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Territoriality, authenticity, and sustainability are the values that inspire the company project which has its fulcrum in the town of Montefalcione, in Irpinia, particularly suitable from a landscape and wine-producing point of view, as it is located between the two denominations of controlled and guaranteed origin of the Province of Avellino: FIANO DI AVELLINO and TAURASI.
Our team
UMBERTO PETITTO
PETITTO GROUP FOUNDER
"As a professor, I have always put culture first, and as an Italian, I believe that wine is one of its main expressions. Furthermore, I have always been passionate about wine, not in the sense of being a profound connoisseur, but rather that I have never had lunch or dinner without a glass of wine which makes the meal a sensory experience. In this regard, I often repeat a joke: At the cellarman's house there is always a shortage of wine, this is because if it arrives lunch or dinner time and I see that the wine is missing, I refuse to sit down at the table!"
CHIARA PETITTO
DONNACHIARA WINERY PRESIDENT
"My grandmother took me to the countryside with her and many times we went in a carriage, imagine the fun for a little girl. She passed on to me the love for the land and the peasant tradition of our Irpinia. When I decided in 2005 to start my adventure in the world of wine, I had no doubts that the company should be called like her: DONNACHIARA."
ILARIA PETITTO
CEO
"I was inspired by my mum and my great- grandmother, a pioneer in vineyard management. I grew up believing that women have the same opportunities as men and this has helped me excel and thrive in this almost always male-dominated industry."
The Donnachiara Winery is on a beautiful hill on the slopes of Montefalcione.
Here the vineyard of Fiano di Avellino goes down steeply as if it wants to run away and is surrounded by green hills dotted with ancient villages and the beautiful mountains of Montevergine and Chiusano. It’s a fairy tale landscape extending itself to the ridge that divides the river basins of Sabato and Calore at about 560 metres above sea level.
The main feature of the area is its the position between chestnut, oak and juniper woods that alternate with olive trees, vines and fruit trees.
The origins of Montefalcione date back many centuries before the Christian Era, this is confirmed by documents and testimonial that mention the dominations of Etruscans, Samnites and Romans over the year.
The castle on the hill
THE BIRTH OF MONTEFALCIONE
The coat of arms of Montefalcione is represented by a scythe above the 3 hills of Castello, San Marco and Santa Marina. The scythe is a symbol of farm work and culture.
After conquering Benevento, the Longobards also occupied Irpinia until they founded a great dukedom. They built a castle on the highest and steepest hill of the village, providing the inhabitants of Montefalcione with a safe refuge.
That’s how the first nucleus of the current village formed, as indicated in the 6th century with the name of MONTEFALCIONE Oppidum (Angevin Registers).
White Wines
Red Wines
