ProducerGreco di Tufo
Benito Ferrara
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Benchmark family estate for elegant, high-altitude Greco di Tufo.
One of the finest Greco di Tufo producers, making site-specific wines of great minerality and character from the volcanic soils of Irpinia.
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Who Is This For?
For those who want a benchmark, family-crafted Greco di Tufo with real minerality, structure, and aging potential — ideal for exploring serious Southern Italian whites.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Who owns Benito Ferrara?
- The estate is run by fourth-generation grower Gabriella Ferrara and her husband Sergio Ambrosino, with their children Antonio and Lucia representing the fifth generation.
- Where are the vineyards located?
- The vineyards sit in the San Paolo district of Tufo, Campania, at up to around 500-600 meters — among the highest-altitude sites in the Greco di Tufo appellation, on limestone-clay soils rich in volcanic sulfur.
- What is Benito Ferrara's flagship wine?
- Vigna Cicogna, a single-vineyard Greco di Tufo from a 1.5-hectare plot, celebrated by critic Ian D'Agata as one of Italy's ten best white wines.
- How long has the estate been making wine?
- The Ferrara family has farmed this land since the late 19th century; the estate began bottling its own wine with the 1991 vintage.