Friends of the Pod Series -- Ep 478: Piero Mastroberardino -- the Soul of the Wines & Vines of Campania

Wine for Normal People

Alcohol, Lifestyle, Arts, Education, Food, Wine, Dining, Grapes

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🗓️ 19 June 2023

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Campania was one of the most famous wine regions of antiquity. The pedigree of Fiano, Greco, and Aglianico are well documented in literature of the time (including Pliny the Elder’s Naturalis Historius)! These wines have a legacy of cultivation for more than 2000 years on this land, and since the 1700s, the Mastroberardino family have taken the lead in protecting and elevating the region and its wines. This family kept these ancient grapes alive when all others abandoned them, and have been tireless champions of the grapes, the wines, and the region for centuries.

Mastroberardino has been called the “guardian” of the wine history of Campania and they are the most historically significant winery in southern Italy.

Photo: Piero Mastroberardino. Credit: Kellogg Wine Selections

This show features the brilliant Piero Mastroberardino, whom I had the honor and pleasure of meeting when I was in Campania. He makes one of the single best wines I have ever had (Stilèma Taurasi) and all of these wines are fantastic.

Here's a link to the wines of Mastroberardino, most of which we discuss in the show!

Photo: The vines of Taurasi. Credit: Wine For Normal People

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0:00.0	Welcome to Wine for Normal People, the podcast for people who like wine, but not the snobbery that goes with it.
0:13.2	I'm your host Elizabeth Schneider author of the Wine for Normal People Book and
0:19.5	certified wine dork and I'm MC Ice just a wine-loving normal person. This podcast is wine you can't find locally. rated Best Wine Club by New York Times Wirecutter and the official
0:34.6	partner and wine provider of the Meachlin Guide. Go to Wine Access.com slash W.FMP.
0:40.8	Check it out today.
0:43.1	Campagna was one of the most famous wine regions of antiquity.
0:47.2	The pedigree of Fiano, Greco, and Alyonico
0:50.8	are well documented in literature of the time, yes including my favorite
0:54.4	Pliny the Elders, Naturalist, Historious. These wines have a legacy of
0:59.6	cultivation for more than 2,000 years on this land and since the 1700s the
1:04.6	master barardino family have taken the lead in protecting and elevating the
1:10.0	region and its wines. This family kept these ancient grapes alive when all others
1:14.8	abandon them and have been tireless champions of the grapes, the wines, and the
1:19.4	region for centuries, despite natural disasters, wars, economic fluctuations, raised eyebrows from the neighbors,
1:26.8	the Master Burroodino family persevered, never lost faith in the native grapes, and they led the way in reviving the wines of
1:34.8	herpenea improving them their success encouraged others in herpenea that they
1:40.0	could grow native grapes and find success.
1:42.5	Masro Buradino has been called the guardian of the wine history of Campagna.
1:46.7	They are the most historically significant winery in southern Italy.
1:51.0	And today, I have with me, Piero Maso Buradino whom I had the honor and
1:56.1	pleasure of meeting when I was in Campagna. He gave me so much of his time
2:00.0	but I asked him for just a little bit more so he could share his story with you and I will
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