The Sergio Arcuri company was born in Cirò in 1880 with Peppe Arcuri, founder of the company, who, thanks to a strong passion for growing grapes and a great spirit of sacrifice, worked the land with horses and donkeys. He then succeeded his son Peppe who, already at the age of 9, supported his father and learned his experience and technique, later becoming a qualified producer of a genuine red wine. In 1973 he opened his own production and sales cellar. It is 2009 to see the introduction of the great-grandson Sergio and his brother Francesco who begin the bottling of their wine. The main grape of the winery is Gaglioppo, the best-known red berried variety of the region, grown on about four hectares of company vineyards worked according to the dictates of organic farming with a sapling and spurred cordon system. hot allows a strong ripening of the grapes. The soil, made up of the famous red soils, has not seen the use of synthetic chemicals for almost a century. As in the vineyard, even in the cellar the creed is the same: spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts and no use of exogenous substances. The vinification and aging are carried out inside millstones (open concrete tanks). A few hectares and a small production make it possible to obtain four labels that represent the maximum expression of the territory: “Aris”, “Il Marinetto”, “Più Vite Cirò Riserva”, and “Libera the senses”. They are moving wines that taste of Calabria and that recall the aromas and flavours of the Ionian. Straightforward and pure, without tricks, where sulfur dioxide is used to the bare minimum and fermentations are always spontaneous without ever adding selected yeasts.