azienda agricola ceramida
About the Winery
We are a young company born from the passion of two brothers for agriculture and viticulture. We started in 2003 with the recovery of abandoned terraces in Granaro di Ceramida, a small hamlet of Bagnara Calabra (RC) overlooking the splendid Costa Viola. We have started a project for the production of wines from native vines: Zibibbo and Calabrese Nero in particular. Recently we have experimented with some international varieties: Sirah and Cabernet Sauvignon. In addition to our children, family members, and many childhood friends who have become involved in the project, they too are in love with this land.
The vinification cellar is located in a small room in the old village of Ceramida, where the equipment for vinification has been placed, which is done with traditional and artisanal techniques.
We do not use barrels or barriques for aging, but everything is done in steel vats.
About the Wines
1) name: Nero D'Aspromonte, grapes: Calabrese Nero 100%, Costa Viola IGP.
production area: ancient terraces of the Viola coast at about 400 mt amsl located in bagnara calabra - fraction of granaro di ceramida. the clay soil suitable for viticulture with a hot climate characterized by strong day/night thermal excursions and sea breezes coming from the sea which give the grapes intense and unique scents.
pruning: guyot training system with a density of about 7000 vineyards per hectare. production: it is contained by pruning and thinning of the bunches and is intentionally limited to approximately 1.5 kg per stun.
harvest: 3rd week of september - manual harvesting with selection at the time of harvest
vinification: process of long and prolonged maceration with fermentation in steel vas with a controlled temperature between 15° / 17°
aging: steel vas for about 9 months to allow the conservation of the intense original scents. bottled for about 3 months
organoleptic characteristics: a wine with a ruby red color is obtained, dry, rightly acid, full-body.
alcohol content: 13° serving temperature: 18° C
2) name: Sole D'Aspromonta, grapes: Zibibbo 100%, Costa Viola IGP.
production area: ancient terraces of the Viola coast at about 400 mt amsl located in bagnara calabra - fraction of granaro di ceramida. the clay soil suitable for viticulture with a hot climate characterized by strong day/night thermal excursions and sea breezes coming from the sea which give the grapes intense and unique scents.
pruning: guyot training system with a density of about 7000 vineyards per hectare. production: it is contained by pruning and thinning of the bunches and is intentionally limited to approximately 1.5 kg per stun.
harvest: 4rd week of August - manual harvesting with selection at the time of harvest
vinification: steel vas with a controlled temperature between 12-18°C
aging: steel vas for about 6 months to allow the conservation of the intense original scents. bottled for about 2 months
organoleptic characteristics: Wine with intense aromas of citrus and flowers
alcohol content: 12° Vol. Serving temperature: 18° C
3) name: Sole D'Aspromonta, grapes: Chardonnay 100%, Costa Viola IGP.
production area: ancient terraces of the Viola coast at about 400 mt amsl located in bagnara calabra - fraction of granaro di ceramida. the clay soil suitable for viticulture with a hot climate characterized by strong day/night thermal excursions and sea breezes coming from the sea which give the grapes intense and unique scents.
pruning: guyot training system with a density of about 7000 vineyards per hectare. production: it is contained by pruning and thinning of the bunches and is intentionally limited to approximately 1.5 kg per stun.
harvest: 3rd week of August - manual harvesting with selection at the time of harvest
vinification: steel vas with a controlled temperature between 12-18°C
aging: steel vas for about 6 months to allow the conservation of the intense original scents. bottled for about 2 months
organoleptic characteristics: Wine with intense aromas of tropical fruits and flowers
alcohol content: 12,5° Vol. Serving temperature: 18° C
Services
- Parking Free
- Airport Bus
- Wine Sale
- Pet Friendly
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User Reviews (58)
Incredible wine tour!!
Unforgettable experience
Amazing!!!
Vineyard Tasting
Highly recommended, you will be welcomed and pampered by Rodolfo and Vincenzo
Splendid experience, ancient vineyards preserved in a magical place
Everything was special.
It is a corner of paradise, an absolute must-return.
Small winery, but a great experience!
As soon as we arrived, instead of making us tour in the heat right away, we waited a few minutes in the area set up for the tasting, where they gave us plenty of fresh water with mint and lemon. Once all the participants had arrived (there were 10 of us: 6 of us + 2 couples), Mr. Rodolfo told us how his passion was born and accompanied us on a visit to his rows of vines. His passion was evident and won all of us over. The heroic Zibibbo vineyard was beautiful, and even more beautiful was walking among the vineyards while being able to pick the grapes directly from the plant.
The tasting was very abundant, we were made to taste a Zibibbo, a Chardonnay, a Calabrese Nero and a Syrah, all accompanied by frise with cherry tomatoes, capocollo, mozzarella, pizza, olives, 'nduja and surely other things I am forgetting.
After a little chatting, we packed up our things and moved to the giant bench where the sunset over the Aeolian Islands awaited us. A pity about the clouds, but despite them, the view was breathtaking.
Here we concluded with their fabulous passito and typical local cookies, whose name I don't remember, but similar to cantucci with cinnamon.
It was truly magnificent!
I would perhaps only add a more in-depth part on the hints and aromas of the wine, it would be nice to give small sheets to the participants to note what they smell and then compare them, but these are extra things, basically everything was fantastic
Incredible!
Recommended
UNFORGETTABLE
The visit was one of the moments I will remember with the most affection from my stay in Calabria.
Mr. Albino and his team welcomed us like a big family and introduced us to the history of the area and their vineyard.
We tasted 4 wines:
Zibibbo, Chardonnay, Syrah, and Calabrese Nero (our favorite).
The tasting is accompanied by delicious zero-km dishes; all framed by the spectacular light of the sunset that colors everything.
Ceramida is an unmissable stop. Highly recommended!
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