Azienda Vinicola Rivera S.p.A.
S.P.231 Km. 60,500 - 76123 Andria (BT) Italy
VAT No. IT 00252880729 - Capital stock € 450,000.00 (fully paid)
The winery
The Rivera wine cellars testify to the history and evolution of wine production in the 20th century. The historical nucleus dates back to the late 1800s with a newer wing added in the 1960s that includes glass lined cement vats, now completely temperature controlled.
A modern, efficient winemaking facility now rises next to them, with small stainless-steel fermenters custom-designed for on-the-skins macerations for the reds and rosés. Maturation of the red wines takes place in two below-ground barrel cellars, one with over 400 French oak barriques, the other with large botti, both 3,000-litre French oak and 5,500-litre Slavonian oak.
The entire winery complex is today served by a solar-panel installation that covers 70% of its energy needs.