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The Agnanum farm, by Raffaele Moccia, is located near Naples, within the Astroni Natural Park. The vineyards are located on steep hills of volcanic origin which are part of the Phlegraean Fields. The volcanic soil and extremely fine texture, difficult to work and which requires a lot of manual work for the care of the vines and the steep terraces. In these difficult conditions the yields are very low, the harvests are late and the vinification is aimed at enhancing the characteristics of the traditional vines (falanghina and piedirosso ungrafted) and the soil. The result is unique wines characterized by great personality and expression of the territory with excellent drinkability.
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Récoltant Manipulant Pascal Agrapart is a well-known name among Champagne enthusiasts, a producer whose refined and pure style has enchanted tasters from around the world. The estate, founded back in 1894 by Arthur Agrapart, is located in Avize, in the heart of the Côte des Blancs, and is currently managed by the family's fourth viticultural generation, represented by Pascal, at the helm since 1982.
The Agrapart estate consists of 10 hectares under vine scattered almost exclusively among the Grand Cru villages of Avize, Cramant, Oger and Oiry, where even very old vines can be found. The varietal fulcrum of the winery is obviously Chardonnay, the prince grape variety of the Côte des Blancs, flanked by the popular Champenoise varieties Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, as well as Arbane, Petit Meslier and Pinot Blanc, grapes that are not very common in the region today but are allowed by the Champagne production specifications. The use of compost made from local natural ingredients is the basis of the biological health of the soil, which in turn determines the well-being of the plants, grown without any use of pesticides, herbicides and other synthetic chemicals.
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The Antinori family has been dedicated to wine production for more than six hundred years: since, in 1385, Giovanni di Piero Antinori became part of the Florentine Art of the Vinattieri. Throughout its long history, through 26 generations, the family has always managed this business directly with innovative and sometimes courageous choices but always without altering the respect for traditions and for the territory.
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Tenuta Tignanello is located in the heart of the Chianti Classico, on the soft hills enclosed between the Greve and Pesa valleys and extends for 319 hectares of land, with about 130 hectares of vineyards.
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The award-winning Cantine Antonio Caggiano are the reference point to know and appreciate the great wines of Irpinia: the Taurasi DOCG, the Fiano di Avellino DOCG and the Greco di Tufo DOCG.
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Antonio Argiolas at the end of the thirties founded the winery. For decades he has made it grow, and has continued to be present even when he passed the baton to his children. Today his grandchildren, the third generation of the family, work here.
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The Domaine Arnaud Ente is today one of the most interesting wine estates in the whole area surrounding Mersault, probably the brightest rising star in all of Burgundy in recent years. Arnaud's family is originally from the north of France. Arnaud's father married the daughter of vigneron Puligny Camille David, and Arnaud was born of this union in 1966. Arnaud married Marie-Odile Thévenot in 1991, and the following year he started working in Meursault, starting with the cultivation of vineyards rented by his father-in-law, Phillipe Thévenot. The goal of the Domaine is very simple and clear: to do the best possible work starting from the vineyards that are available.
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The Maison Aubry is based in that northern corner of the Montagne de Reims, in the small village of Jouy-Les-Reims classified as Premier Cru in the Champagne area. Since 1986, the Aubry winery has been managed by the brothers Pierre and Philippe Aubry, descendants of a family dedicated to viticulture since 1790. The first is a certified winemaker from the 'Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Agronomie', the second biologist, the two brothers have been able to enhance the know how of the family by proposing a series of cuveé with a unique character: a winning mix of love for tradition and an innovative approach to oenology.
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From the friendship that binds the owners of Avignonesi to Montepulciano and Capannelle in Chianti, comes our sought-after 50 & 50 wine. The first vintage of the 50 & 50 was 1988: during a jovial dinner the former owners of the two cellars began to compare their wines and obtained this exceptional blend of 50% Sangiovese di Capannelle and 50% Merlot di Avignonesi. The legend in a bottle.
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One of the most famous and long-lived wineries in the entire Loire has been in the hands of the Ladoucette family since the 18th century, exactly since 1787, the year in which the then owners, the Comte Lafond family, bought the land from the illegitimate daughter of the French king Louis XV . Over the years the constant work of the family has transformed the wines of Pouilly-Fumé into products of excellent quality, making them very capable of rivaling all the remaining best whites in the world. In 1972, the Baron de Ladoucette inherited the original lands and extended them by buying plots in the Sancerre, Pouilly-Fuissé, Chablis, Champagne, Vouvray and Chinon regions, thus expanding the family's centuries-old wine business.
