"Growing vines, oil and wheat in Abruzzo”
We decided to call the winery “Le Prunaie”, referring to the “Pruni”, the thorns: wild fruit brambles that have always been part of the agricultural landscape of Abruzzo, which sometimes protect, sometimes separate agricultural properties. Support and natural boundary at the service of nature itself. Our land was full of thorns, as to protected and keep hidden something precious,our vineyards. We have decided to take care of this land, promising to be faithful to it. In honor of the Pruni who have defended it for many years, “Le Prunaie” was born.
Where wisdom and progress meet
We chose to enhance what we had, what our family was able to express through the tradition of the area: the production of great grapes. the production of great grapes..
Our farm is within a property located in Abruzzo, more precisely in Catignano, in the province of Pescara, a few kilometers from the coast and only a few more from the Maiella and from Gran Sasso mountain. Here, in Varano locality, we work our vineyards carrying out afairer agriculture, healthier and respectful of the environment and people.
We are proud of our land, and we want to express it through our uncompromising products, without a strong human intervention applied to change what nature offers, in every form. We love it and we work on it in the most respectful way. It is the synergy between the perfection of nature and the intelligent hand of man that generates a small productive miracle.
Native vines,
Malbec, Oil and Wheat.
The property covers a total area of 90 hectares, of which 27 are vineyards.
The vines are the typical and most representative from Abruzzo, including Montepulciano, Pecorino and Trebbiano, with the particularity of producing, for over 20 years, some different vines including Falanghina, Chardonnay and Traminer, as well as a real unique grape for the Abruzzo area: the Malbec.
Main character of our production, Malbec is realized as the perfect balance between elegance and power of the grape.
On the property, also 4000 olive trees of various fine cultivars from which is produced a oil of the highest quality. The olives are then processed directly in the in-house mill.
Wine and oil, as well as wheatgrown according to organic protocols, which allows our farm to produce the best raw material for the Pastificio Zaccagni, owned by our family.
