The best wineries in Offida.
The current company was born in the 70s thanks to the passion for the land, and wine in particular, by the Maroni family, for four generations at the helm of the business, with the aim of producing extremely limited quantities of fine wines, in the respect for the local wine tradition. The owned vineyard, of about 9 hectares, is located in the hills of the municipality of Offida at an altitude of about 290 meters above sea level; it is cultivated with respect for the environment and its integrity, favoring the use of natural pesticide products, furthermore all the manufacturing processes are done by hand. The production of the wines is deliberately limited to maximize the quality through controls that go from the harvest to the bottling. The company produces wines of great value favored in this by an area with a high wine-growing vocation such as the Offida Pecorino DOCG CROCIAIOLO, Passerina IGT, Rosso Piceno DOC DOMENIC and finally the MORETTO IGT which represents the great challenge of our cellar.
The vineyards of the Aurora company are all located in the municipality of Offida, in the middle of the DOC areas of Falerio, Rosso Piceno Superiore and Offida Pecorino, about 180 m above sea level, in a basically clayey and calcareous soil. The red grapes are exposed to the south, south–east and north–west, too, in fresher soils. The company as a whole, and also the vineyards, are run with the techniques and reasons of Organic agriculture. Fertilization is made with the sowing and the green manure of various legumes, which provide nitrogen and humus to the soil, with the roots that, vegetating, keep the soil loose and airy. The pesticide treatments are conceived as an aid to the natural defense of the plants and are made with limited doses of copper salts, sulfur and natural enemies of insect pests. Grapes, in their full ripeness, are harvested by hand and immediately pressed softly and then fermented. The maturation of wine takes place mainly in barrels and barriques of oak and the bottling is done in the company.
The San Lazzaro s.a.s. farm was founded in May 2003 carrying out the family tradition, in the cultivation of the vine and in the production of quality wine, respecting the environment and the biological rhythms of the vineyard.
The company, which is owned by Paolo Capriotti and Elisetta Carosi, is situated in an excellent location, in the hills, 290 meters above sea level, about 15 km from the Adriatic Sea and 25 km from the Apennine mountains, located in the municipality of Offida, the heart of Rosso Piceno Superiore, one of the historical Italian DOC.
The work in the cultivation of vines has increasingly become the main activity of the two spouses, and part of them, as a family business, and after several years it has reached the awareness needed to give a more definitive and personal feature both to the wines and to the winery. To give rise to wines of non–standardized taste, the vineyards have always been cultivated organically, using means and techniques in accordance with the proper times of agriculture.
The winery is small but functional, is integral part of a farmhouse dating back to the early twentieth century, which is located on top of a ridge with a panoramic view stretching from the sea to the Apennine chain.
The vineyards are located to the south, south–west and north–west, in a clayey soil, they have an age ranging from 10 to 15 years for Polesio and Podere 72, to 40 years for the Grifola.
The company consists of two adjacent farms, for a total of 18 hectares, 15 of which are vineyards and 3 are olive groves and woods, from which, currently, 40,000 bottles of wine per year are produced. The company’s philosophy, then turned to the extreme care of the vineyards to obtain grapes of quality and to ensure the best product in the bottle.
The farm San Filippo of the brother Lino and Fabrizio Stracci has been founded in 1999 with the intention of continuing the culture of winemaking inherited from their father and uncle.
In 2003, their passion and experience led to the decision to found the winery 'Azienda Agricola San Filippo' in Offida (Province of Ascoli Piceno), in the southernmost part of the Italian region the Marches. There, in the midst of their own vineyards, they are committed to produce wines subject to organic standards.
All in all, the farmland covers a surface of 48 hectares (120 acres), 28.00 ha (70 acres) of which are vineyards. The Italian authority “Suolo e Salute” is an accredited certifying agent and has entitled 'Azienda Agricola San Filippo' with the certificate of organic growth and processing standards, carrying out regular inspections of their farm. Thus, San Filippo has successfully replaced traditional winemaking by organic farming and processing. San Filippo is proud to use the quality seal 'organic' for their wines ever since vintage 2005. As a family, they are able to realize all the processing steps by themselves, beginning with the meticulous care of the vineyards to harvesting and a careful winemaking processes to the bottling of the various types of products.
Wine production in the Piceno area has achieved in recent years important numbers and results, especially related to the recognition of wines from local grape varieties: for this reason some business realities have thought of giving life to a body that would have the goal of defending this commitment. From this decision, in 2002, the Piceno Wines Consortium was created.
Currently, it is made up of 38 ordinary members: entrepreneurs are directly involved, for the activities that they implement, in one or more stages of production of the DOC protected by the Consortium. Thus, they deal with viticulture, vinification and bottling, engaging in their work, both to comply with the specification sanctioned with the DOC, as well as to share and take on the aims of the Consortium.
It is a satellite activity with significant numbers, given the young age of this initiative: a total of 120,000 hectoliters of DOC wines (2010/2011 data).
The Piceno Wines Consortium finds its essence in the mission that aims to accomplish, both in Italy and abroad: to protect, promote and enhance the local DOC, checking that they are produced in compliance with the specification. But most of all, it assumes the task to raise awareness and inform consumers: there is not future for a production of quality without a conscious consumer.
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Contrada Ciafone, 104 63073
Offida (Ascoli Piceno)
La cantina Maroni di Offida produce da oltre 50 anni vini naturali nel massimo rispetto del territor
The current company was born in the 70s thanks to the passion for the land, and wine in particular, by the Maroni family, for four generations at the helm of the business, with the aim of...
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C.da Ciafone, 98 63035
Offida (Ascoli Piceno)
The vineyards of the Aurora company are all located in the municipality of Offida, in the middle of the DOC areas of Falerio, Rosso Piceno Superiore and Offida Pecorino, about 180 m above sea...
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C.da San Lazzaro 65/67 63035
Offida (Ascoli Piceno)
The San Lazzaro s.a.s. farm was founded in May 2003 carrying out the family tradition, in the cultivation of the vine and in the production of quality wine, respecting the environment and the...
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loc. Borgo Miriam, c.da Ciafone, 17a 63035
Offida (Ascoli Piceno)
The farm San Filippo of the brother Lino and Fabrizio Stracci has been founded in 1999 with the intention of continuing the culture of winemaking inherited from their father and uncle.In 2003,...
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Contrada Ciafone 98 63035
Offida (Ascoli Piceno)
Contrada Ciafone 41 63035
Offida (Ascoli Piceno)
Contrada Coafone 63 63035
Offida (Ascoli Piceno)
Contrada San Lazzaro 88 63035
Offida (Ascoli Piceno)
106, v. Ciafone 63073
Offida (Ascoli Piceno)
Via Ciabattoni, 3 63073
Offida (Ascoli Piceno)
Wine production in the Piceno area has achieved in recent years important numbers and results, especially related to the recognition of wines from local grape varieties: for this reason some...
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