On October 15th from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm at the Weymouth Knights of Columbus there is an event to raise funds to help find a cure for Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia (NKH), a rare, genetic, metabolic disorder caused by a defect in the enzyme system that breaks down the amino acid glycine, resulting in an accumulation of glycine in the body’s tissues and fluids. It typically presents in the first week of birth. NKH occurs in 1 in 76,000 births and can occur in individuals of any ancestry.
Thirty bottles of Southern Italian wines have been donated to the fundraiser to be included in a wine pull; everyone who purchases a chance wins a bottle of wine. For more information on the event please follow this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-night-for-team-jack-nkh-tickets-402367962407. For more information on NKH please follow this link: https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/nonketotic-hyperglycinemia/#:~:text=Non%2Dketotic%20hyperglycinemia%20(NKH),a%20variant%20form%20of%20NKH.
For information on the wines to be included in the Wine Pull please review the below descriptions:
The Wines to be included in the Wine Pull
The wines included in the Wine Pull are natural/low intervention or organic or sustainable wines from wineries that we have visited in Southern Italy. Please follow the link for a discussion of what constitutes natural/low intervention/organic/sustainable wines. https://southernitalywine.com/natural-wines-low-or-minimal-intervention-wines-and-the-use-of-additives/. Below is a brief description of first the red wines followed by a description of the white wines.
Red Wines
There are 20 bottles of red wine included in the Wine Pull. Here is a break out by wine area.
Campania:
Avellino
Irpinia
Salvatore Molettieri – an iconic winery that has been producing wine since 1983. Salvatore, as did almost all farmers in the Taurasi wine area, sold his grapes to a large local producer or to northern wineries before starting a winery with his grapes. Salvatore paved the way for others to follow. The 2007 Taurasi, made with the aglianico grape, is from the winery’s Vigna Cinque Querce. It is a sustainable wine.
Antico Castello – the brother/sister combo, Francesco and Chiara Romano, have been producing wine from the family vineyards since 2007. The winery’s name is a tribute to an ancient feudal building that was destroyed in the devasting 1980 earthquake. The 2010 Taurasi is an organic wine.
Boccella – Raffaele Boccella has been producing wine since 2005. His Rasott is a Campi Taurasini or sometimes referred to as a “baby Taurasi”. Same as Taurasi wines, Campi Taurasini is made with the aglianicp grape. Rasott is a natural/low intervention wine.
Stefania Barbot – Stefania along with her husband Erminia has been producing wine since 2010 from a vineyard that they purchased. Ion is a Campi Taurasini. With the assistance of renown enologist, Vincenzo Mercurio, Stefania and Erminia produce organic wines.
Fiorentino – Gianni Forentino has been producing wine since 2013. His Celsi is an Irpinia Aglianico, the entry aglianico based wine. The wine is name after the Massachusetts City of Chelsea. His grandfather immigrated to Chelsea and sent money to the family in Italy which was used to purchase the vineyard. Celsi’s Italian pronunciation is similar to the English pronunciation of Chelsea. Celsi is an organic wine.
Salerno
Colli di Salerno
Mila Vuolo – Mila started bottling her wine in 2003 from a vineyard that she assumed operations of after her father’s death. She makes the wine with the aglianico grape. Mila also produces extra virgin olive oil. Mila Vuolo farm is EU certified organic.
Paestum Aglianico
Verrone – Antonio Verrone planted the vineyard in 1967. His sons Paolo and Massimo started bottling wine from the family vineyard in 2003. Located in the Cilento area of Salerno, near the Greek ruins in Paestum, Vigna Girapoggio is a sustainable aglianico based wine.
Costa d’Amalfi/Amalfi Coast
Reale – Luigi Reale and his brother Gaetano started bottling wine from the family’s 100 year old vineyards in 2006. Cardemone is a blend of the piedirosso and tintore grapes. The latter grape is cultivated only on the Amalfi Coast. The brothers operate an osteria at the vineyard. Cardone is a natural/low intervention wine.
Caserta
Falerno del Massico
Regina Viarum – Elda Maddelena and her husband Pasquale Angelino along with their daughter Amalia started bottling wines from their 100 plus year old vineyard in 2003. Zer05 is primitivo based wine in the Falerno del Massico DOC. The primitivo grape originated from Croatia and is known as zinfandel in California. With the assistance of enologist Gennaro Reale, Zer05 is an organic wine.
Gennaro Papa – Gennaro with his son Antonio started bottling wine from their vineyard in 1999. Campantuoni is the winery’s flagship wine. It is a primitivo based wine with an high alcohol percentage. Papa winery is located about a mile from Regina Viarum. Campantuono is an organic wine.
Gennaro Papa – Conclave is Papa’s mid-level wine, which is also a primitivo based wine. The Falerno del Massico wine area was a favorite of the ancient Romans. Conclave is an organic wine, but less alcohol percentage than Campantuono.
Terre del Volturno
Terre del Principe – Husband/wife Peppe Mancini and Manuela Piancastelli started producing their wines in 2003 with the assistance of renown enologist Luigi Moio. Piancastelli wine is a blend of two once forgotten grapes – pallagrello nero and casavecchia. Peppe Mancini revived these nearly extinct grapes. Piancastelli is EU certified organic.
