Our history – Azienda Agricola Santa Lucia

Leader winemakers for the Castel del Monte Nero di Troia denomination

The roots of Azienda Agricola Santa Lucia go back to 1628, when “Marc’Antonio Perrone possedeva annui ducati 60 di fiscali feudali sopra Quarati.” (Marc’Antonio Perrone owned 60 feudal ducats per year over Quarati – see Aurelio Valente, Puglia d’oro, ed. Laterza & Polo, 1936).

Quarati is the present-day Corato, where in the district of Santa Lucia, about 250 mt above sea level, we grow organic native Murge vines as a result of a massive selection: indigenous Nero di Troia for red wines, Bombino Nero for rosé wines, Fiano for white wines.

Azienda Agricola Santa Lucia is also committed to experimental winemaking of Negroamaro, Malbec, Aleatico di Puglia, and Moscato.

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From the twentieth century to the present

Beginning of the century

Until the beginning of the century, our ancestors exported bulk red wine – such as Nero di Troia, Primitivo, and others – to France.

At the end of the Seventies

At the end of the Seventies, the bottling of native Apulian wines intended for the local market began. Nero di Troia, Sangiovese, Chardonnay, Pampanuto, Bombino Bianco, Vermentino, under the technical guidance of Dr. Luigi Cantatore, a winemaker from Corato.

Nineties

In the nineties, many changes took place: the modernization of the cellar, the conversion of the vines by adopting 95% native qualities, and the massive export to the United States, thanks to the work carried out with broker Marc De Grazia Selections, whose founder is today a famous Etna producer, both a visionary and very concrete world figure in the wine industry.

Third millennium

At the beginning of the third millennium, under the supervision of enologist Paolo Caciorgna and agronomist Alfredo Tocchini, a project began to enhance the indigenous Apulian vines produced in purity, concluded with brilliant technical results, flattering press feedback, exports to five continents, annual production of approximately 50,000 bottles and constant qualitative growth. Emilia Tartaglione, the current company winemaker, is a student of Paolo Caciorgna, and his collaborator for some “Cru” in central southern Italy.

From 2010

We are glad to have been part of FIVI since 2010. We consider them family rather than just the Italian Federation of Independent Viticulturists.

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