Winemaker

Vittorio Verzillo

Discipline: Winemaker
Venue: Aia delle Monache · Winery

Portrait of Vittorio Verzillo

i. Biography

His role at the estate is rooted in winemaking, with a dated credit there in 2016. The way Vittorio Verzillo describes how it started is plain: he and his brother Michele took courses for wine enthusiasts, then bought a vineyard in the Castelcampagnano area when the chance came. That sequence matters. It places the work in practice, not mythology: a turn into wine shaped by the decision to act, then by the discipline of learning what the vineyard required.

Coming Up

Stewardship is the right frame for the role Vittorio Verzillo holds at Aia delle Monache today. The ownership sits on top of a longer process of working, listening, and building competence with Michele. The project is anchored in the Castelcampagnano area, and the seriousness of it comes from staying with the work after the first purchase, not from any single dramatic moment.

Career - Owner — Aia delle Monache, Castel Campagnano

Signature

The signature wines named for Vittorio Verzillo show a cellar that works with distinct identities rather than a single repeated formula: Terre del Volturno Pallagrello Nero L’Ombra Calma della Quercia 2020, L'Intruso Brillo col Naso All'insù Asprinio Frizzante 2018, and Radegonda. Each label carries its own register, but together they point to the same approach: wines presented with specificity, and with enough confidence to let the names do part of the technical work.

In Their Words “He taught us everything from a technical point of view, now he is our point of reference that allows me and my brother to have an ever greater knowledge and culture in this world.” That line is about method. Winemaking here is not framed as instinct alone, but as instruction absorbed over time and carried forward as working knowledge. For Vittorio and Michele, the point of reference is part of the structure of the estate: a reminder that competence in wine is built through technical transfer, repetition, and the willingness to keep learning. “With all the inexperience of the case, we didn't realize that it was about to rain, so we had to store all the grapes we had picked and wait for them to dry.” The second quotation gets to the practical side of the craft. Harvest does not pause for theory, and the weather does not negotiate. Vittorio’s account shows the kind of adjustment grape work requires: reading conditions, missing them sometimes, and then managing the fruit as best as the day allows. It is an unvarnished picture of the trade, where timing, patience, and recovery are part of the job.

FAQ What is Vittorio Verzillo's current role? He is Principal/Owner of Aia Delle Monache. Where did Vittorio Verzillo work before? He worked as winemaker at the same estate in 2016. Who is Vittorio Verzillo? Principal/owner at Aia delle Monache at Aia Delle Monache. Where is Aia delle Monache based? Castel Campagnano, Italy.