The VINI SALVATORE MAZZOTTA winery tells a story of winemaking that began about a century ago and has been handed down from father to son with commitment and passion. This tradition is carried on today with the same dedication as in the past, remaining faithful to the teachings of the past but always with an eye to new production techniques and market needs. This is how our idea of winery was born and it is expressed in the bottles we propose, wines with a territorial character which contain all the aromas of Negroamaro's land.

Near San Pietro Vernotico, a village in Salento, one finds the Vinicola Mediterranea winery. Never has a name been more suitable for a winery that exploits the best qualities and characteristics of the Mediterranean ecosystem. This is a zone that has a natural gift for cultivating vines, thanks to a warm sun and a sea breeze coming from the Adriatic sea, factors which create an ideal climate for wine-making. The winery was founded in 1997 by Giuseppe Marangio and Vito Epifani, both already expert in wine-making but for the first time determined to create their own business. Initially the production was exclusively loose wine which was though appreciated and marketed in all of Italy. In 2000 they began to bottle their wine, Negroamaro, Soraya and Donvito to name a few, and export worldwide. Also their vine varieties are numerous, Negroamaro is the most common then there are Malvasia di Brindisi, Primitivo and others (Montepulciano, Cabernet, Sangiovese and Chardonnay), that have attained the same quality as the indigenous varieties.

More than half a century of history makes Cantina Sampietrana not only a brand but pure authenticity. “We have always produced wine directly in our cellar, only from grapes from our vineyards, mostly Apulian” trees “over 50 years old, cared for and cultivated with love and dedication”. Cantina Sampietrana implements sustainable practices in the vineyards as company policy, following integrated or biological defense paths as well as the use of alternative energies in the cellar. “If we respect the environment that surrounds us, the Earth helps us to create our future, it provides us with everything it requires, then it is our duty to be able to make our dreams come true.”

Beppe di Maria’s passion in wine-making came from his childhood memories, which led him to the start Carvinea. This name derives from the Medieval version of today’s Carovigno, meaning “frugiferous”-fruitful- referring to the fertility of its soils, particularly suitable for viticulture. After identifying the ancient structure in Carovigno in…, Beppe di Maria began the meticulous restoration of this farmhouse (masseria), using only the original materials of that time to give it back to its ancient glory. Simultaneously the new vines were planted, following the most rigorous procedures; the soil were cleared, fertilized and left to rest. Next came the planting of the wild cuttings and only one year later the grafting of the autochthonous varieties. The Carvinea Logo represents the 3 arches of the Masseria Pezze d’Arena, which are visible from the courtyard. The slowest and most complex disciplinary regulations are applied for the production of the wine, from the treatment of the soil to the planting of the vines, with a planting layout of 4000 vines per hectare. The maintenance of the vineyard is mostly made by hand.

Pastinum in Latin was properly "hoe" and, as a derivative, "the site of the vine." So hoe modeled the "cacalupo", the small earth dam needed to collect water from God, in this thirsty Apulia, then as now. Putting the "Pastino", in this valley of gentle, is an ancient and difficult plant in stone "vines" a sapling of Verdeca, Bianco d'Alessano and Minutolo brother sun and wait them mature slowly, is the result of ancient experience.

In the extremely varied landscape context of the Penisola Salentina, caressed by the winds blowing from the Adriatic and from the Ionian seas, close to the well-know secular olive groves, there are settled the blooming wineyards of the Cantine Baldassarre. The origin of the firm date back early 80's, when Angelo Baldassarre, founder of the family, decides to build with his own arms and hands lu parmientu, a wine cellar equipped for handling the owner grapes. The activity proceeds for years with the help of his wife, Maria, and of his four children. In 2002 two of his children, Salvatore and Giuseppe, relying on the quality of the produced wines and in the excellence of the autochtonous vines, they invest in the renewal of the firm Cantine Baldassarre. The company's purpose is to join the tradition of wines of great distinguishing feature, like those produced from Negroamaro and Primitive grapes with innovation and technology, modern technical and new procedures for working in a wine cellar. In doing this, they will deeply follow the whole production cycle, from the cultivation and the selection of the grapes, to the final relationship whit the customer. Today the firm Cantine Baldassarre manages with care and devotion about dozen of hectares of vineyards, it produces and it sells around 50,000 bottles for year. Along with the brothers Salvatore and Giuseppe Baldassarre, managers, people in charge for the firm and the father Angelo, always present during the working and quality control phases, other people contribute with their work to the production of Baldassarre wines: Dr. Francesco Cascione, agronomist and wine specialist, Eng. Floriano Lioy, export manager and Eng. Giuseppe Rizzo, IT responsible.