Mastroberardino
Mastroberardino is an
The winery is also behind the Villa dei Misteri project at
For most of the 20th century, the winery was responsible for more than half of Campania's denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) wine production and over 90% of the Taurasi DOCG production. But those percentages have declined as other producers have moved into the area and started producing DOC/G level wine.[7]
Today the family owned winery is operated by Antonio and his sons Carlo and Piero Mastroberardino with an annual production of around 150,000 cases produced from grapes grown in the family's 60 hectare (150 acre) vineyards in Campania and purchased elsewhere.
History
The Mastroberardino family has been producing wine in the Campania region for more than 11 generations.
Angelo's son, Michele Mastroberardino (1886–1945), continued to promote the family's wines throughout most of the early 20th century with frequent travels and speaking engagements across the globe.[10] After World War II, the family fell into the hands of Michele's sons, before Angelo (1917–1978) and after Antonio and Walter. After Angelo's death, a family feud between Antonio and Walters, in the late 20th, led to a split with Antonio maintaining the family name and winery while Walter took many of the family's best vineyards to form his own Terredora estate in 1994.[11]
Throughout much of the late 20th century, Mastroberardino was considered the flag bearer of quality winemaking for southern Italy with wine experts
Pompeii excavations
The Mastroberardino family have been a leader in uncovering and preserving the
Villa dei Misteri
In collaboration with the Pompeii excavations, the Mastroberardino family started the Villa dei Misteri (or Villa of the Mysteries) project in 1996 that aimed to recreate the wine of the ancient city of Pompeii using the same grape varieties and viticultural techniques of the period.
Using the details discovered from the Pompeii excavations as well as the descriptions of
The Villa dei Misteri project has also adopted many of the ancient Roman
The 2001 vintage of 1,721 bottles received mixed reviews. While some
Most of the bottles from the Villa dei Misteri project are
Grape vine preservation
During World War II, much of southern Italy's vineyards were devastated by the
Viticulture and wines
At Mastroberardino,
Many of Mastroberardino reds, such as the Aglianico for Taurasi, are
According to wine experts Joe Bastianich and David Lynch, the Taurasi wines from Mastroberardino have been called the "Barolos of the south" due to their strong tannic character and earthy, tar-like aromas that over time can develop into notes of cigar boxes, leather and tea leaves. In the hilly inland province of Avellino where the wine is grown, some aspects of the climate are more similar to the continental climate of the Piedmont wine region than to the Mediterranean climate of the coastal region of Campania near Naples contributing to the parallels between the two wines.[11]
In addition to its DOCG Taurasi wine, Mastroberardino also produces several other Campanian DOC and
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7566-6751-1.
- ^ ISBN 0-307-34635-8.
- ISBN 1-85732-999-6.
- ISBN 0-671-68702-6.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ Bruce Johnston "Experts recreate the Pompeii wine praised by Pliny" The Telegraph April 24th, 2003
- ^ ISBN 0-7645-5355-0.
- ^ ISBN 1-74048-050-3.
- ^ ISBN 0-394-50266-3.
- ^ a b Mastroberardino "Since 130 years in this world" Official Site. Accessed: November 9th, 2012
- ^ ISBN 1-4000-9774-6.
- ^ Alessandra Rizzo "Pompeii drinks to Future" The Telegraph-Herald May 5th, 2003
- ^ Archives "What Pompeians Drank in the Last Days" The New York Times May 14th 1997
- ^ Robert Kirtland "A Trip to the Past: The Wines of Pompeii" Toledo Blade October 1st, 2002
- ^ Gord Stimmell "Great mineral-rich wines flow from volcanic soils" The Toronto Star November 18th, 2011
- ISBN 1-55297-720-X.
- ^ Mastroberardino "Our Wines Archived 2012-07-13 at the Wayback Machine" Official Site. Accessed: November 9th, 2012