Sheltered from the South by the Gargano promontory but open to the gentle breezes of the Adriatic from the East. It is located in one area with long wine tradition.
Cantina Cliternia is situated near the
ancien Roman city of Cliternium, an extremly important nerve centre for
economics and military traffic bound for the Eastern realm during the golden age
of the Empire.
For 30 years now, Cantina Cliternia has made naturally satisfying, honest wines wich reflect the excellent quality of grapes variety grown in this favoured microclimate tempered, as it is by the sea. In 1.100 Hectars of vineyards, produce an overage of 200,000 Hl per year of Doc and Igt Wines. Key items include: 180,000 Hl of stainless steel vats, of wich 8,000 Hl are temperature controlled: a cooling plant producing nearly 1 million chilling units and a bottling line currently capable of bottling 2,500 btls/hour.
The size of Cantina Cliternia is about 32.000 Sq. M. of wich 10.000 covered. Today then, Cantina Cliternia, with its resources, equipments, advanced vinification techniques and dedicated people is already putting the region back on the map. |
