While there were several notable producers in the recent Campania & Taurasi Report, I wanted to single out Macchie Santa Maria. It’s a relatively newish winery being founded in 2010 by Oreste De Santis, but it arrives via two generations of the family before him, working vineyards in this little corner of the Irpinia Province, set in the village of Montemiletto. When visiting, I was seen to by Oreste and his sister who provided the group with one of the best meals had during my time in the region. It […]

