Cantina Giardino

Antonio and Daniela De Gruttola seek out old vineyards in Irpinia, high in the hills of Campania. They champion and preserve the region’s native varietals, old vines and age-old methods of tending them. 

The vines are set at altitude and are planted over the region’s vibrant volcanic soils. Grapes are grown organically, vineyard work is done by hand,  and a combination of great farming and low yields results in healthy fruit that is full of character. In the cellar, Antonio takes a no-nonsense approach, with the intention of letting this terroir express itself in full. The grapes ferment naturally without temperature control and fermentation can continue for months. 

Wines are aged in a combination of terracotta amphorae and large casks made from local woods, and bottled unfiltered, with no additions at all, including sulfur. The resulting wines are singular, vivid expressions of grape and place.