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In 1990, may aunt and I took over my grandparents’ plots. We sold all of our harvests to a négociant until 1997, and then went our own ways. For 16 years, I managed about 3 hectares and in 2013, my aunt stopped working and gave me the possibility of working on her vines as well. For the first six years, I focused on producing rich and powerful wines. In 2003, the vintage was overly mature or too ripe, which led me to change my style, with greater focus on higher acid content in my wines.
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After four generations, Bernard works today with his two sons Alexandre and Benoit who returned home in 1995 and 1999 respectively. The family estate has 14 hectares of vineyards spread over 13 different appellations located in the municipalities of Chassagne-Montrachet and Saint-Aubin. The domaine produces 60% of white wines and 40% of red wines.
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No other winery in Italy is so intimately linked to the origins, history and entire path of its appellation as Biondi Santi al Brunello di Montalcino. A story that has its roots in the nineteenth century, with the first winemaking tests by Clemente Santi, the one who dedicated most of his life to the study of Sangiovese and who saw his "chosen red wine" - in fact Brunello - rewarded - at the Universal Exhibition of Paris in 1865.
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Since 1829, Champagne Bollinger has been making great wines with a powerful, refined and complex style, expressing the aromas of the fruit in all its dimensions.
This truly unique taste is the result of a particular affinity for the elegance of pinot noir, uncompromising excellence, an exceptional vineyard and traditional craftsmanship handed down through the generations with the utmost care since 1829.
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Braida is Raffaella's overwhelming laugh and Giuseppe's absorbed gaze. Two brothers who carry in their genes and gestures the heritage of an exceptional family of Italian wine. A heritage that with everyday work they consolidate and expand, sharing the best fruits with the beautiful team of collaborators, with the essential hometown, Rocchetta Tanaro, and with all the people who love their wines.
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That of the Bressans, as often happens when we talk about vineyards, wine and land, is a story made up of proper names: names of lands and above all names of people, who with the sweat of their brow and the fatigue of their hands have made a tradition that has now become centuries-old. From some historical documents, it seems that the wine business of the Bressan family dates back to the first half of the eighteenth century, and exactly to the distant 1726. Today, from generation to generation, it is Nereo and his son Fulvio Bressan, helped by his wife Jelena Misina, who manage the business, whose wines are now recognized and appreciated internationally.
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The historic Brovia winery, founded in 1863, is one of the most interesting wineries in the province of Cuneo.
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The foresight and resourcefulness of Giovan Battista Burlotto, founder of the company of the same name, were probably the two fundamental elements thanks to which the Burlotto winery has become, from the very beginning, an undisputed reference point in the wine scene of the Verduno and Barolo.
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First created in 1979, the year of Ca' del Bosco's first vintage, and named Franciacorta Millesimato. Made mainly from Chardonnay grapes to which Pinot Blanc and Pinot Noir are added. In 1989 it was named Cuvée Annamaria Clementi Riserva,
in honor of the founder and mother of Maurizio Zanella. With the 2008 vintage, the name is consolidated into Annamaria Clementi and becomes Dosage Zéro, to enhance its purity and integrity.
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Giovanni Canonica is one of the most famous vignerons of the Langhe. Its wines are loved by enthusiasts, who recognize their territorial authenticity and expressive frankness that is difficult to find in other labels. His winery is located in the historic village of Barolo and his property, which does not reach three hectares, has vineyards in the prestigious and renowned areas of Paiagallo and Grinzane Cavour. It produces a total of about 7,000 bottles of Barolo per year, which are literally snapped up. They are coveted labels, not only by the most attentive and curious Italian connoisseurs, but also sought after internationally, especially in Japan.
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We are in Castiglione Falletto, in the heart of Barolo, a family that has been cultivating the vineyards of the Bricco Boschis hill since 1928. A family history that has refined over time.
