Cantina Morone is small certified-organic family farm run by siblings Eleanora and Giovanni. While the azienda was officially incorporated only in 2011, the vineyards have been farmed by the family for generations. In previous days, fruit was sold in bulk to the local cantina sociale. Today, Eleanora and Giovanni concentrate on grapes indigenous to this corner of Campania: Falanghina, Fiano, Piedirosso and Barbera del Sannio (which bears no relation to the similarly named Piedmontese varietal), and produce wine in small quantities, attuned to the differences between parcels. The agricultural practices are biodynamic. The days of pesticides, fertilizers and irrigation are long gone.

Although the philosophy of the estate may have evolved with the new generation, Eleanora and Giovanni's parents continue their close involvement. The rainy April afternoon that we visited Benevento, we met both parents. Eleanora explained that her father continues to share important wisdom regarding the vines that can only be earned through decades working in the vineyards. Her mother later prepared a delicious snack of local hazlenuts and fava beans poached in olive oil.