Antica Hirpinia History
The history of Antica Hirpinia began in 1959 with the founding of a cooperative winery. In 1972, it became the Enopolio di Taurasi. The project gave small winegrowers a market for their grapes, which often sold at prices too low to sustain their work.
The cooperative helped protect local vineyards from removal and preserve the biodiversity of Irpinia. Some vines are more than a century old. They provide cuttings for new plantings, passing this heritage on to the next generation of vineyards. Explore our Irpinia vineyards and Antica Hirpinia wines.
Past
With the 1992 harvest, Antica Hirpinia bottled Taurasi DOCG bearing the number 00000001. The winery still preserves this bottle as a milestone in its history and its connection with the territory.
PRESENT
Three friends took over Antica Hirpinia in 2016, beginning a new chapter as a private winery. They brought together their vineyards, experience and commitment to the land. Their shared aim is to make wines that express the character of Irpinia.
FUTURE
Each partner takes an active role in the winery and works alongside a team of skilled professionals. Together, they continue to develop the project and care for its wines. Discover our winemaking process or plan a winery visit and wine tasting in Taurasi.
ALFONSO ROMANO
Winegrower Member
Alfonso Romano is a professional winegrower with vineyards in Lapìo, considered one of the best Fiano growing areas. Thanks to the scions from one of his 40-year-old vineyards, and plants over a century old, it has been possible to replant some hectares in order to preserve the biodiversity of these clones, which yield prime quality grapes with specific characteristics.
BENEDETTO ROBERTO
Winegrower Member
Although Benedetto Roberto works in a different sector, he has always loved wine, and that's why he decided to throw himself into the venture of developing Antica Hirpinia, bottling the wines of his homeland.
CIRIACO BIANCO
Winegrower Member and General Coordinator
The son of farmers, he graduated from a technical institute and started working on the family farm, where he took care of the vineyards and olive groves (the family also owns an oil mill), as well as wheat and apricots for the production of juice for children. As the son of one of the founders of the winery, he became a member and then director, driven by the desire to make it one of the most representative wineries of the area’s potential for growing and producing wine.
ROSARIA GUARINO
MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR
After graduating from secondary school Rosaria Guarino went on to study biotechnology. She developed her wonderful empathy working with the public for almost two decades, one of which in a farmers’ consortium, which also gave her a basic technical knowledge of vineyard management that helps her in her current job. Her official role in the winery is coordinating marketing and communications, but this the tip of the iceberg: often she must be the jack-of-all-trades, responding to countless requirements with professionalism.
FRANCESCO GRASSO
SOLE ADMINISTRATOR
A graduate in economics and business from the University of Sannio, he also qualified as a chartered accountant at the University of Bari. His love for the world of wine led him to become first a consultant and then the sole administrator of the winery, thus combining work and passion.
MAURILIO CHIOCCIA
CONSULTANT WINEMAKER
Maurilio Chioccia is an experienced oenologist with in-depth knowledge of many areas of Italy. His production philosophy aims to reveal not only the typical qualities of the grape varieties, but also the distinctive features conferred on them by the production zone, in this case Irpinia, an area with a great winegrowing tradition and huge potential.
MADDALENA MAZZESCHI
Wine Communication, Marketing, and Public Relations
With 40 years of experience in wine communication, she has seen the transformation of every aspect of production and gained an experience like few others. Author of a book of true-life anecdotes from her first 25 years of work in the wine industry, she now also produces podcasts telling how various professional aspects have evolved and reels to explain the basic rules of the product approach.
ph Luciana Petti
