Fattoria Selvanova is owned by geologist Antonio Buono. The estate is located in Caserta which lies in the northern region of Campania Italy and a short drive from Naples. The vineyards lie on the tip of a hill surrounded by a big bend of the Volturno river, at an altitude of about 200 meters above sea level, facing south towards the Taburno massif.

The soil is deep, prevalently clayous and sandy with a significant limestone component. The climate is typical southern Italy with hot summer days and mild winters. Due to the almost constant breezes, the nights are fresh and dry, and in case of rainfalls, the fruits dry very rapidly because of the heat that is so typical of the southern regions of Italy.

10 ha are planted with Aglianico (80%), Cabernet Sauvignon (10%) and the rest, Pallagrello Bianco. Pallagrello Bianco is an extremely rare white native grape saved from extinction by a handful of willing producers in the late 90's. The total current production of Pallagrello Bianco is as low as 60,000 bottles and s kept alive by about only 6 producers for the whole region of Campania. Fattoria Selvanova of course, being one of those.

Further implants of Aglianico, Pallagrello Bianco and Pallagrello Nero are planned for the next years, to reach about 15ha of vineyards, planted at 6000 vines/ha. Fattoria Selvanova estate has been advised from the very early stages by Guido Busatto (one of the few emerging extremely talented young agronomist-enologist in Italy) who takes care of every single detail from the preparation of the soil to the bottle, including planting vineyards, training system, canopy management, cellar building, cellar master training, harvest date selection, casks selections, winemaking strategy and aging.

Philosophy: Terroir, Terroir and Terroir. Each place has is own character: "a wine must express the interaction between place and grape variety" said Guido. To obtain this, 90% of the effort is in vineyard; cellar works are characterized by minimal interventions to preserve the outstanding quality of the grapes.

Fattoria Selvanovas' inspiration is…one plant, one bottle. Extremely low yields make the wines from Fattoria Selvanova absolutely superb. The wines are perfectly concentrated. Unbelievably rich and soft with boat loads of fruit with a firm backbone of tannins on the finish, like Aglianico should be! In the glass it is dark, deep opaque purple. On the nose; rich and succulent with an explosion of fruit. These wines are absolutely DELICIOUS.

Vuolo is a new estate owned by Mila Vuolo located in a small village called Giovi just a few km's from Salerno in Campania, Italy. The very first harvest was done in 2003. The farm is only a few km's north of the estate of Montevetrano

The vineyards lie on a gentle steep facing east, protected by the humid winds of the Gulf of Salerno at an average altitude of 200 meters above sea level. The soil is deep, prevalently clay based and sandy. The climate is typical southern Italian, with hot summers and mild winters.

Only 2 hectares total are planted for this farm. 60% of which is dedicated to Aglianico and the remaining 40% for Fiano. Every step of the wine making process is executed by Mila Vuolo with amazing precision. Berry selection is extremely low and is done so with extreme precision.

Mila Vuolo is the only daughter of five children of a well known family in Salerno. Mila has always been fond of wine and was inspired by the success of the very popular wine of Montevetrano. As a result she had decided to devote herself to the vines of this small family estate. Driven by a true genuine passion, Mila is obstinately driving her little "chateaeu de garage" to the Olympus of Campanian wines. Needless to say her first result is more than promising.

The philosophy of Mila Vuolo is "each place has its own character ... a wine must express the interaction between the place it is grown and the grape variety". Thus 90% of the effort is in the vineyard. Work in the cellar is characterized only by minimal interventions.

The Aglianico Colli di Salerno is rich, dense, opulent yet elegant. It has a creamy touch and impressive velvety texture; enticing with layers of plum, blackberry and slightly mineral character driven by a light note of graphite. Soft tannins. Only 175 cases produced. This is what Aglianico is supposed to be. Stored properly, this Aglianico will last many years to come.

The Fiano Colli di Salerno is a balanced white exhibiting an exciting freshness and vitality. It boasts with jasmine flower notes, tropical fruits and lingers with briny closure, reminding us of the close by Costiera Amalfitana. Only 208 cases produced. Enjoy as an alternative to Sauvignon Blanc.