The story of "Cantine Paradiso" has its roots in the decision of Angelo Paradiso, a farmer and father of four children, to build a winery back in 1954 in Cerignola, at the heart of Tavoliere delle Puglie (Table of Apulias). The winery has been expanded and modernized over the years with the management of the cellar being passed over by the grandfather Angelo (first generation) to his children Vinc
enzo, Michele, Tommaso and Gerardo (second generation) and later on ending up with the sons of Michele and Gerardo, who represent the third generation. Angelo, grandson of the founder, made way for a new course for the winery in 2000, completing the production cycle with the bottling phase, a decision which quickly picked up results as the winery begun gathering much acclaim from both Italian and international wine critics. The involvement of the third generation in the family business ended up unexpectedly between the 2007 and 2008 with a series of disagreements and misunderstandings, ultimately resulting in the closing of the historical winery. At this stage Angelo decided to continue the production of bottled wine, in order not waste what the grandfather built. He rolled up his sleeves and made wine in other wineries, while using grapes from his vineyards. In June 2010, the disagreements and the misunderstandings were resolved. Angelo bought the winery, now bottling under the "Cantine Paradiso" brand and gave a fresh new start to what his father and grandfather had initiated 57 years earlier and what he has always been best at doing...his wine.