It is passion that leads men to carry out deeds and reach achievements. It was the passion for flying and adventure that led the leggendary Major Mario De Bernardi, pilot during world war one, to be the first man to fly faster than 500 Km/ph and to win the Schneider trophy, to the extent to gain the name of "Aquila del Vulture".
And it was passion again, but for arts and religion, that made, the noble Pirro Del Balzo, nobleman and duke of Venosa and prince of Altamura, build around the year 1470 Venosa's cathedral.
Thus was passion for the tradition, culture and quality to have convinced Mr. Antonio LAGALA to start up a winemaking business within his own farm, just outside Venosa in the county called contrada La Maddalena. This is why for the names of the main products from his canteen, Antonio LAGALA was inspired by these two famous people.
In the wine cellars of LAGALA next to a millenarian culture who hands on itself in family, there is in fact the technical new aid for one production vinificata second the ancient traditions, but with means of vanguard. Innovation and pioneering spirit have been therefore the pulling ahead forces that they have carried to the birth of this Wine cellar.
Wine cellar LAGALA is placed on two levels, for one total surface of c.a 400 mq; a part buried for the stoccaggio and the aging of the wine, the other to quota campaign for other asset: imbottigliamento, stoccaggi, shipments etc. Endowed E' of new machinery, determine the proportions to you and proporziona you to the requirements and working abilities and to production of the company, and comes only produced coming from red wines from the grapes of own production. The stoccaggio begins them of wines happens in botti of stainless steel while the sharpening and the aging come executed in botti new of wood Barriques and Tonneaux of rovere French. The quality therefore is cured not single in the selection of the grapes, but also in the working and the conservation of the wine. An activity that to regimen allows upgrades them of production of approximately n. 100,000 wine