In 1935 thirty-six winemakers founded the social Winery of Copertino, with the aim of enhancing cooperation and dealing directly with the vinification of their grapes and the wine trade. Today there are 300 proud members who give their harvest. The surface cultivated with vines is about 300 hectares and the vineyards are treated with wisdom, the result of tradition and innovation, obtaining excellent wines, able to excite.

The Cupertinum works above all traditional vines: the Negroamaro, the enoic symbol of Salento, is the main one, flanked by black Malvasia, Primitivo, white Malvasia and other varieties.