Terre del Principe
Producer Website Terre del Principe(“the prince’s land”) is located in Castel Campagnano, which is a province of
Caserta in the Campania region.
As Nietsche wrote: “The seed of the thought is the challenge. Or love.” In the Mancini family’s case the seed was love for the land, love for the wine, and the need to do not just well, but to excel.
They have a sense of pride in having met the challenge of rediscovering and bringing back to life Pallagrello Bianco, Pallagrello Nero and Casavecchia.
Peppe Mancini rediscovered both Pallagrello and Casavecchia grapes. It was he who
believed in the potential of these native grape varieties and of this territory, so very
appreciated by the House of Bourbon. A long study together with the University of
Naples and the Region of Campania has finally resulted in the entry of Pallagrello
Bianco, Pallagrello Nero and Casavecchia into the national catalogue of winemaking grapes.
The friendship and advice of Luigi Veronelli, the passion of the oenologist Luigi Moio, and the counsel of agronomist Gaetano Pascale complete the picture.