Such success is undoubtedly due to the managerial skills of the ”Farnese Group“, but also to the great experience of the two winemakers Filippo Baccalaro and Teo D’Apolito who have carried out research tests for 10 years and have now identified the best vineyards in Salento and refined those special winemaking techniques that are able to express the wonderful fruits of a hundred year old vines. Most of the Primitivo vineyards are located in the towns of Manduria, Sava and Carosino, an area that is viewed by wine experts as the most suitable for the optimal performance of this famous grape variety, because of its particular climatic conditions. In this particularly suited area, the company produces about 5 million bottles with a growth trend of over 60% per year and with all wines made from local grapes (Primitivo, Negroamaro, Malvasia Nera). Among the future plans of “Vigneti del Salento” the wish to make the lesser-known varieties of Salento famous, continuing to promote not only the corporate brand but the whole land of Apulia throughout the world.
