Who was Enotrio? If you take a good look at the name, you will see that it is formed by the root word ‘eno-‘, which means wine. Enotrio was the legendary Arcadian prince, founder of Enotria, the first Greek colony in Italy in the region of Calabria. This is what Veronelli tells us.
Therefore, the wine in Calabria has an old and renowned tradition, at least in the Roman-Greek period. But what about today?
Cirò wine, produced in the town and area of the same name, in the province of Catanzaro, still keeps alive its ancient splendour, being classified as an excellent wine from the entire Italian peninsula. Also the first rate Savuto wine is very well known and gives importance to the region’s oenological profile.
In addition, all throughout Calabria the so-called contadina (farmers) production is very significant and very good.