Susumaniello

This Salento Susumaniello comes to life from one of the native vines that are the pride of the Salento peninsula, of which Masseria Ficarigna is the spokesperson. The name of the winery refers to the prickly pear plant, the symbolic fruit of Salento. The label depicts a donkey, a pack animal on which in the past the baskets of prickly pears were loaded to take to the market.

The grapes are harvested in the middle of September. The vinification process begins with the pressing of the grapes, follo...

Salento Susumaniello IGT Askos Masseria Li Veli is part of the Askos line, the wines created by Masseria Li Veli to enhance the native vines in danger of extinction, and represented by the symbol of the askos, Greek "decanter" of the 1st century BC

The Susumaniello grapes grown with sapling are the basis of this wine, made even more complex by ageing in 225 and 500 l oak barrels for 9 months.

A red that deserves to be discovered, starting from the beautiful ruby red colour with violet reflections,...

Paolo Leo's Alture rosé wine is born in vineyards located on the hills of the Itria valley. It is made exclusively of Susumaniello grapes, a red variety of native grape from Puglia.

The harvested grapes stay overnight in a cold room to undergo cryomaceration on the skin for 20 hours, after which they are destemmed and pressed. Fermentation takes place at a controlled temperature in steel vats, followed by clarification. The wine always ages in steel for 3 months.

It is characterized by a pale pink...

The red wine of the Conti Zecca company was born in Puglia, in Salento, where the Zecca family has lived for centuries. The wine is produced in one of the Conti Zecca properties, the Cantalupi estate.

The wine is produced from Susumaniello grapes and other red vines. The grapes are destemmed and softly pressed. The vinification takes place in stainless steel tanks, with a maceration on the skins for 8 days. The wine then ages in concrete tanks.

Ruby red in colour, the wine offers aromas of red fru...