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Mastroberardino is an Italian winery located in the Campania region. Founded in 1878, the winery is known for its production of Taurasi DOCG as well as its ampelography work in identifying and preserving ancient grape varieties like Greco and Fiano.〔J. Gordon (ed) ''Opus Vino'' pg 551, DK Publishing New York 2010, ISBN 978-0-7566-6751-1〕〔G. Harding ''"A Wine Miscellany"'' pgs 23-25, Clarkson Potter Publishing, New York 2005 ISBN 0-307-34635-8〕〔J. Robinson ''Vines, Grapes & Wines'' pg 242 Mitchell Beazley 1986 ISBN 1-85732-999-6〕 The work of the Mastroberardino family, particularly Antonio Mastroberardino, in this field is widely respected and Antonio is often called "The Grape Archaeologist".〔H. Johnson ''Vintage: The Story of Wine'' pg 73 Simon and Schuster 1989 ISBN 0-671-68702-6〕 The winery is also behind the ''Villa dei Misteri'' project at Pompeii that is recreating the wines of the ancient Roman city by replanting vineyards that were destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 using the same ancient grape varieties, viticulture and winemaking techniques of that period.〔〔World Briefing ''"(Italy: Pompeii's Wine )"'' ''The New York Times'' May 2nd, 2003〕〔Bruce Johnston ''"(Experts recreate the Pompeii wine praised by Pliny )"'' ''The Telegraph'' April 24th, 2003〕 For most of the 20th century, the winery was responsible for more than half of Campania's ''Denominazione di origine controllata'' (DOC) wine production and over 90% of the Taurasi DOCG production. But those percentages have declined as other producers have moved into the area and started producing DOC/G level wine.〔M. Ewing-Mulligan & E. McCarthy ''Italian Wines for Dummies'' pg 206-208 Hungry Minds 2001 ISBN 0-7645-5355-0〕 Today the family owned winery is operated by Antonio and his sons Carlo and Piero Mastroberardino with an annual production of around 150,000 cases produced from grapes grown in the family's 60 hectare (150 acre) vineyards in Campania and purchased elsewhere.〔K. Gargett, P. Forrestal, & C. Fallis ''The Encyclopedic Atlas of Wine'' pg 316 Global Book Publishing 2004 ISBN 1-74048-050-3〕 The Mastroberardinos are widely credited with bringing favorable critical attention to the wines of Campania, particularly for previously unheralded wines like Lacryma Christi, Greco di Tufo and Fiano di Avellino.〔V. Hazan ''Italian Wine'' pgs 61, 208-211 Random House Publishing, 1982 ISBN 0-394-50266-3〕 ==History== The Mastroberardino family has been producing wine in the Campania region for more than 11 generations.〔 The present-day winery was founded in Avellino in 1878 by Angelo Mastroberardino (1850–1914), who was a ''Cavaliere'' (or knight) in the Ordine della Corona d’Italia that was founded by King Victor Emmanuel II following the ''il Risorgimento'' movement that Mastroberardino was a part of. Knowing the export market for Mastroberardino wines would be important in these early years Angelo founded a logistics company in Rome to help facilitate sales of his wines abroad.〔Mastroberardino ''"(Since 130 years in this world )"'' Official Site. Accessed: November 9th, 2012〕 Angelo's son, Michele Mastroberardino (1886–1945), continued to promote the family's wines throughout most of the early 20th century with frequent travels and speaking engagements across the globe.〔 After World War II, the family fell into the hands of Michele's sons, before Angelo (1917–1978) and after Antonio and Walter. After Angelo's dead a family feud between Antonio and Walters, in the late 20th, lead to split with Antonio maintaining the family name and winery while Walter took many of the family's best vineyards to form his own Terredora estate in 1994.〔J. Bastianich & D. Lynch ''Vino Italiano'' pgs 293-298 Crown Publishing 2005 ISBN 1-4000-9774-6〕 Throughout much of the late 20th century, Mastroberardino was considered the flag bearer of quality winemaking for southern Italy with wine experts Joe Bastianich and David Lynch noting that the winery's ''Radici'' wine from the Taurasi DOCG ''"essentially started the red-wine revolution of the Italian south."''〔 Master of Wine Mary Ewing-Mulligan has noted it was the critical acclaim of Mastroberardino's Taurasi ''Riserva'' from the 1968 vintage that brought widespread attention to the region and the potential of the Aglianico grape behind the wine.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mastroberardino」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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