Scots Italian Family Farm, Picinisco, Italy Maturano IGT, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Delicacies Back to the Future

In the background Marietta and Cesidio Di Ciacca, the great grandparents of Sofia Di Ciacca, owner of Azienda Agricola I Ciacca Srl.
This photo shows the couple at I Ciacca, during the grape harvest.
Marietta and Cesidio embody the values of I Ciacca, through their respect for tradition and their willingness to take risks to build a life for the future.

The first vines were planted in 2013 under winemaker Dr Alberto Antonini's supervision.

Our first wine, to be harvested in 2016, will be Maturano, an indigninous, local white grape. The grape, which may have been referenced in the Roman poet, Virgil's writing, has been almost lost for the past fifty years. Now, a few winemakers are starting to use this fantastic grape once again.

Picinisco was known for Maturano in an agricultural survey carried out by the government after the unification of Italy and another survey in th 1560s speaks of the excellent quality of white wine from Picinisco.

Our aim is to offer a variety of white wines,a sparkling wine and in time a red wine only using local grapes.

We use no pesticides or synthetic materials and we are currently in the organic certification conversion process.

CANTINA

Work for the I Ciacca winery is well underway. The cantina, under supervision from consultant winemaker, Alberto Antonini, architect Assunta D'Andria, engineers Stefano De Vito of BCD Projetti srl, Rome and Stefano Mignani of M&E srl Firenze and their teams, will operate by gravity and will be built into the hillside.

We believe the cantina will be unique in its simplicity, efficiency and elegance and most importantly, we believe this winery will help make an excellent wine, true to its territory.

We will use state of the art concrete 'egg' tanks which will ensure that the wine is able to breathe as much as possible.

The winery will be totally organic, using only natural products to clean the winery and to purify the wine.