Produttori di Manduria

The adventure of the winery began in 1928 when a small group of "enlightened" winemakers took over an old factory and created the "Wine Federation", an association of producers which four years later, on 9 July 1932, made the wine official. its legal form of cooperative with the establishment of the "Consortium Producers of Superior Red Wines and Musts for blending for the Manduria area". The fortunes of the company are inextricably intertwined with those of the main product of the territory, the "Primitivo di Manduria", a wine initially relegated to the low rank of improving wine, destined to strengthen the noble French and northern Italian labels, then mistreated and humiliated during the dark years of methanol and finally resurrected when around the mid-90s it was decided to make a change in direction by focusing on the quality and added value of the bottle. And so, today, convinced that good wine still comes from the fields, we have managed to limit the production base and, thanks to the support of an agronomist, to better follow the work of our members, ensuring that healthy grapes are produced every year and with superior organoleptic qualities. The Manduria Producers Cellar today has 1000 hectares of vineyards, half of which are still trained with the traditional sapling system, and strenuously defends the work of 400 small wine artisans, the only ones who can boast the nickname of Masters in Primitivo.