Rivera - Il Falcone Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva 2019

Sebastiano de Corato founded the Azienda Vinicola Rivera in the late 1940s, inspired by a vision of realizing, and bringing to the world’s attention, the enormous viticultural potential of the Castel del Monte area.

Widespread recognition quickly followed and, since then, Rivera has become the benchmark of Puglia quality wine production and the force driving its rebirth, thanks to innovations in both vineyards and winemaking introduced in early 1980s by his son Carlo. Today, with the involvement of the third generation of the family represented by Carlo’s sons Sebastiano and Marco, Rivera continues with pride and renewed commitment the production of wines that eloquently express the intense yet elegant character of this land and its native grape varieties.

The winery’s winemaking philosophy is rigorously applied to every step of the process: vineyard management, grape harvest, winemaking, maturation and bottling; the most up-to-date viticultural and enological practices are married to the deepest respect for natural processes, with all activities focused on achieving environmental and economic sustainability, along with the continuous improvement of quality.

Rivera‘s Portfolio of wines is quite broad. It covers the gamut of all that the D.O.C. Castel del Monte has to offer in terms of white, rosè, and red wines: from mono varietals and blend wines that are “easy to drink” to more complex and grand wines. Among these latter wines, Rivera offers a wide range of wines from other production areas of Puglia.