De Fermo

De Fermo is a family estate in Loreto Aprutino, Abruzzo, on land held by the family since the nineteenth century. Its roughly seventeen hectares of vines form part of a larger mixed farm between the Adriatic and Gran Sasso. The latest generation returned around 2008 and began introducing biodynamic farming.

The family grows Montepulciano, Pecorino and Chardonnay, the last of which was introduced to the property in 1926. Fermentation begins naturally, without added yeasts, and the cellar uses concrete and large wooden vessels. The wines are bottled without fining or filtration.