For millennia, the majestic volcano Vulture has been vigiling on this territory, feeding a simple, spontaneous viticulture, scattered with small vines in sheds.
In the seventh century BC, the Greeks introduced here the Hellanica vine – later called “Aglianico”, in Spanish pronunciation – that found in this land, fiercely sloping and with intense minerals, the ideal place to produce fruit.
The magical beauty of these places seduced the Albanian refugees who, in the fifteenth century, settled here fleeing due to the Turkish threat. They dug long caves into the tuff as shelters, creating – in the core of the lava flows – the traditional wine cellars where even today Aglianico del Vulture is vinified.
In its wines, Basilisco concentrates today the spirit of this land, its simple but immense wealth, its timeless tradition.
