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Thumbnail Wine tasting at Cantina Rizzo in the heart of Calabria
Castrovillari, Cosenza
2 Hours
Participants: Minimum 2, Maximum 8
From €15.00
“Come and discover the rarest wine of Calabria! Enjoy a special tour at Cantina Rizzo”

About Winery and Wines

WE PRODUCE THE RAREST WINE IN CALABRIA!

HI, I AM FRANCESCO, AFTER A JOURNEY OF UNIVERSITY STUDIES, ENDED WITH A MASTER DEGREE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA , I UNDERSTOOD THAT THE CITY WAS NOT MY IDEAL PLACE. THE LOVE FOR MY LANDS AND THE PASSION FOR MY FAMILY’S COMPANY WERE STRONGER THAN EVERYTHING. SO , I DECIDED TO COME BACK TO MY NATIVE PLACE AND TAKE OVER THE COMPANY IN ORDER TO CULTIVATE MY PASSION: WINE.

WE HAVE A SMALL WINERY IN THE HEART OF THE POLLINO NATIONAL PARK, MORE PRECISELY WE ARE LOCATED IN FRASCINETO, A SMALL TWON THAT WAS ORIGINALLY  ARBERESHE.

 

 

THE COMPANY HAS A TOTAL AREA OF 20 HECTARES. WE TRANSFORM EXCLUSIVELY GRAPES COMING FORM OUR 15 HECTARES OF LANDS, LOCATED IN 4 DIFFERENT PLACES.

WE CULTIVATE NATIVE GRAPES VARIETIES THAT ARE REALLY OLD, SUCH AS PECORELLO, MAGLIOCCO CANINO, GRECO NERO AND, OF COURSE, THE RAREST GRAPE  IN CALABRIA.