Excursions to wineries

Apuglia is considered as one of the upcoming stars of the wine market. First wine farmers go back all the way to 300 b.c. when Romans slowly started cultivating and exporting wine from Apulia. For considerable time, Apulia's grapes were used to strengthen the harvest of France, Germany and Northen-Italy in times of disappointing harvest. Through its favourable climate, Apulia's grapes have a high concentrate of sugar, resulting in strong wines with a higher then average alcochol degree. For more info on traditional wine tours through Puglia, contact us.

Overview of Apulian wineries

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The winery has a storage capacity of 200.000 hectolitres, 36.500 hl. horizontal rotating stainless steel and vertical tanks for grapes vinification. There are also 4 soft vacuum presses, 5 crushers, 2 refrigeration units of 1.100 fr/hour , 21 horizontal rotating vessels, 26 vertical thermoregulated vessels and an ultra-modern analysis laboratory.

The offices are located in a new building of about 800 square metres.  Catering facilities and a new tasting room are now incorporated in dis-used large vats 4 metres beneath the ground, creating an impressive feature.

A second building has also been refurbished consisting of 3,600 square metres located on 2 levels.  Storage and ageing facilities of 1,000 square metres are situated in cellars 5 metres below ground level.  Adjacent to the cellars new conference facilities of 800 square metres are now available.  The bottling and packaging facility is situated on the ground floor with adjacent warehouse for packaged stock.

The new laboratory and technical facility is also located on this level. Over the last 3 years, Cantine Due Palme has merged with two large historic cellars, the Cantina Cooperativa Riforma Fondiaria, established in 1955 in Cellino San Marco and Cantina Sociale Angelini located in San Pietro Vernotico. Today Cantine Due Palme is one of the largest co-operatives in Southern Italy.

Tenute Albano Carrisi is the fruit of years of passionate dedication on behalf of its proud owner, Al Bano Carrisi, famous Italian melodic singer of the 1960s, still popular today. In this fascinating holiday accommodation, guests will find numerous art and folk objects collected by the singer over the decades of travel across the world, playing to large international audiences, mostly of Italian extraction.

Interestingly, Carrisi was also married to Romina Power, daughter of famous American actor Tyrone Power, for many years, traveling and singing as a duo together, sharing their love of music, art, wine and all things Italian. Today the Tenute Al Bano Carrisi always doubles as a vineyard, where Carrisi has cultivated a critically acclaimed wine selection, offering guided tours and tastings to his appreciative guests.

Cantina Brancasi 

Cantina Brancasi was founded in 1980 in the heart of the Brindisi doc area. The winery lies a few kilometres north of the city, and processes the grapes from the 350 members of this cooperative whose president is Vittoriano Mastrogiacomo. The winery carefully selects the grapes from around 500 hectares of vineyards dominated by Negroamaro and Malvasia di Brindisi, alongside international varieties like Chardonnay.

The excellent climatic conditions of this area, the composition of its soils, the proximity of the Adriatic and the modern processing techniques used all contribute to the production of wines which are appreciated the world over. It is possible to visit the winery and buy directly from the shop.

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Cantina Sampietrana

Cantina Sampietrana was founded in 1952, and is a piece of Salento history. Nowadays, under the management of Antonio Valiani, the winery is a cooperative which meets the challenges of the wine market with new projects intended to improve the quality of the territory's grapes, putting to good use the professional skills and experience from over fifty years of production. The winery buildings are in the old town of San Pietro Vernotico, and the grapes used come from the members' vineyards which are dominated by local varieties of red grape like Negroamaro, Primitivo and Malvasia Nera, alongside varieties like Sangiovese, Montepulciano, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and white grape varieties like Chardonnay and Sauvignon. It is possible to visit the winery and buy its wines.