Younger generations: Emidio Pepe and Occidental

Chiara de Iulis Pepe
Emidio Pepe, Abruzzo, central Italy
By Alessandra PiubelloChiara de Iulis Pepe welcomes us smiling and resolute, feet rooted to the ground and a clear gaze beyond the horizon. Now 32 years old, since childhood she has absorbed the Pepe values. Wine and family are one in the Pepe household in Torano Nuovo, in the Teramo hills of Abruzzo where, 60 years ago, a revolution began.
Third-generation Chiara took over from her aunt Sofia in 2020, who in turn had succeeded her father