{"id":47730,"date":"2021-07-30T11:26:37","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T09:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.feudoantico.it\/at-high-altitude\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T17:37:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T15:37:53","slug":"at-high-altitude","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/feudoantico.it\/en\/at-high-altitude\/","title":{"rendered":"At high altitude"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][uncode_block id=&#8221;46632&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; back_image=&#8221;47275&#8243; back_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; back_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; overlay_color=&#8221;color-prif&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;25&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; back_size=&#8221;cover&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-166890&#8243; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-886234&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;700&#8243; text_space=&#8221;fontspace-791255&#8243;]At high altitude[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;p&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-555555&#8243; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-184048&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;300&#8243;]We ventured into the mountains to test Pecorino at a high altitude. This experience led to new collaborations, new impulses, and confirmed the mountains as the natural element that best express the sense of protection and custody towards our territory.[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_right&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;47518&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;7\/12&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-149782&#8243; heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-166890&#8243; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-893899&#8243; text_space=&#8221;fontspace-791255&#8243;]Upwards[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-937644&#8243; heading_semantic=&#8221;p&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-464662&#8243; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-204616&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;100&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-112311&#8243; text_space=&#8221;fontspace-791255&#8243;]While in search of the ideal mountain terrain, Feudo Antico landed in Castel di Sangro, a wild and enchanted place, the reign of the award-winning <em>chef Niko Romito<\/em>, now our adventure partner. In his estate &#8211; six hectares on one of the most beautiful Italian valleys \u2013 the experimental Pecorino vineyard has found its space, right next to the vegetable garden and orchard, at over 800 meters above sea level.[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; inverted_device_order=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;7\/12&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-149782&#8243; heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-166890&#8243; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-893899&#8243; text_space=&#8221;fontspace-791255&#8243;]Pecorino <em>extreme<\/em>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-937644&#8243; heading_semantic=&#8221;p&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-464662&#8243; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-204616&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;100&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-112311&#8243; text_space=&#8221;fontspace-791255&#8243;]This challenging project began in 2010; since then, our enthusiasm keeps fuelling new experiments.[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-937644&#8243; heading_semantic=&#8221;p&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-555555&#8243; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-184048&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;100&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-112311&#8243;]Mountain climates are characterised by a rather distinctive combination of temperature, solar radiation, and wind, as well as by a larger variability of climate if compared with lowlands at the same latitude. Such differences have repercussions on the physiology and biological cycle of the vines: on the mountains, fruits ripen more slowly, and the significant difference between daytime and nighttime temperatures strongly influences the aromatic component of the vines, preserving their acidity content. Pecorino is a grape variety that has never been grown at high altitudes before. This is why our project has rightly been called <em>&#8216;extreme viticulture&#8217;<\/em>.[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_right&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;47586&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_right&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;46975&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;7\/12&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-149782&#8243; heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-166890&#8243; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-893899&#8243; text_space=&#8221;fontspace-791255&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;346860&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Pecorino Terre Aquilane Igp Casadonna[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-937644&#8243; heading_semantic=&#8221;p&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-464662&#8243; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-204616&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;100&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-112311&#8243; text_space=&#8221;fontspace-791255&#8243;]A wine that from the very first harvest clearly released the flavours and fragrance of the altitude: saline acidity, strong minerality, fresh aromas with broad citrus notes.[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-937644&#8243; heading_semantic=&#8221;p&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-555555&#8243; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-184048&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;100&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-112311&#8243;]Spontaneous fermentation, refinement in acacia wood barrels, and bottling without any stabilisation or filtration treatment: the cellar\u2019s only aim is to preserve the quality of the raw material in order to exalt the original characteristics. Today we can enjoy the wine from the 2020 harvest, and produce around 2,000 bottles a year. A real pearl set in the heart of the Abruzzo mountains, we are so proud to continue such an ambitious and challenging project.[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_button button_color=&#8221;color-576126&#8243; size=&#8221;btn-xl&#8221; radius=&#8221;btn-round&#8221; custom_typo=&#8221;yes&#8221; font_family=&#8221;font-166890&#8243; font_weight=&#8221;300&#8243; letter_spacing=&#8221;fontspace-791255&#8243; italic=&#8221;yes&#8221; border_width=&#8221;0&#8243; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.feudoantico.it%2Fen%2Fresearch%2F%23casadonna|&#8221; button_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;181970&#8243;]Pecorino Terre Aquilane Igp Casadonna[\/vc_button][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][uncode_block id=&#8221;46632&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; back_image=&#8221;47275&#8243; back_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; back_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; overlay_color=&#8221;color-prif&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;25&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; back_size=&#8221;cover&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pecorino Casadonna: high altitude viticulture | Feudo Antico<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We went to high altitudes to test our Pecorino and from here new bottles such as the prestigious Casadonna. 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