Winebow Producer Book

Campania , Italy

Winery Overview Galardi is run by an enthusiastic group of dedicated cousins, Maria Luisa Murena, Arturo and Dora Celentano and Francesco Catello. The estate is firmly committed to making wine of the highest quality and has reaffirmed this commitment by hiring the distinguished oenologist, Riccardo Cotarella, who shares their philosophy. Together they strive to maximize the intrinsic characteristics of native grapes Aglianico and Piedirosso through attentive and careful vineyard management. Location of Vineyard The winery and surrounding hillside vineyards are located at approximately 1,300 feet above sea level and benefit from ideal growing conditions, including climate and exposure. The name of their praised icon wine, Terra di Lavoro, which translates to “land of work,” reflects the challenge of cultivating the area’s extremely rocky, volcanic soil. Winemaking Philosophy Recently, new vineyards have come into production bringing the total size of the vineyards to 25 acres. In working with the traditional varieties Aglianico and Piedirosso, planted on challenging volcanic soils, Cotarella has crafted a less conventional winemaking philosophy. For Terre di Lavoro the final blend is assembled before malolactic fermentation, which then takes place largely in stainless steel, finished by the final aging in barrique. This allows for the native varietals Aglianico and Piedirosso to display their terroir characteristics best in a wine that is also capable of long term aging.

Campania , Italy

Winery Overview Established in the 1750s by winemaker, Pietro di Mastro Berardino, Mastroberardino is Campania’s most renowned winery. Pietro was awarded the professional title of Mastro, as testament to his skill in quality winemaking, a tradition that continued uninterrupted for 10 generations and lives on to this day. Location of Vineyard Located in the town of Altripalda, the Mastroberardino family’s holdings are spread across several parts of Irpinia, in areas that have historically proved to be the region’s center of great wine production. Winemaking Philosophy Today, Mastroberardino is universally acknowledged to have been the most important guardian of the viticultural and oenological heritage of the Roman age. Under the patronage of the “Presidenza della Repubblica,” the winery has been appointed to reintroduce vine growing in the ancient city of Pompeii. The family based firm has long championed the indigenous varieties of Campania: Aglianico, Falanghina, Fianco, Piedirosso, Greco and Coda di Volpe.