Molise
Tintilia del Molise
Cantina di Remo – Roberto Di Stefano repositioned the family vineyard in 2005 by replacing non-indigenous grapes with the indigenous tintilia grape, an obscure grape that was rediscovered in the 1990’s after being nearly extinct as a result of damage to vineyards during World War II. In 2009 Roberto started bottling wine. Uvanera is a tintilia based organic wine.
Basilicata
Potenza
Likos – Emanuela Mastrodomenica with the assistance of her father Donato, a renown college instructor of agronomy founded the winery in 2003. The first bottling was in 2005. Likos is an Aglianico del Vulture DOC wine from the dormant Mt, Vulture volcano. Likos is a natural/low intervention wine.
Calabria
Ciro`
Sergio Arcuri – Sergio with the assistance of his brother Francesco renovated the family cantina and started bottling wine in 2009. Sergio’s Ciro` Riserva is made 100% with the gaglioppo grapes. Sergio, along with several other wineries have formed what they call the “Ciro Revolution”. The DOC governing Ciro` changed requirements to meet DOC standards by permitting grapes other than gaglioppo to be added to DOC Ciro` wines. The Ciro Revolution DOC wines are 100% gaglioppo. Sergio’s wines are natural/low intervention wines that are also EU certified organic.
Sicilia
Etna Rosso
Papa Maria – Pietro di Giovanni, a wine consultant whose family has owned a vineyard for soover 60 years on the Northern Slope of Mt. Etna started bottling wine in 2016. His first vintage was a modest 900 bottles. His Marchesa di Cuore Etna Rosso is a blend of the nerello mascalese and nerello cuppaccimo grapes. It is a natural/low intervention wine.
White Wines
There are 10 bottles of white wine included in the Wine Pull. Here is a break out by wine area.
Campania
Avellino
Irpinia
Antico Castello – the brother/sister combo, Francesco and Chiara Romano have been producing wine from the family vineyards since 2007. The winery’s name is a tribute to an ancient feudal building that was destroyed in the devasting 1980 earthquake. Demetra is an organic wine made with the falanghina grape.
Bambinuto – Marilena Aufiero assumed the leadership of her family vineyards in 2004. Her first bottling was 2007. The winery’s name in dialect means “good wind”. In proper Italian benevento means good wind. Picoli is an organic Greco di Tufo DOCG (made with greco di tufo grape).
Sertura – Giancarlo Barbieri, an agronomist and a member of the management team at Terradora, a large wine producer in Irpinia, left his management position to start his own winery. His forst bottling was in 2013. His Greco di Tufo is organic.
Ventitrefilari – The mother and daughter combo of Rossella De Benedetto and Rosa Puorro started bottling their organic Primo Uno, a Fiano di Avellino wine (made from fiano grapes) from the family vineyard in 2017. A small vineyard, the name Ventittrfilari is in recognition that the vineyard has only 23 rows of vines.
Caserta
Falerno del Massico
Regina Viarum – Elda Maddelena and her husband Pasquale Angelino along with their daughter Amalia started bottling wines from their 100 plus year old vineyard in 2003. Kleopatra is a natural/low intervention wine made with the falanghina grape. The wine ages in amphora as was done in ancient Rome. Kleopatra first bottling was 2017.
Terre del Volturno
Terre del Principe – Husband/wife Peppe Mancini and Manuela Piancastelli started producing their wines in 2003 with the assistance of renown enologist Luigi Moio. Le Serole is made with the once forgotten grape pallagrello bianco. Peppe Mancini revived this extinct grape. Le Serole is EU certified organic.
Costa d”Amalfi/Amalfi Coast
Reale – Luigi Reale and his brother Gaetano started bottling wine from the family’s 100 year old vineyards in 2006. Aliseo is a blend of the biancolella (50%), biancazita (40%) and pepella (10%) grapes. The grapes are on the Amalfi Coast and the islands of Capri and Ischia. The brothers operate an osteria at the vineyard. Aliseo is a natural/low intervention wine.
Casa Esposito – Nicola De Rosa’s grandfather started a farm in Scala that Nicola named Casa Esposito (Nicola’s grandfather’s surname). A variety of vegetables and fruits, including grapes are grown at the Casa Esposito farm. Redus is an organic wine made with the falanghina grape under the supervison of enologist Vincenzo Mercurio. Redus’ first bottling was 2020.
Napoli
Vesuvio
FloraMi – The husband wine team of Mario Terzo and Mila Abanale with the assistance of enologist Vicenzo Mercurio started the company in 2013. The name FloraMi is in recognition of Mario’s mother and Mario’s and Mila’s daughter, Flora. Mi is in recognition of Mila. Indole is a natural/low intervention wine made with the falanghina grape.
Benevento
Sannio
Lauranti – The vineyard has been in the family since the early 1900’s. The family’s Great-Grandfather, Giovanni Iorio, moved to America and with savings from his earnings bought land for the family vineyard. The Iorio family’s first bottling was in 2012. Prior to that year they sold their grapes. Coda di Volpe is an organic wine made with the coda di volpe grape.
