The vines are planted at a density of around 4400 plants per hectare using a
cultivation system based on spurred cords. The number of buds per plant is limited
in order to get a production of grapes lower than 75-80 q/ha
Currently, the vineyards produced and managed by the company are located in two
different terroir “marine” and “hilly”.
The “marine” terroir boasts proximity to the sea, which creates a favorable
climate with daily maximum temperatures during the period august-september
on average not exceeding 35°C, with a change in temperature between day and
night of 15-16 °C:
The “hilly” terroir, next to the valley Irminio, enjoys a continued presence of breezes and mitigating influence of the sea, and for that reason in addition to nero d'avola we started planting in 2009 the white muscat (moscato bianco):