New internet site for Carolina and Francesco Cucurullo / Masseria del Feudo, Caltanissetta, Sicily. Masseria del Feudo is not just a winery. Powered from Francesco and Carolina, fourth generation of agriculture entrepreneurs, the company reflects in social responsibility towards the environment and production quality. Masseria del Feudo cultivates 13 different varieties of peaches and nectarine on a surface of 20 hectares. Harvest starts in the middle of August and it ends on October, selection of fruits and picking are manual. Average production is almost 600 tons. Moreover there are production of prunes, apricot and organic oranges and lemons. Vineyards are extended on a surface of 12 hectares, cultivated by organic farming certified.
The most ancient grape’s cultivation started in 1860 and our estate was the first in Sicily to experiment the Chardonnay variety.
Medium texture soil, planting density 4000 vines per hectare, training system both spurred cordon and guyot.
Red grapes are Nero d’Avola and Syrah. White grapes are Grillo, Inzolia and Chardonnay
The olive trees are cultivated with organic method and they produce an high quality extra virgin olive oil: 3 hectares of cultivations and 2 varieties: Nocellara and Carolea. Harvest is manual and it starts during the first decade of November.
Masseria del Feudo opens the doors to wine lover and tourists offering a special path inside its agricultural world.
Tasting of the wines is paired with bread, olive oil, sicilian pizza, cheese, honey and jam produced in the farm.
Masseria del Feudo
Contrada Grottarossa
93100 Caltanissetta
GPS: 37° 24′ 24” N / 13° 54′ 7” E
Ph.: +39 0934/830885
www.masseriadelfeudo.it
Famiglia Cucurullo di Masseria del Feudo di Caltanissetta / Sicilia
