Winemaking has always been one of the most important annual activities on the agricultural calendar. Our family started producing wine centuries ago, and since than it’s always been a fundamental part of our life.
In 1960, with the arrive of modern oenological techinques, my father decided to open a small winery in Cirò Marina. Since then, every year he buys quality grapes from vineyard owners of the place, who thoroughly tend to their property during the whole year.

He established a good market for his wines between Cirò and Milan. After the acknowledgment of Cirò as a ‘Denominazione di Origine Controllata’ wine in 1968, he added Riserva wines to the classic Cirò line. In 1972, having secured a flourishing market in north Italy, he proudly opened ‘Linardi Casa Vinicola’, a modern winery perfectly suited to produce and market in the world his Cirò wines.

I grew up with the winery, so it was only natural for me to choose to further my father’s research and contribute to our regional wines. During my oenological studies in Conegliano, Veneto, I became more interested in experimenting with indigenous grapes from Calabria. Today, this is in fact is my foremost interest.
Gaglioppo grapes have a distinct and remarkable advantage when it comes to both style and ageing. Our red wines are powerful and bold, unique in colour, aroma, and flavour. Our whites are delicate and harmonious. Working with such rare grapes is both a great challenge and a privilege, and I’m confident that, with time, our wines will be acknowledged and appreciated.

I hope that you’ll soon be able to try out our wines.


Roberto Linardi - Oenologist