This is shown by the fact that Umberto still tends a vineyard and an olive grove that he planted with his father at the age of five. During his studies, Umberto spent most of his free time in the fields, along with his great passion for engines (as a young man he took part in several rally competitions). After finishing his studies, he devoted himself full time to working the land, keeping an important family tradition alive. Over time this passion became his profession: "the farmer", as he likes to call himself.
In the mid-1990s he founded the winery and planted several vineyards, increasingly aware that the value of a wine also depends on the quality of the grapes and the place where they grow. Through careful land reclamation, always with the utmost attention to the landscape, he has tenaciously restored the traditional local style of vineyard, creating a harmonious relationship between the natural, sometimes wild, environment and human work.
The vineyards are farmed according to integrated pest management standards, to protect the environment and preserve it for the future generations from whom we borrow it. Today, besides Umberto, the business includes his wife Caterina, his sister Pina and his elderly father, who at 95 still goes to the vineyard and the cellar every day.