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The tradition of the Cantina di Terlano is centered on the historic vinification in wooden barrels, but another determining factor is the "sur lie" method, in which the wines mature - often for years - on fine lees, before moving on to the bottle where - without haste - they can stop growing. Thanks to this slow aging, the wines acquire more character and complexity. What matters to us, in fact, is to bring out not the primary aromas, but rather the more complex secondary and tertiary ones.
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The first label dates back to 1975: it is a table wine simply named Capannelle. This first trial, will lead the winery to emerge in the panorama of quality producers, thanks to the careful management of the vineyards and the use of modern technologies. In 1977, barriques from the French Massif Central were introduced, which within a few years became a cult among wine lovers. In 1986 experimentation on white wine began: after two years our Capannelle Chardonnay fermented and aged in barriques was born.
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Castell’in Villa is a small and ancient medieval village located in Tuscany, in the municipality of Castelnuovo Berardenga, exactly in the province of Siena, immersed in what is the context of the wonderful landscape of the Chianti hills. The origins of the village date back to 1200, when it was once a municipality in the territory controlled by Siena itself. Today the estate covers a total area of just under three hundred hectares, of which about 54 are planted with vineyards and 32 with olive groves. The rest of the territory is covered by a large centuries-old wood, which ensures an uncontaminated environment and great biodiversity. At the helm of the property of "Castell’in Villa" is Princess Coralia Pignatelli, who lives in the tower of the old village.
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The Castello del Terriccio estate is located in Castellina Marittima, in the province of Pisa. In this hilly area, viticulture dates back to the Etruscan times, which between 800 and 500 BC. dominated this stretch of Tuscany. The ruins of the castle of Doglia, called del Terriccio, are of medieval origin. Strategically positioned on top of the hills, it served as a sighting tower for enemy ships.
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The attraction to the homeland was strong. After leaving San Gimignano, before the Second World War, Aldo Bianchi, returning to Tuscany for a wedding, fell in love with the Castello di Monsanto in 1960, to the point of buying it within a few months. If we add to this the passion for wine of Aldo's son, Fabrizio Bianchi, the picture is complete. It was the latter, in fact, driven by his entrepreneurial spirit, to plant new vineyards and implement, together with his wife Giuliana, the wine business around the Castle of Monsanto.
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In 1964, Alibrando Dei purchased the land at Bossona and planted his first vineyard. It turned out to be an extraordinary place for producing great red wines. In the 1970s, he went on to purchase the villa at Martiena and surrounding farmland. The rest is history: the Dei family produced its first bottle of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano in 1985, thus starting a tradition as independent winemakers.
Over the past twenty years, Caterina Dei has led the winery using the knowledge and tradition she inherited to cultivate the best of Montepulciano.
Cantine Dei is a company founded on deep roots of tradition with a vision for innovation.
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Born in Montalcino a small medieval town nestled in the Tuscan hills.
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"All I know is a gift from the years spent waiting for buds and fruit, fearing for incoming clouds close to the harvest, listening for the wind announcing hail, watching the sun beat down on the stump, pruning and seeing pruning, holding a fistful of soil, closing the fist, opening it to see how the soil falls apart, or stays thickened."
Marcello Ceretto
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THE CHARLES’ WINE represents a world of elegance and indulgence.
It is beautifully balanced and captivatingly complex. The quality demands meticulous attention.
A fine-tuned dose of unconventional decisions at each step of the champagne production process.
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In order to get to know our house, I give you an overview of its "history". My maternal grandfather was already champagnising his production before the 1939 war. He disgorged on the fly in his cellar and made his cuvées available to a small local clientele. My father sold the first bottles of "Champagne Charles Hubert" in 1984. After completing my studies in oenology and viticulture, it is quite natural that I took over from him on the farm in 2009, after having worked with an oenology consulting firm then by a house of Champagne Sparnacienne. The qualities of the different Champagnes offered are produced in the purest family tradition, born from a subtle blend of know-how and our exceptional terroir.
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Château d’Esclans, a magical property, is situated in the heart of Provence, northeast of St. Tropez. With his acquisition of the Château in 2006, Sacha Lichine’s vision was to create the greatest rosés in the world, igniting the “Rosé Renaissance”. Now in its sixteenth vintage, Château d’Esclans is home to Whispering Angel.
