Winery · Cirò
Cirò Calabria Ancient Wine
Milo of Croton drank 10 liters daily. Pliny the Elder called it essential. Cirò's 7th-century-BC pedigree and Gaglioppo grapes make it the olive oil of red wines — primal.
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- Winery · Calabria Cirò DOC Wine Region DOC since 1969 — 1,500 hectares of Gaglioppo on Calabria's Ionian coast produce 4 million bottles yearly.
- Winery · Calabria Librandi Winery Four generations of Librandi have wrestled Calabria's volcanic soil and wild Gaglioppo grape into 2.5 million bottles yearly — Gravello, their Cabernet blend, won gold in 1988.