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Tenuta Fontana

Pietrelcina · Benevento (BN)
← Campania
Established
the Fontana family (five generations), run by siblings Mariapina and Antonio Fontana
Yearly production
Location
Pietrelcina
Benevento (BN) · Campania
Vineyard area
Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Appellations

Terre del Volturno IGTBenevento o Beneventano IGT

History

Tenuta Fontana is run by the young sibling entrepreneurs Mariapina and Antonio Fontana, heirs to five generations of a Sannio wine family at Pietrelcina, in the province of Benevento.

Working with lesser-known native grapes and old cultivation methods, the estate is best known for reviving Pallagrello: from 2018 it was granted the concession to restore and manage the historic Bourbon vineyard of the Reggia di Caserta, bringing back the 'royal wine' — its OroRe Pallagrello Nero — served at the Bourbon court more than a century ago.

Wines

Illustrative selection
OroRe Pallagrello Nero
Terre del Volturno IGT · Pallagrello Nero
A revival of the Bourbon 'royal wine' from the restored Reggia di Caserta vineyard.
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