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Château Laroque is more often than not the home of its estate managers, and it owes much to these men, who vintage after vintage have carefully tended and nurtured the vines and shaped the character of its wine.
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Château Minuty is a family-owned domaine located in the early hinterland of Provence, overlooking the beautiful Gulf of Saint-Tropez. The history of the estate dates back to the early 1930s, when Gabriel Farnet, former owner of Châteauneuf in Vidauban, purchased Château Minuty, whose distant origins go back as far as the time of Napoleon III. Gabriel Farnet completely renovated the domaine, replanting all the vineyards according to a more modern vision and in such a way as to be able to direct production toward quality. An operation that paid off in the following decades, so much so that in 1955 Château Minuty became one of the 23 domaine classified as Grand Cru des Côtes de Provence.
In the 1960s, as ownership passed into the hands of Monique Farnet and her husband Etienne Matton, the estate underwent a thorough renovation. Traditional vines of the area-Tibouren, Rolle, Grenache-were planted with high-density plantings in order to naturally limit yields and obtain high-quality grapes. The changes in the vineyard, added to particularly accurate and delicate winemaking practices, led to a significant rise in the quality of the wines, which soon established themselves among the best excellences of Provence.
Since 1990, it is Jean-Etienne and François Matton who have been taking care of the family business with great passion and expertise. The old Carignan and Ugni Blanc plantings have been replaced with new Grenache and Rolle vineyards. Today the estate comprises 3 large estates: 60 hectares planted on soils composed of shale and limestone in the Saint-Tropez area; 80 hectares in Vidauban, on clay-limestone soils; and another 20 hectares on the splendid Valderian hills in Ramatuelle, overlooking the beautiful bay of Pampelonne. The grape varieties present within the domaine, are the historic ones of the southern French regions, in particular: Grenache, Syrah Mourvèdre, Tibouren and Rolle. Due to the extent of the estate, each is grown in the area most suited for microclimate and soil composition. Prominent in the range of wines are the rosés, a true specialty of the area, which express a refined, fresh and elegant profile.
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The Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona estate, in Montalcino, boasts a long history that dates back to the 17th century. The company, now owned by Paolo and Lucia Bianchini, owns over fifty hectares of vineyards, which are located near the Orcia river, excellently exposed to the south-west, at an altitude ranging between 240 and 360 meters above sea level. of the sea. The great attention paid to grape production is the result of an ancient peasant tradition, which is combined with increasingly updated and avant-garde agronomic methods and techniques.
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A very important company in Montalcino, that of Col d’Orcia is a story that has its roots in the nineteenth century. In fact, the purchase of the property by the Franceschi family, originally from Florence, dates back to 1890, the one that gave the first and fundamental impulse to the already started production of Brunello. The next turning point came in 1973, when the Piedmontese Cinzano took over the entire property and used their already extensive liquor sales network to increase sales of the wines of the Tuscan estate. Today, more than a century later, Col d’Orcia is the third producer by volume of the entire denomination, the first in Tuscany by extension of vineyards cultivated according to the dictates of organic farming.
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A small reality from Irpinia, the one led by Clelia Romano in a few years has managed to break through the hearts of enthusiasts thanks to wines of impeccable workmanship and finesse. Established in 1994, the winery is located in Arianello, a small hamlet in the municipality of Lapio, one of the most important locations for the production of both Fiano di Avellino and Greco di Tufo, without forgetting Taurasi. A particularly fortunate place which, with its dry and breezy climate and strong temperature variations, is ideal for quality viticulture. A great respect for the raw material in the cellar, where the interventions are minimal, leads to wines of extraordinary territorial expressiveness, elegant as only the best wines from Campania can be.
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Claudio Conterno and Guido Fantino have always been aware that traditions, agronomic knowledge, enological knowledge and the excellence of the terroirs lead to the production of superior quality wines. Precisely on the basis of these convictions, the "Conterno Fantino" winery was founded in 1982, which currently, in Monforte d’Alba, has just under thirty hectares of vineyards, including owned and rented vineyards. Recently renovated in the winemaking and aging rooms, the company rigorously maintains the historical expressive approach, so the entire range of "Conterno Fantino" labels is always characterized by a complex, rich and intact stamp on the fruit.
