Marisa Cuomo / Gran Furore
Imagine yourself transported into a time where the Hollywood movies cast
Anna Magnani and Roberto Rossellini… now picture them in Furore’s
pristine setting on the Amalfi coast. This is a magnificent panorama, with
its vineyards perfectly arranged on the stone-walled terraces along the
cliffs of Furore, at altitudes between 980 to 1300 feet above sea level.
A sunny southern exposure encourages production of high quality grapes in
this unique combination of ocean currents, mountains, and high pressure
systems, creating a special microclimate responsible for flavorful, complex,
and well-balanced wines. A fair share of the credit for developing and spreading
the vineyard techniques goes to Marisa Cuomo, wife of Andrea Feraioli (who
inherited the estate from his grand-father Raffaele Ferraioli), creating
a modern winery with great growth potential following the same style of
its enological ancestors. Its volcanic and alluvial soil is the reason for
the relatively low yield but produces Campania's finest wines. Recently
Marisa and Andrea have worked at replanting the vines and reorganizing the
winery to maintain the high quality needed in today's market. In 1995, after
the D.O.C. appellation was accepted for the Amalfi coast, this winery received
great honors for their Furore and Ravello wines. The annual production of
Furore Bianco wine is 1,500 cases.
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