History of the noble Morese family
The
Morese family originally lived in
France, more precisely in
Provence until, in
1265, Matteo Morese travelled to the
Kingdom of Naples in the court of
Charles of Anjou. Initially based in Naples, many members of the family assumed important public offices. In the XV century Matteo’s descendents moved from Naples to
Montecorvino Pugliano, a village overlooking the plains of the
Piana del Sele, where they lived for about three centuries. In 1494, in the time of
Battista Morese, the family was officially recognised as ancient nobility by
King Alfonso II of Aragon.
In 1694 Geronimo Morese bought the
Auteta Estate, still today in the family’s possession as can be seen on the original parchment deed of sale. Then in 1754 his son Gaspare began to breed buffaloes and pedigree mares. Since then the buffalo has always been present on the farm, even in the post-war years when it became associated with extensive farming under private ownership and risked extinction.
Taverna Penta today, under Filippo Morese
In 1995
Alberto Morese opened the
Taverna Penta Dairy and once again
buffalo mozzarella was produced, as it had been until the 1930s. In 2013 Alberto’s son
Filippo, having carried out an extensive restoration of
Taverna Penta, opened the
yoghurt bar where the buffalo milk is used to produce a wide range of dairy products.
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