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The grape harvest

The other festival was the wine festival, at the time of the grape harvest. Wine was made for the family and a bit extra to give to friends. Grandfather Ciccillo, enamoured of his immediate, easy to drink Primitivo, understood by everyone, asserted...

The grape harvest

The other festival was the wine festival, at the time of the grape harvest. Wine was made for the family and a bit extra to give to friends. Grandfather Ciccillo, enamoured of his immediate, easy to drink Primitivo, understood by everyone, asserted…

“You can’t go wrong with the Primitivo. I harvest it in August, it’s not affected by disease or rain. But be careful, you mustn’t be greedy, don’t weigh down the branches with bunches. The lower the quantity, the better the wine.” He like to challenge those who passed themselves off as connoisseurs with the Negroamaro. The vine with a more complex personality, more proudly from Salento, also had a wild, bestial side. An intriguing mix of small red fruit, but also of spices, leather and the barn.

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