San Salvatore cultivates its wines in one of the most beautiful landscapes in the world. Its climatic conditions were already the reason for the ancient Greeks to settle there.

Who is the man behind the winery? Apparently out of nowhere, Giuseppe Pagano climbed the international stage of recognized wine producers in less than two decades. From the beginning, he set organic cultivation as the standard, and while his wines received high-ranking awards worldwide almost immediately, San Salvatore, as one of only 11 wineries in the world, was awarded the prestigious Green Emblem by Robert Parker for excellent sustainability in the wine industry.

As an established hotelier, he decided at the age of 50 to take up winemaking and soon after to build a buffalo farm in a circular economy of stable and vineyard. Peppino's vision: self-sufficiency with energy in the shadow of the majestic temples in Paestum, where Greek inhabitants had already brought the autochthonous grape varieties 3,000 years ago. It happened in the heart of the Cilento National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve, where at a first inspection only extreme wines could have been cultivated: Giuseppe Pagano defied all concerns and laid the foundation for the success of his wines.

In Stio, at 650 m above sea level, amidst primeval nature, surrounded by wild water gorges and snow-covered mountains, San Salvatore 19.88 today produces some of the most successful and highest-rated wines in southern Italy. From the Cannito vineyard, located at 250 m above sea level above the ancient temples of Paestum, the view stretches over the Gulf of Salerno to the fashionable Capri and the picturesque Amalfi Coast; Mediterranean excellence underfoot and in sight, for vines and buffalo. “In every successful product there must be love, respect, and ethics.” (quoted Peppino Pagano)