Some stories are born from an encounter — between people, between cultures, between a dream and a land. The story of Virna and Erik is all of this together. She is Roman, he is Dutch — and they fell in love with Irpinia, its local wines, and decided to build something extraordinary in Paternopoli.
A winery, accommodation, and a pool overlooking the Irpinia hills. And above all: wines that tell the story of this land with the freshness of those who chose it for love, not out of habit.
The choice: why Paternopoli, why Irpinia
Paternopoli is a small municipality in Irpinia, in the heart of the Taurasi area — hills, vineyards, silence. It is not a place you stumble upon by chance. It is a place you seek out, a place you choose consciously.
Virna and Erik chose it. They saw in these hills the potential of an extraordinary land — one of Italy's most renowned wine-growing regions — and decided to invest in it with courage and vision. The result is Le Masciare: a winery that combines quality wine production with hospitality, featuring accommodation immersed in the vineyards, overlooking one of Irpinia's most beautiful panoramas, and a pool.
A place to come and drink wine where it is born — and to stay.
The wines: from Aglianico to Traditional Method
Le Masciare produces a broad and cohesive range — wines that capture all the richness of Irpinia, from the great reds and DOCG whites to sparkling wines.
Taurasi DOCG — Paternopoli's great red. Pure Aglianico from the most renowned area of Irpinia. Structure, tannins, longevity — everything Taurasi has to offer when the land and the right hands work together.
Irpinia Campi Taurasini DOC — Aglianico in its most accessible and immediate form. The same land, the same grape — but ready sooner, fruitier, and more approachable. The Taurasi you can open without waiting.
Fiano di Avellino DOCG — Irpinia's great white. Floral, mineral, with the complexity and longevity that make Fiano one of Italy's most interesting whites.
Greco di Tufo DOCG — with plots in Chianche , one of the highest municipalities in the appellation. Soils rich in sulfur and tufa give Greco its unique minerality and the freshness that sets it apart from all other Campania whites.
Irpinia Rosato DOC — made from Aglianico grapes, savory and fresh. A rosé with character that is proud to be a rosé.
Irpinia Traditional Method Sparkling Wine — made from Greco grapes. Irpinia's quintessential sparkling wine — elegant, mineral, with the citrus freshness that only Greco di Tufo can deliver. A rarity in the Campania landscape that demonstrates Virna and Erik's vision and ambition.
Hospitality: sleeping among the vineyards
Le Masciare is not just a winery — it is an experience. The accommodation immersed in the vineyards of Paternopoli allows you to experience Irpinia from the inside — waking up among the vines, swimming in the pool overlooking the hills, and drinking wine where it was born.
A place for those who want to truly understand what terroir wine means — not just drink it, but live it. Book the Vitigni Irpini tour with us.
Le Masciare - Discover the wines on Vitigni Irpini
We chose Le Masciare because their story impressed us from the very beginning — an international couple that chose Irpinia with courage and vision, produces a quality range of wines, and has built a place where wine and hospitality meet in an authentic way.
Virna and Erik brought a fresh perspective to Irpinia — without losing respect for tradition. And their wines tell that story.
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