A Century Old Tradition

In Torre le Nocelle, a small little town in the heart of Irpinia, there has been for over a century the Farm belonging to the Cefalo family nicknamed “I Capitani”.

The field was formerly a game reserve of the Lord of Montemiletto, and it’s in a particular and advantageous position that dominates the valley of the river Calore and facing the famed Taurasi.It was purchased by the Cefalo family at the end of the 19th century by decision of “granpa” Ciriaco, founder of the Farm, who wished to turn the uncultivated fields in wonderful vineyards, the pride of these lands, through stubbornness and hard work.

The love for the land and its fruits was ever present, even when in the first twenty years of the past century the vineyards were ferociously devastated by vine disease. The vineyard was completely reinstalled, the Farm re-flowered and gained its previous splendour thanks to the work that the numerous sons of the founder had dedicated for over forty years. In the ’70s, due to the youth shying away from farming activities, the Farm suffered an inevitable decline.

The desire of rebirth occurred with Ciriaco, the founder’s grandson, after the ruinous earthquake of 1980. After having worked for more than ten years as an engineer in the reconstruction of Irpinia, in the ‘90s he accepted the old baton passed on to him by his predecessors and driven by the same passion and the same stubbornness of his grandfather, he brought the historical family tradition back to its ancient splendor, leading it towards greater objectives.