The production method is done entirely by hand: after careful selection, the best figs are placed in molds and filled with almonds, walnuts, candied fruit and cocoa. Pressed, they acquire their typical “wheel” shape. Finally they are individually packaged to keep all the scents intact.

The Antonio Girotti firm passed from generation to generation and became very famous when Quirino took the reins in the 1920s, who, prompted by the wave of renewal that Italy was in, decided to invest in advertising, thus increasing its turnover and fame.

Among the historical events that saw this product as a protagonist was the 1000 Miglia, which, when it was established in 1924, was a real speed race. The Girotti company was its main sponsor for a long time. Remarkable are the vintage graphics still preserved in the workshop that tell of this connection, as well as a special 1932 dedication made by the famous Terni driver Baconin Borzacchini “To the Sweet Fruit Girotti.”
From 1830 to 2004 the company followed a purely male family lineage.
Since 2004, the Cifoletti family has taken over the reins of this ancient project. Maria Serena and her brother Gabriele Maria welcome customers to the Girotti workshop in the center of the town of Amelia, a place where time seems to stand still and where, apart from the drying of figs that takes place in other premises, the artisanal production of this delicacy still takes place.
Today there are about 10 quintals of dried figs annually, which go to make up three different varieties of wheels packaged in three different colors: the green, the red and the blue but in reality you cannot choose because you have to taste them all!