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Mancini grew up in countryside to the north of Caserta, in the southern Italian region of Campania. There he spent the best part of his childhood with his grandfather on their farm at Castel di Sasso, near Caiazzo. "My grandfather always talked about Pallagrello Bianco and Nero - two grape varietals favoured by the Bourbons in the 18th century - and Casavecchia, which had been the traditional grape in this area of Campania. But no one was making wine from them anymore: we thought they had ceased to exist," says Mancini. Officially they had, but the local contadini (farmers) had in fact maintained some of these autocthonous vines for their family's consumption. In the early '90s, Mancini discovered a few pre-phylloxera plants dating well over 100 years growing in some small vineyards in the area. He asked their owners for cuttings, and within a couple of years had planted his first vineyards. In 2003, Peppe Mancini fell out with the financial partner who had joined him just four years before. In the split, Mancini kept the vineyards and the enologist, but was forced to give up the estate's original name. So Terre del Principe was created, and is now being run by Peppe and his wife - the journalist Manuela Piancastelli - his daughter Masina. Together this family is dedicated to producing great wines from the white Pallagrello Bianco, and reds Pallagrello Nero and Casavecchia - from well grown, selected grapes, with each variety vinified separately. |
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Manuelea Piancastelli e Peppe Mancini
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Contact info:Terre del Principe SrlContrada Mascioni 81010 Castel Campagnano Caserta - Italy
Tel: +39 0823 867126 |
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