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We have been winemakers for more than 100 years, here where viticulture has been the heart for more than 2000 years. Fertile soils and Mediterranean climate are the basis of a highly specialized agriculture, always supported by the presence of beautiful vineyards. Here with us, in Somma Vesuviana, wine is a family history which marks the daily life and keeps memories. We are the fourth generation of producers, started from a small vineyard on Mount Somma under Punta Nasone, the highest peak of the volcanic massif. Today Vincenzo Nocerino runs the company together with his father Angelo, from whom he inherited the passion for viticulture and the teachings related to such an exclusive territory. The name Tenuta Augustea derives from the villa of the Roman era, behind our winery: Villa di Augusto, where it was found a large cellar as a testimony of a flourishing wine activity. We are proud of this closeness which makes us think we are predestined to the wine business. Maintaining this bond with the history of the territory and being able to bring the volcanic nature of the soil in our wines is our primary goal, with the ambition to grow and improve.
We have been winemakers for more than 100 years, here where viticulture has been the heart for more than 2000 years. Fertile soils and Mediterranean climate are the basis of a highly specialized agriculture, always supported by the presence of beautiful vineyards. Here with us, in Somma Vesuviana, wine is a family history which marks the daily life and keeps memories. We are the fourth generation of producers, started from a small vineyard on Mount Somma under Punta Nasone, the highest peak of the volcanic massif. Today Vincenzo Nocerino runs the company together with his father Angelo, from whom he inherited the passion for viticulture and the teachings related to such an exclusive territory. The name Tenuta Augustea derives from the villa of the Roman era, behind our winery: Villa di Augusto, where it was found a large cellar as a testimony of a flourishing wine activity. We are proud of this closeness which makes us think we are predestined to the wine business. Maintaining this bond with the history of the territory and being able to bring the volcanic nature of the soil in our wines is our primary goal, with the ambition to grow and improve.
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We own ten hectares of vineyards, most of which are free standing, an exclusive feature typical of our territory, where the volcanic and sandy soils prevent phylloxera from taking root. This condition further gives a territorial stamp to our wines. This is a particularly fertile and generous land, rich in mineral elements, soils are loose and well drained thanks to the layer of lapillus covering them. A terroir particularly suited for viticulture, which gives a unique and strongly identity character to our wines. Vineyards are divided in three bodies ranging from an altitude of 200 meters above sea level up to 650 meters (650 feet) – a rarity to have vineyards so high in the Vesuvian area. The fractioning of the vineyards, the composition of the land with a strong presence of lava stones, and the slopes, force us to work manually and with great effort.
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Our hospitality staff will guide you to discover the historical vineyards of our winery on Mount Somma. We are building the new cooperage to implement the new projects.
We will guide you to the discovery of the historical vineyards of our winery in Monte Somma where everything began in a scenario still wild and rich in biodiversity.
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