The “Azienda Vinicola Struzziero” winery is located
in the small municipality of Venticano, in the
province of Avellino. Established in 1920 by
Elisiario Struzziero, the company has always
believed in the philosophy of quality, and has also
made excellent use of its favorable position in the
very center of the Taurasi production area. Here the
grapes are hand-picked and subsequently crushed and
vinified. This is followed, in the winery, by a
careful selection of the products, and the bottling
of the wines following criteria based on the search
for quality which has always been the company’s
objective. The 26th March 1970 is the date that
production of the Greco di Tufo and Taurasi
“Denominazione di Origine Controllata – D.O.C.”
wines began. The person responsible for this project
was the present owner, Giovanni Struzziero. The
first signs of appreciation began to appear, mostly
from abroad, especially the United States (The Wine
Spectator – New York: 94 points. The Italian Wine
Competition – San Francisco 1986. The Italian Wine
Competition – Chicago 1987). Struzziero’s son Mario
joined the company as an enologist in 1989, and he
continues to follow the process of selecting and
controlling the production from vineyard to
vinification to bottling. The commitment of the
Struzziero family to the “Denominazione di origine
controllata e garantita – D.O.C.G.” acknowledgment
is evident and of primary importance due to the role
it played in the past. In 1994, production began of
a Spumante Brut Metodo Classico D.O.C. Greco di Tufo
sparkling wine. To date, the “Azienda Vinicola
Struzziero” is the only company in Campania to
produce this sparkling wine. In 1998, work was
started on the restructuring and modernization of
the whole production complex. All the installations
were renewed and a completely computerized packaging
line was introduced, with an hourly capacity of
3,000 bottles. A brand new barrel cellar was also
built to house a new collection of barrels and casks.
The Struzziero family’s latest commitment is to
investment in its vineyards: the winery has around
13 hectares of Fiano “Roseto”, Taurasi “Villafosca”
and Greco “Villagiulia” vineyards. The company’s
latest efforts are aimed at increasing the
typicality of its products and looking into ways of
improving quality. |
