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Azienda Agricola Cataldi Madonna is located in the valley of Ofena (AQ) at 520 meters above sea level. It works on a wine–growing area of 26.5 hectares of property, in addition to seven hectares of olive trees and some small plots of arable land.
The ground of limestone and clay, basically more melted in the plain and more rich in structure in the high parts on the mountain. The total annual production is of 230,000 bottles.
The wine of the reference is Ton, a Montepulciano d’Abruzzo produced from a selection of grapes coming exclusively from the Cona vineyard. It spends 12 months in French barriques and another 24 months in bottle before being issued on the market. About 7000 bottles per year are produced. It is a modern wine, faithful to its territory.
From grapes of the same vineyard Pi delle Vigne, Montepulciano Cerasuolo, is obtained. It is produced with one of the traditional techniques of Abruzzo, the “svacata”, which consists in the white vinification of part of the grapes (85%), to which the remaining part, vinified with a normal maceration on the skins but half fermented, is added (up to 12 Babo). At that point fermentation is brought to an end. The secret to the success of this wine–making technique lies in the times of blending.
Azienda Agricola Masciarelli was founded in San Martino in 1978 by Gianni Masciarelli and began producing wine in 1981. Today the Masciarelli company is active in the production of wine, extra virgin olive oil and has been devoted to wine tourism thanks to the purchasing and the careful restoration of the Baronial Palace Castello di Semivicoli.
Gianni Masciarelli inherited from his paternal grandfather Giovanni the passion for the vine and wine. And it is right in the old cellar of his grandfather, where Gianni Masciarelli started to create his wines.
Right from the beginning, Masciarelli bet on the potentials of those vines that spoke the language of his people: Montepulciano and Trebbiano. The production philosophy of Masciarelli gives great importance to the territory and to its winemaking culture and tradition. The primary passion of Gianni is Abruzzo, extraordinary land of scents, colors and intense flavors that are found in all its typical products (from pasta with wine, extra virgin olive oil, to cheese, meats with saffron, from truffles and to alla ventricina sweets, to candies). Land of artists and poets (D’Annunzio, Tosti, Michetti, Cascella, Flaiano, Palizzi), in which the modern industrial center coexists with handicraft and the oldest traditions, still intact.
The young company, founded in 1999, covers almost twenty hectares of vineyards, mostly planted with canopy management, inherited from Rocco Galasso, father of Adriana (very close relatives of the famous dynasty of the Abruzzo wine). The cru is Montepulciano d’Abruzzo. The soil of calcareous/clayey origins has always been grown organically. The harvest takes place between September and October, when one thousand five hundred tons of grapes, healthy and intact, are collected in the vineyard in various subsequent steps (up to 5) only when perfectly ripe, and are further selected manually on the drive roller which leads to the fermenters where they become Cocciapazza or Mazzamurello, a fresh Five Clusters Ais 2010.
The bottles of Fausto and Adriana are climbing the charts of all the guides and magazines of the industry, receiving prestigious accolades especially for Montepulciano Mazzamurello. I rather want to dwell on two wines that surely do not live of reflected light.
My name is Stefania Pepe, daughter of the vinegrower Emidio Pepe, who n 1964 began selling bottled wine, that his grandfather, Emidio Pepe, already in 1899 sold in bulk: Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC.
I am here, in the middle of our vineyards, 7 hectares of Montepulciano and Trebbiano d’Abruzzo DOC 100%, cultivated personally by my father with biological methods, ie without the use of chemical and synthetic fertilizers.
It is time to harvest! We thank Lord that allows us to collect in a few days the result of months and months of painstaking work.
More than 30 years ago my father started the selection of clones of Montepulciano d’Abruzzo to graft on American cuttings (because unaffected by phylloxera), and continues today with the very short pruning (to have a few buds and, therefore, a lower quantity and better quality of grapes per vine), green pruning and, finally, the hand selection of the bunches of grapes that turn into Vino Pepe!
Società Cooperativa Agricola San Nicola produces very prestigious wines and of great refinement, also for the most demanding palates.
The Loft Winery produces nine types of wine, sold in bottles or in bulk. The company’s products are derived from both native and international grapes.
The company is managed directly by the third generation of family Patricelli, has many years experience in the wine sector. The tradition and the experience gained over the years allow us to guarantee the consumer a high quality standard. The vineyards cover an area of ??40 hectares according to the principles of integrated farming, with the minimum use of fertilizers and pesticides and with the utmost respect for the environment. Types of cultivation of the vine are used abbruzese the pergola and the cordon. The soil is clayey calcareous in nature with strong wine. The electricity used in the processes of vitificazione is self-produced by a photovoltaic system installed in the company.
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Località Piano 67025
Ofena (L'Aquila)
Azienda Agricola Cataldi Madonna is located in the valley of Ofena (AQ) at 520 meters above sea level. It works on a wine–growing area of 26.5 hectares of property, in addition to seven hectares...
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San Martino sulla Marrucina 66010
Chieti (Chieti)
Azienda Agricola Masciarelli was founded in San Martino in 1978 by Gianni Masciarelli and began producing wine in 1981. Today the Masciarelli company is active in the production of wine, extra...
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C. da Poggioragone, 55 65014
Loreto Aprutino (Pescara)
The young company, founded in 1999, covers almost twenty hectares of vineyards, mostly planted with canopy management, inherited from Rocco Galasso, father of Adriana (very close relatives of the...
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Via Grande per Controguerra 64010
Torano Nuovo (Teramo)
My name is Stefania Pepe, daughter of the vinegrower Emidio Pepe, who n 1964 began selling bottled wine, that his grandfather, Emidio Pepe, already in 1899 sold in bulk: Montepulciano d’Abruzzo...
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Via Trignina, 97 66050
San Salvo (Chieti)
Via Crivella 66020
Pollutri (Chieti)
Società Cooperativa Agricola San Nicola produces very prestigious wines and of great refinement, also for the most demanding palates.
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Contrada Colle Caringi, 21 66020
Paglieta (Chieti)
Contrada Colle Del Termine, 42 66020
Torino di Sangro (Chieti)
strada La Torre, 7 66100
Chieti (Chieti)
The Loft Winery produces nine types of wine, sold in bottles or in bulk. The company’s products are derived from both native and international grapes.
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Via Ortonese 66036
Orsogna (Chieti)
Contrada Piano Scancello, 21 66020
Scerni (Chieti)
Via Pian di Mare 66010
Villamagna (Chieti)
Via Petruzzi Leonardo, 87 65013
Città Sant'Angelo (Pescara)
Via lago di Garda, 5 65019
Pianella (Pescara)
The company is managed directly by the third generation of family Patricelli, has many years experience in the wine sector. The tradition and the experience gained over the years allow us to...
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Via della Liberazione 5 64032
Atri (Teramo)
