Gaglioppo has very ancient origins, its name seems to derive from Greek and means "beautiful foot" where foot means the rachis and therefore by extension the entire bunch. In fact it is a very exact definition as, to the eye, a ripe bunch of gaglioppo is truly beautiful to see. Gaglioppo is the protagonist of cirò wine. In fact, it cannot be called cirò if it is not composed of at least 80% gaglioppo. The history of cirò has its roots as far back as 2000 BC with the arrival of the Phoenicians on the Ionian Sea. Findings, traces, discoveries, studies, writings, myths and legends tell of an indigenous people that the Greeks found already in this land, a people skilled in the cultivation of vines, which is why Calabria was named ENOTRIA by the Greeks, "land where vines are grown". The Greeks brought and taught these people, without a doubt, innovative winemaking and cultivation techniques. Another reason why Gaglioppo in Cirò has been grown as a sapling for centuries, to protect the bunches of grapes from the strong sun's rays. The wine culture of Cirò is defined by some historians as one of the oldest in the world, in fact. Since the early 1900s, thanks to some visionary families, wine and vines have played an important role throughout the Cirò area. People believed so much in this product, strongly linked to the territory, that in 1969 the DOC Cirò was born, which was one of the first in the entire Italian peninsula together with that of Marsala. Unfortunately from then on, the history of this wine was very negatively influenced by some decisions made by local men, and so in just 40 years, since we were part of the history of wine, we have placed ourselves at the rear of the class. Consortia and cooperatives were born, people who did not care about quality, thus favoring quantity. Furthermore, if Gaglioppo is vinified in purity from a "light" wine of color rich in acidity and tannins that are difficult to tame, it is decided to cover its tracks, combining it in the vinification with international vines such as Merlot and Cabernet, thus adapting it to a wider and more international consumption, bringing to the market an easy-drinking "pleaser". This decision also led to the discovery that Gaglioppo was a great blending wine, and that is how tons of product ended up in the best cellars in the north (a practice that partly still happens today!). Gaglioppo is a noble and wild vine, rich in acidity, polyphenols and very poor in anthocyanins. It prefers high temperatures and low humidity. If vinified in purity it is able to give life to wines that can last over 50 years. In the last 25/30 years, a lot of lost ground has been recovered, thanks to a succession of positive episodes. One of these is the return to the Earth of young people who have taken over from their fathers, and who have decided to create their own small wineries, thus stopping selling grapes. Certainly not a wine for everyone, but a unique wine.

Gaglioppo has very ancient origins, its name seems to derive from Greek and means "beautiful foot" where foot means the rachis and therefore by extension the entire bunch. In fact it is a very exact definition as, to the eye, a ripe bunch of gaglioppo is truly beautiful to see. Gaglioppo is the protagonist of cirò wine. In fact, it cannot be called cirò if it is not composed of at least 80% gaglioppo. The history of cirò has its roots as far back as 2000 BC with the arrival of the Phoenicians on the Ionian Sea. Findings, traces, discoveries, studies, writings, myths and legends tell of an indigenous people that the Greeks found already in this land, a people skilled in the cultivation of vines, which is why Calabria was named ENOTRIA by the Greeks, "land where vines are grown". The Greeks brought and taught these people, without a doubt, innovative winemaking and cultivation techniques. Another reason why Gaglioppo in Cirò has been grown as a sapling for centuries, to protect the bunches of grapes from the strong sun's rays. The wine culture of Cirò is defined by some historians as one of the oldest in the world, in fact. Since the early 1900s, thanks to some visionary families, wine and vines have played an important role throughout the Cirò area. People believed so much in this product, strongly linked to the territory, that in 1969 the DOC Cirò was born, which was one of the first in the entire Italian peninsula together with that of Marsala. Unfortunately from then on, the history of this wine was very negatively influenced by some decisions made by local men, and so in just 40 years, since we were part of the history of wine, we have placed ourselves at the rear of the class. Consortia and cooperatives were born, people who did not care about quality, thus favoring quantity. Furthermore, if Gaglioppo is vinified in purity from a "light" wine of color rich in acidity and tannins that are difficult to tame, it is decided to cover its tracks, combining it in the vinification with international vines such as Merlot and Cabernet, thus adapting it to a wider and more international consumption, bringing to the market an easy-drinking "pleaser". This decision also led to the discovery that Gaglioppo was a great blending wine, and that is how tons of product ended up in the best cellars in the north (a practice that partly still happens today!). Gaglioppo is a noble and wild vine, rich in acidity, polyphenols and very poor in anthocyanins. It prefers high temperatures and low humidity. If vinified in purity it is able to give life to wines that can last over 50 years. In the last 25/30 years, a lot of lost ground has been recovered, thanks to a succession of positive episodes. One of these is the return to the Earth of young people who have taken over from their fathers, and who have decided to create their own small wineries, thus stopping selling grapes. Certainly not a wine for everyone, but a unique wine.