ccording to ancient legend, the community of San Severo in the province of Foggia, which has lent its name to a well-known wine, was founded by Diomedes under the name Castrum Dionis. Whatever the truth of that account, it is certainly true that the district has been inhabited since Paleolithic times.The town developed considerable economic importance in the Middle Ages, when it depended on the Benedictine Abbey of Torremaggiore. It was afterward dominated by the Knights Templar. Once that order was dissolved, it passed into the royal domain and then to the Counts of Vico. It subsequently became a feudal holding of the Di Sangros of Torremaggiore, who retained possession with the title of Princes of Sansevero until 1809.
Situated in the northern district of the Tavoliere to the west of the promontory of the Gargano and to the north of Foggia, the town of San Severo is surrounded by fields that are almost entirely planted in vines. The area is part of a vast zone known as the Capitanata di Puglia.
The Bianco di San Severo is made primarily from grapes of the Trebbiano Toscano and Bombino Bianco varieties. The latter produces clusters of average size in an unsual pyramidal shape that resembles the form of an infant (bambino) with its arms outstretched. In addition to the white wine, reds and rosés of excellent quality are made under the San Severo denomination.
