Casale del Giglio

The Santarelli family founded Casale del Giglio in 1967 at Le Ferriere, on the coastal plain south of Rome. Coming from a wine business established in 1914, they took an experimental approach to a part of Lazio with little established winegrowing tradition. A research vineyard planted in 1985 tested almost sixty varieties to see which best suited the maritime conditions.

Antonio Santarelli and winemaker Paolo Tiefenthaler have worked together since the early 1990s, developing the results of those trials. Their work also includes Bellone and Biancolella, helping renew interest in Lazio’s local grapes.