Cantina San Marzano

It is not a classic château or romantic winery, but after the separation from its long-standing cooperation partner Farnese, it is to become the showpiece cooperative of Apulia. The Cantine San Marzano, located near the town of San Marzano di San Giuseppe, is the result of the merger of 19 regional families who have been growing wine on the land between the Adriatic and Ionian Seas for generations. With their great passion, they have given the Apulian wine an independent profile and recognition in the wine world, without denying the old Salento wine tradition dating back more than 3,000 years. With around 1,200 winegrowers cultivating around 1,500 hectares of vineyards, the cooperative is an important economic factor in the southern Italian region, which is otherwise not blessed with prosperity. At the Cantine San Marzano, under the management of Mauro di Maggio, with a great deal of experience and expertise, inexpensive, modern, elegant wines of various quality levels are produced from authentic grape varieties, about four fifths of which are exported abroad.

The climatic conditions around San Marzano are quite demanding, as the southern part of Apulia has to struggle with drought, frost and the Scirocco. Because of the warm and dry wind from Africa, the vines of the winegrowing community coordinated by Salvatore Ricchiardi are hardly affected by insects and fungi. Since the red soils in the province of Taranto, which contain iron oxides and are mostly calcareous, are low in nutrients and humus, the yields in the vineyards are naturally limited. The vineyards are mainly planted with red and white indigenous plants such as Fiano, Verdeca, Malvasia Nera, Negroamaro and Primitivo. The large stocks of very old Primitivo vines are extremely valuable. At 3,000 kilograms per hectare, they are particularly low in yield and deliver the grapes for the top-quality wine produced by the inspired cellarmaster Mario Ercolino. 'Sessantanni'. The noble wine has among other things 2009 the International Wine & Spirit Competition in London in the category 'Best pure red wine in the world' won.

San Marzano not only impresses with its excellent grape quality, but after extensive renovation and major investments it is today the most modern and technically best equipped winery in Apulia. It is led by a highly motivated team. It consists of qualified oenologists and agronomists who have the ambition to produce the best Apulian wines in the long run. Every step of the production process - from vineyard to bottling - is carefully controlled and documented in order to continuously improve the quality of the wide range. SUPERIORE.DE