NEWS
EVENT: RASPIPAV _October 27th-30th: thanks to our buyer based in Quebec_Canada, Cantina Madonna delle Grazie will partecipate at “Le Salon de Vin d’importation Privée, 11th edition in Montreal and Quebec City. Clik here and here to learn more.
EVENT: AROMI TERZIARI presents: “Aglianico vs Nebbiolo”, wine testing and dinner with CantineMadonnadelleGrazie, c/o Marezer Restaurant, Brückenstrasse 12, 3005 BERN CH - September 22/2018 - 6:30 p.m. Click here to learn more. “Wine and Dine with Cantine Madonna delle Grazie” at Golf Limpachtal Restaurant, Unterdorfstrasse 8, 4587 AETINGEN CH - September 21/2018.
EVENT: Vinitaly 2018 Verona (Italy)- April 15-18; Come and meet us in: Pavillion 11_ stands E5-G6 (Regione Basilicata Expo Area). Click here to learn more.
OUR STORY
My family has farmed the vineyards in the village of Venosa since the beginning of the 1900s. For decades, we sold the grapes and wines exclusively to locals and cooperatives in the area. It wasn't until 2003 that I realized the great potential of old, indigenous aglianico grapevines, which are grown in the volcanic soils of Mt. Vulture, an ancient extinct volcano.
Along with my wife and sons, I built a new winery near the 16th century Madonna delle Grazie monastery on the hills that surround Venosa. We decided to bottle our first vintage wine with the name "Cantine Madonna delle Grazie".
Today we work a 8.5 hectares of vineyards all planted with the aglianico grape variety. We take great care to both respect and nurture the unique ecosystems of these hills, which rise to an elevation of 400 to 500 meters.
Cantine Madonna delle Grazie is our work, our life and our home. I am very proud that after I'm gone, my sons will continue the traditions, values and the culture of our ancestors, producing wine with a deep and genuine respect for the environment.
- Giuseppe Latorraca