Giustini

Giustini is a recent creation, but embodies four generations of hard work and feeling for the land and its vineyards. Salvatore Papadopoli worked his way up to managing vineyards for some of Puglia’s biggest names but dreamed of making his own wine. His son, Giuseppe, followed in his footsteps and became disillusioned with the bulk wine being made by many of his contemporaries. Together with his father and uncle, Ciro, Giuseppe was able to create their first winery in 2005 in the village of San Giorgio between the lagoon of Tarento, the Mar Piccolo and the high slopes of the Itria valley, taking the name of the Contrada, Giustini. The scattered vineyards are based on sandy clay soils with deposits of marine fossils. The aim here is for clarity, brightness and typicity and what the family describe as an “indissoluble connection with the land”.