Winemaker
Onofrio Spagnoletti Zeuli
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- Andria, Italy

i. Biography
The agricultural identity here is built on landholding as working material, not backdrop. As Onofrio Spagnoletti Zeuli puts it: "My family has always been very closely tied to Andria and has always been very closely tied to the land. The only thing it had was land, land, land." Andria is the reference point for the estate’s agriculture and for the family responsibility attached to it.
The Climb
Estate continuity in Andria now runs through Onofrio Spagnoletti Zeuli as owner of Conte Spagnoletti Zeuli / Azienda Agricola Conte Onofrio Spagnoletti Zeuli. The role joins an estate name to an agricultural practice, with soil, vines, olive trees, and seasonal timing as the working frame. Cultivation at Conte Spagnoletti Zeuli / Azienda Agricola Conte Onofrio Spagnoletti Zeuli is presented through origin rather than novelty. The craft is tied to place, and the producer’s authority comes from representing that landscape and the family history already embedded in it.
Today
Olive oil work is measured in annual cycles, and Onofrio Spagnoletti Zeuli states that plainly: "It is a great achievement that rewards twelve months of work. I am very happy with my Coratina, finally recognized among the most important oil cultivars in the world!" The emphasis is on the full year behind the result: tending, waiting, harvest, and the eventual recognition of a cultivar. Coratina functions here as both product and identity marker. The same public voice also places production inside the broader conditions around Italian agriculture. On tourism, Onofrio Spagnoletti Zeuli said, "I hope that very strong tourism starts for Italy; it is restarting after this damned Covid." The point is practical: visitor return affects the places, producers, and products that carry Italy’s agricultural reputation.
Signature
Read as a working list, it sets olive oil beside wine and keeps the regional vocabulary visible. The signature is not a single item but a portfolio anchored in the same terrain.
In Their Words “It is a great achievement that rewards twelve months of work. I am very happy with my Coratina, finally recognized among the most important oil cultivars in the world!” “We also demand serious interventions against fraud and cartels that force us to lower the prices of extra virgin olive oil, one of the main 'made in Italy' products.”
Recognition
Recognition for this work is framed through cultivar standing, market protection, and the public value of Italian agriculture. On tourism, Onofrio Spagnoletti Zeuli said, "I hope that very strong tourism starts for Italy; it is restarting after this damned Covid." On extra virgin olive oil, he added, "We also demand serious interventions against fraud and cartels that force us to lower the prices of extra virgin olive oil, one of the main 'made in Italy' products." The public position is trade-facing: Coratina needs recognition, extra virgin olive oil needs protection from fraud and cartels, and made in Italy depends on value being defended as well as produced. In this profile, land remains the primary fact — land, land, land — with Onofrio Spagnoletti Zeuli presented as the current evidence of that agricultural line.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Onofrio
What recognition has Onofrio Spagnoletti Zeuli received?
NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition Gold Award for medium Coratina (2020).







