Azienda Agricola Carpineti Marco

Common questions

• Where is Marco Carpineti based? add remove
  The cellar is on the SP Velletri-Anzio road just north of Cori, on the southwest slopes of the Monti Lepini in southern Lazio. It is about 67 km south of Rome, with Latina and the Pontine plain to the south.
• Is Marco Carpineti certified organic? add remove
  Yes. The estate has been certified organic by Suolo e Salute since 1997, after a three-year switch that began in 1994. It uses no weedkillers and no man-made fertilisers, and it hardly ever ploughs. Wild grasses between the vines are simply mowed.
• Which grapes does Marco Carpineti work with? add remove
  The estate is built on native Lazio grapes. The whites are Bellone, a rare strain of it called Arciprete Bianco, and two nearly extinct local Greco grapes, Moro and Giallo. The reds are Nero Buono di Cori, the historic black grape of the Cori DOC, plus Cesanese and a little Montepulciano.
• What is Kius? add remove
  Kius is the estate's traditional-method sparkling range. The Brut Bianco is built on Bellone. The Extra Brut and Pas Dosé rest on Nero Buono di Cori, a red grape turned into white sparkling wine. That rare move has become Marco Carpineti's calling card.
• Which labels does the estate bottle under? add remove
  Collesanti is a Bellone wine under Cori DOC. The rest of the range sits under the wider Lazio IGT: Capolemole Bianco and Rosso, Apolide, Dithyrambus, Tufaliccio, NZù, the Kius sparkling family and the Ludum passito. That freedom lets the estate bottle each native grape on its own.
• Can I visit the winery? add remove
  Yes. The cellar runs visits all year, from a quick four-wine tasting to a guided tour with a light lunch in the vineyard. Extras include a horseback ride through the vines called Terra, a vine labyrinth walk called Limito, and yoga with a tasting called Otium. Bookings run through Divinea and Wineriesexperience.