Societa Agricola I Ciacca srl

Family farm and vineyard in Picinisco, Lazio, Italy. Keeping it in the family since 1500. Proud to be organic. Extra virgin olive oil, Maturano wine, honey and preserves.

We are the Di Ciacca family. Cesidio, Selina and children Sofia and Giovanni. Our family originates from Picinisco, Italy though we were born in Scotland. Cesidio's father, Johnny, was born in I Ciacca. His grandparents, Cesidio and Marietta moved to Scotland at the turn of the 20th century along with many other families from the area. Cesidio's nostalgia along with his desire to regenerate the area is the driving force behind the company. After opening a small award winning boutique hotel, Sotto Le Stelle, in the village of their ancestry, we turned our attention to reacquiring the family farm, I Ciacca. Cesidio and his daughter Sofia hope the I Ciacca project will create employment and opportunities for the area while producing fantastic, natural and high quality products. Picinisco is an ancient town between Rome and Naples and is part of the Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Molise e Lazio. Our farm, I Ciacca has been in our family for over 500 years and abandoned for nearly the last 100 years and we have recently brought it back into cultivation. To the best of our knowledge, our land has only ever been fertilised naturally and we hope to receive our organic certification this year. Look out for our organic honeys from our own hives, preserves from wild, local fruits and our first wine (2016 harvest) made from an ancient, local variety called Maturano, made under the guidance of world renowned winemaker, Alberto Antonini (DecanterJuly 15 'top winemakers in the world.')

2012