The Basilica of Santa Caterina d’Alessandria in Galatina

Just a few kilometres from our vineyards, hidden within the naves of one of the most extraordinary basilicas in southern Italy, dwell frescoes that still speak to us with undiminished visual power, even after more than six hundred years. The Basilica of Santa Caterina d’Alessandria in Galatina houses a pictorial cycle of rare completeness, commissioned by the Orsini del Balzo family in the late 14th century. Every detail of these frescoes—whether it be the richness of a robe, the suspended gesture of a hand, or the lapis lazuli blue that time has failed to dim—presents us with something that belongs to the very same land we inhabit today. Here is a profound, multi-layered Salento, a land capable of creating and stewarding eternal beauty. If it is true that every bottle of Masseria Capoforte tells a story of earth, wind, and time, then these frescoes stand as centuries-old witnesses to that same truth: the fruit of patience and artisanal wisdom, crafted by steady hands, living materials, and a deep respect for the rhythms of waiting. We invite you to visit the Basilica just as you would savour a fine wine: without haste, with all your senses open.