Antonio De Maio, a business studies teacher and school principal, never lost the connection with farming passed down by his grandfather Domenico and his father. As a child he pruned vines and olives, harvested fruit and helped make wine in the underground cellars once common in San Severo.
In the 1970s, the rise of cooperatives encouraged him to concentrate on growing rather than processing. He invested in expanding the farm while hoping one day to make wine and olive oil again.
In 2010 he began converting an old masseria into today’s cellar. From 2013, with help from his wine-loving son-in-law Giovanni, he resumed winemaking through organic, traditional methods. Vineyard treatments are minimised; fermentation is spontaneous, with no fining or filtration. It is the approach his father taught him and that he now passes to his children.
Tenuta De Maio shares the vision of Evoluzione Naturale. Come and discover their stories and wines.
TENUTA DE MAIO — SP 35 km 5.5
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