The Taurino family has been growing grapes and making wines in Puglia for seven generations, but it was Francesco Taurino who started the family business after World War II to supply Italy and Europe with authentic Apulian wines. Later, his son Cosimo grew the distribution and brought the production to world-class levels with the collaboration of Severino Garofano, a renown Apulian enologist. Today, the business is run with hard work and commitment by Cosimo’s wife, Rita, their daughter Rosanna, and her husband Fernando Antonio.

They’ve blended tradition and innovation by having the old fermenters and concrete tanks vitrified, inserting cooling plates inside to be able to control the temperature of fermentation and of the wines being aged. Of particular interest are the cutting-edge rooms where the barriques for refining the wine are arranged, with a system of cascades of water at a controlled temperature allowing perfect maintenance of the right temperature.

Today, the estate encompasses 80 hectares of vineyards planted almost exclusively to Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera grapes – both indigenous to the area of Salento where they are grown. The wines of Cosimo Taurino express the particular terroir of Salento through the lens of their native varieties—the wines showcase earthy, spicy & fruity notes and an authentic and down to Earth wine-making style.