The Historical CellarIn the heart of Castel Campagnano is Terre del Principe’s historical wine cellar. It is like a cathedral 10 meters deep in the heart of the earth. This 100 square meter antique cave takes us back in time. A cave entirely dug out by hand out of tufo stone, with thousands of chisel marks. It dates back to the 10th century which is the period in which Castel Campagnano was founded. The cellar opens up into a large area dating back to the 15th century, complete with a well, charcoal oven, and at what was at one time a millstone. According to some historians, the cellar could have been part of the Longobardo castle’s external warehouse in which during the 1700s the Ducal Palace was constructed. It has served as Terre del Principe ’s wine cellar for the last few months.
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