Since 1859, one family
Since 1859, the Alicinos known as «Pancotto». The full story is in the family archive — typewritten sheets, dates and photographs.
Tenuta Montevitolo / The estate
We are not a venue: we are a living farm that opens its doors to your celebration.
Here we prune, harvest the grapes, press the olives and cook all year round, even on the day you say yes. That is the difference you taste in the glass and see in the details.
- 1859
- Saverio and Rosaria Alicino begin pressing and selling olive oil and wine
- over 250 ha
- of family farmland, between vineyards and olive groves
- 340 m
- the estate's average altitude above sea level
- 12 m
- into the rock: the barrel cellar where our oak-aged wines rest
- 2024
- the family's new olive mill, an Industry 4.0 plant
- 1
- one event a day, with the whole masseria to yourselves
(1.1) The olive mill Since 2024 · the new olive mill pressing within hours of picking nov → jan · open-door olive mill green gold
(1.2) The winery production · from grape to bottle steel isobaric doors open, all year round
(1.3) The barrel cellar ageing · 12 metres into the rock rest and waiting evolution the stone cathedral tastings and visits, all year round
(1.4) The vineyards & the olive grove organic farming the family farm · over 250 hectares between vineyards and olive groves double guyot · «la coratina» cultivar 340 metres above sea level · a harmonious synergy between people and nature ceremonies among the olive trees and dinners in the vineyard
(1.5) The kitchen & the vegetable garden living land · honest cooking kitchen and pastry, all year round the vegetable garden · picked in the morning wedding menus, made to measure a day of celebration, every day
(1.6) The courtyard & the little square aperitif in the olive mill dinner under the stars a party in the little square one event a day a plan B for every moment of the celebration
(1.7) The spa in the granary stone · steam · silence water flows and wraps around you for the couple the day after the wedding
( Life at the masseria )(WWW.) TENUTAMONTEVITOLO.IT
Month by month
JAN → DEC · ALWAYSThe masseria's year
January
Pruning the olive trees
Branch after branch, with our own hands: this is where tomorrow's harvest is prepared. In the cold air the wood smells of winter, while the kitchen fireplace stays lit all day.
February
Pruning the vines
Bud after bud, with our own hands. The earth is hard and silent, and every cut writes the season to come.
Visit the winery→April
The vine shoots wake up
The first shoots appear on the canes, fragile and green, like a new breath returning after winter.
May
The blossom
Among the silver branches, the olive tree opens into flower. The air turns fragrant and light, and the landscape hangs in a luminous calm.
August
Under the stars
The sky opens over the Masseria, full of stars, and the night feels closer to the earth than to time.
September
The grape harvest
The grape harvest is done at night, by machine: from the vineyard to the winery in a few minutes, with the grapes still fresh. The must perfumes the air all the way to the Corte, as anyone who marries in September knows.
Ask for your date→October
NowPrimitivo dried on the vine
The grapes stay on the vine, growing darker and lighter, concentrating the time and sun of summer. The landscape quietens, while the harvest becomes waiting.
November
The new oil
The olive mill never sleeps: the olives arrive within a few hours and the oil flows green. Green gold that smells of grass and living fruit. The family gathers, and in the first taste you recognise the smile of a season fulfilled.
Visit the olive mill→December
The pantry
Full baskets, preserves and the red wine resting in the barrel cellar. The masseria slows down, but never stops entirely: inside, everything keeps ripening in silence.
Open the shop→Where we come from
Browse the family archive→
Living it
The doors are open
For a yes among the olive trees, a tasting or a summer dinner: the masseria is best visited alive, never posed.
Tenuta Montevitolo
Farm · Andria — since 1859
This is where our wine and olive oil are made: the wines of the estate and the extra virgin olive oil can be ordered from the shop. The masseria can also be visited in person, with a tasting in the winery, and its story is that of the Alicino family.