The legend tells that in 1647, Scipione di Marzo, the first known ancestor of the family, left his hometown of San Paolo Belsito, near the town of Nola, to flee from the plague that was ravaging the region. He took with him some vines of a local white variety, called at the time, “Greco del Vesuvio” or “Greco di Somma.”Once settled in Tufo, he planted this variety in a region previously planted mostly in red, thus he became the founder of the Greco di Tufo wine. In 1648 he established his winery and the family palazzo in the walls surrounding the village, which now are one of the main architectural features of the village. The seventeenth-century palazzo is typical of the architectural style of that period, and the winery consists of a series of caves and tunnels dug by hand in the rock. The winery is structured over many levels with a depth of more than 20 meters, which allows gravity to move the must and the wine and prevents abrupt movements of the wine in the wine-making process. These cellars also give a stable temperature throughout the year. The winery uses the latest technology and first-class consultants: Vincenzo Mercurio for the still wines and Maurizio Baldi for the sparkling wines. The wine-making process is followed very carefully to express all the personality given by the territory.Thanks to this historical heritage and vanguard winemaking techniques, the di Marzo winery is the proud witness of a tradition dating back to the middle ages. The winery is regularly visited by tourists who wish to see a different aspect of the Campania region or try wines with a taste of Irpinia.