LA GUARDIENSE S.C.A.
The winery represents the most relevant producer of Falanghina in the world. Further production of grape variety are Aglianico, Fiano, Greco
These farmers cultivate and manage directly approx 1800 hectares of vineyards situated on hilly lands at an average altitude of about 350 meters a.s
Through its passion for the land, the respect of a past rich in history and attention to the changes that characterize our era, La Guardiense articulates its production, in a wide range of still and sparkling wines with a great focus on native grape varieties as for instance Falanghina, Aglianico, and both Fiano or Greco. The sparkling wines produced both in Charmat and Champenois method are day by day achieving a great relevance on the national and international market.
The brand Janare represents in a particular way, the real excellence of the winery, including wines with very characteristic bouquets, under the constant and diligent supervision of Prof. Cotarella, considered one of the most famous Italian winemaker and current president of the Italian Oenologist Board. In each single bottle experience, technical and vocational skills of the territory are combined, and this let these wines be always more desirable.
La Guardiense Winery is situated in Guardia Sanframondi in the province of Benevento, in the heart of the land of the Samnites, in an undulating valley with both flats and hills that exploit a particular microclimate suitable for the grape-growing due to the protection of the Appennines.
This Cooperative, one of the largest in Italy, was founded in 1960 by 33 farsighted and courageous pioneer, nowadays counts approximately one thousand vine-growers.