L’onda di vigne di Serpito

Look at this picture… un’onda di vigne. I seem to be still there, stops to look at a vineyard on gentle rolling hills that turned into a wave. One spectacle of nature that man proud with his care.

Now I close my eyes, and mind back in Calabria. Are in the locality Serpito, a Strongoli, in the province of Crotone.

This actually originated in the late 1800 was founded by Felice Russo, that, after working in West Virginia, and later in New York, twenty years later he returned to Italy by investing in Stroud, in the family business is now in its fourth generation.

A wave of vineyards

Strongoli, land of great history whose ancient name is Petelia.

Between the I 'and II' century A.C. when it was a Roman colony, actively participated in the Punic Wars, which saw involved Hannibal. A witness, in the vicinity of the company, you can visit the Stone Tesauro, the tomb of the Consul Marcellus died in the battle against the Carthaginians led by Hannibal.

The’Azienda Agricola Russo & Long extends on a property of 53 hectares, referred 35 cultivated with olive trees for the production of oil PDO, and 18 dedicated to the vineyard. The grape varieties grown are the Gaglioppo, the Greek Black, the Malvasia Bianca and Black, the Greek White, and the Sangiovese. 

Azienda Agricola Russo and Longo

A production well established thanks to the good teachings transmitted by his predecessors. In this regard, I am reminded of a phrase almost obvious but no longer current, Joseph Russo told me accompanying me during my visit; suo padre, Salvatore Russo, he used to tell: “If you have to spend 10, you must have at least 12 !”

Today is quite the opposite, maybe it's time to think about it ...