The vines
The winery land under vine comprises three adjoining production areas at different altitudes.
The plots slope down from Castiglione a Casauria’s high, challenging Coste San Felice hillside to the rolling hills of Colle delle Forche, crossing a river wedged into a deep, narrow ravine, and ending on the Tocco da Casauria plateau of Contrada Francoli-Vicenne.
Each plot is farmed differently, respecting the soil characteristics, and different wines are made.
Moscato and Montepulciano
The plot found at the highest point of the winery is the largest and with such a strong slope that in parts it has had to be terraced.
Its most outstanding feature is a vast, deep outcrop of marly clay and limestone, dedicated to production of sweet or dry Moscato, and Montepulciano for ageing.
Dry Moscato
The soils of the middle plot, which slopes down to the edge of the canyon created by the river, are compact silty clay with plenty of limestone content. The plot is given over entirely to producing Moscato.
Montepulciano and white grapes
The flattest plot with its clay and limestone soils, rich in looser gravel and in minerals, has lower field capacity.
The vineyards are given over to early-maturing white varieties like Pecorino, Sauvignon Bianco, Montepulciano for Cerasuolo, and a small plot of Trebbiano, as well as some Moscato for sparkling wine production. 
Our experiments
We prefer to plant our vineyards in rows and use double Guyot pruning. A number of small plots are planted with Moscato, trained as tall rows and pergola.
Planting density is more than 4,000 plants/hectare, all the rootstock used is medium to medium-low vigour, with significant or high resistance to active limestone. 