PAPA has its roots in the early decades of the 1900s. On June 24, 1933, the first family productions received awards from the Ambulante Chair of Agriculture of Naples, however until 1960 the production had more a meaning of representation than of economic value.

In the images the evolution of the very first label of our wine originally called Falernum

In 1988 the turning point: Gennaro Papa senses that Falerno wine can return to fame. Initially he differentiates the company’s crops also with: peach, apple, apricot, olive, then from 1995 in the darkest period of Falerno availing himself of the collaboration of his son Antonio and an external oenologist he begins to grow mainly vineyards, giving more space to the native ones and thus starting a research process on century-old vineyards, conducting severe agronomic practices to bring them back to life. In 2002 the Umbrian oenologist Maurilio Chioccia arrives in the company, the vineyards go from 2 to 6 hectares, a qualitative turning point begins aimed even more at the defense of the native cultivars and the ungrafted vineyards, also bringing to light terraced vineyards on the slopes of the southern side of Monte Massico.

The estate currently manages around 15 hectares, 9 of which are dedicated to vineyards, while the remaining land is used for arable crops, olive groves, and orchards. All the vines are located on the southern slopes of Mount Massico, many gently laid out along delicate hillside ridges or on broad terraces supported by dry-stone walls, which we have painstakingly restored over time.

Thanks to this privileged position, the vineyards benefit from a microclimate typically found only at higher altitudes, despite being situated between 150 and 350 meters above sea level. Years of study in the vineyards are finally yielding the results we were looking for, and our experience in the cellar has grown significantly. Decades of work are leading us toward continuously improving quality.