{"id":9633,"date":"2019-03-27T11:46:10","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T10:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.torrevento.it\/?page_id=9633"},"modified":"2025-10-08T12:50:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T10:50:35","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.torrevento.it\/en\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1553687845218{margin-top: -80px !important;}&#8221;][rev_slider_vc alias=&#8221;storia&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row vertical_align=&#8221;middle&#8221; padding_size=&#8221;m-padding&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1562076329486{margin-top: 90px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; image=&#8221;7985&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][wyde_heading text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; title=&#8221;1913&#8243; subheading=&#8221;A long dream over 100 years&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner overlap=&#8221;left&#8221; overlap_distance=&#8221;100px&#8221; overlap_index=&#8221;50&#8243;][vc_column_inner padding_size=&#8221;l-padding&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The story of Torrevento wines originates from a dream that started more than 100 years ago, when the forefather of the family, Francesco Liantonio (grandfather of the homonymous Francesco, today President of Torrevento) embarks at the age of sixteen on the ship named &#8220;Hamburg&#8220;, destined to New York to seek fortune\u2026&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:p|font_size:16px|text_align:left|color:%23666666|line_height:1.7&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row vertical_align=&#8221;middle&#8221; padding_size=&#8221;m-padding&#8221; column_reverse=&#8221;xs&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][wyde_heading text_align=&#8221;right&#8221; title=&#8221;1923&#8243; subheading=&#8221;Return to beloved Apulia&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner overlap=&#8221;right&#8221; overlap_distance=&#8221;100px&#8221; overlap_index=&#8221;50&#8243;][vc_column_inner padding_size=&#8221;l-padding&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Selling ice on the streets of America, Francesco Liantonio creates his small fortune and, after much hard work, returns to his beloved Apulia. 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