fire of the rites of fertility. Today as then it is a mysterious and fascinating place.

Chidro: The Chidro is an underground river that flows through volcanic tubes underneath the surface of Masseria Cuturi. It ends its run in an estuary that flows into the Ionian Sea.
The encounter of the fresh water and the sea creates a fantastic microenvironment of plants and fish species. The Conca d’oro, whose toponym derives from the fertility of its soils, was a single plot of 100 hectares that extends between the Masseria and the sea.

Masseria Cuturi…since 1881

We are talking about a family, originally from Veneto managing this beautiful estate in Puglia which includes a skilfully renovated farmhouse and many hectares of land. Among the woods, olive trees and vineyards. The Rossi-Chauvenets acquire a reality full of history. The farm, located in Manduria, was founded in 1881 and for centuries belonged to the Schiavoni family. It seems that the origin of Primitivo in the Mandurian land started precisely from Cuturi. Don Tommaso Schiavoni Tafuri married Countess Bianca Sabini of Altamura who brought Primitivo cuttings to these parts. The variety adapted very well to these soils and this climate and thus the famous Apulian wine was born.

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The Conca d’oro, whose toponym derives from the fertility of its soils, rich in water, with the presence of five artesian wells and two natural sources have made this land particularly generous and productive: a true Eden.

The current vineyard is about 40 hectares and is particularly fertile thanks to the organic substance contained in the soils and the water of the Chidro River that flows there.

The winery emphasizes sustainable and organic farming practices to maintain the quality of their wines and preserve the environment. For the wines they use renewable energy, lighter bottles, and corks obtained from renewable raw materials derived from sugar cane.
The vinification of our best grapes today takes place within the Masseria, a few steps from the vineyards that generated them. 

This proximity allows us to follow the maturation curve of each single particle with timeliness and precision. The cellar is made up of small tanks to obtain the micro-vinification of each single plot.
We use the aging in wood in moderation to enhance the natural characteristics of our wines. Bottling takes place in the cellar.