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The historic Coppo cellars have been declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco: a prestigious recognition that fills the company with pride and that makes the Underground Cathedrals a temple dedicated to wine, its history and the hard work of man. Probably built starting from the eighteenth century as small storage cellars, remodeled and enlarged during the 1800s and 1900s up to modern renovations and arrangements, the historic Coppo cellars develop under the Canelli hill for an extension of over 5 thousand square meters and a depth which, at its lowest point, reaches 40 meters.
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"It was the early seventies, when Lionel Cousin and his wife Ornella first discovered the lands of Montalcino, during a visit to their friend the painter Yoran Cazac, who at the time owned a farm with an old farmhouse perched above the bends of the Ombrone. The love at first sight was almost immediate, and the magic of the Tuscan lands immediately left its mark on Lionel and Ornella, to the point that just over twenty years later, exactly in 1996, the two bought what is now reality. of Cupano. Known in Montalcino as “the Frenchman”, Lionel therefore leaves his past as a cinematographer to devote himself entirely to his own company. The stage - for the more experts and connoisseurs of the denomination - is that of the west side, where the Brunellos tend to be more savory and mineral, thanks to the composition of the soils rich in sand, clays and alluvial pebbles. On a hill with particularly draining soil, there are 34 hectares of Cupano, of which about seven are currently being used as vineyards.
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The Rivetti family has lived and worked in Neive since the mid-1800s. First 'Pinin' then Dante. The latter, from the second half of the 1970s, leads the family winery which from this moment on will take the name of Dante Rivetti. For the Dante Rivetti winery, living wine does not only mean producing it. The wine comes from the earth and “grows” in the cellar. With his collaborators, Ivan Rivetti takes care - assisted by the "winemaker scientist" Donato Lanati of Enosis Meraviglia - of the cellar, a place where technical innovations and ancient savoir fare merge
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Dario Princic is one of the reference winemakers within the Collio wine scene, in particular with regard to the production of macerated wines. Since 1988, Dario has earned the fame of "wine artisan" from his small cellar in Oslavia, on the border with Slovenia, a place that has always hosted the most whimsical producers and a place of wine experimentation that over the years has get to know the Collio beyond national borders. There are 7 hectares of vines grown in compliance with the organic regime with copper and sulfur, without the use of synthetic chemicals and with a low yield per hectare.
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Founded in 1760 in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, a grand cru village located in la Côte des Blancs, Champagne Delamotte works this enchanting terroir to grow chardonnay, the only white grape variety used to make champagne.
Well-reputed among sommeliers and wine enthusiasts, our champagnes are known for their consistency, delicacy and exceptional character. For over 260 years, we have been developing four different cuvées, a small range that gives amateurs and experts alike a clear understanding of the art of champagne. Our Blanc de Blancs, Blanc de Blancs vintage, Brut and Rosé are quintessentiel champagne wines.
At Champagne Delamotte, we are proud to share our savoir-faire as it is our firm belief that champagne is a universal language that anybody can learn.
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The Maison Deutz was born in 1838 in Ay, in the Champagne region, founded by William Deutz and Pierre Geldermann, both from Aachen. When settled in Ay opened a small wine shop, buying wines from local producers and by affixing their label. But, they were firmly convinced that the foundation of the great wines we were to be a particularly suitable vineyard, bought in 1838 a first parcel of land and started to produce grapes, vinificandola in their cellar. William Deutz, who had previously worked for Bollinger, gave its contribution of experience in the cultivation and vinification of grapes and Pierre Geldermann cared appearance financial and business of the Company. In the following years the Maison Deutz was forced to cede to Louis Roederer 63% of the property, following some unsuccessful investments in New Zealand.
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Didier Dagueneau was a cult winemaker known throughout the world: the pioneer who paved the way for modern quality and prestigious viticulture in the Loire Valley. Endowed with a profound and anti-conventional winemaking culture, Didier has given life, starting from his vineyards located in the Pouilly Fumé appellation, to expressions of Sauvignon considered among the best in the world. Today his business is carried out with great competence by his sons Louis-Benjamin and Charlotte, heirs of a domaine that has become a monument of French wine.
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Since 1630, our family has been working the soil of Pouilly sur Loire day after day. 300 years later, André Chatelain offered his wine abroad and laid the foundations of our international reputation. The 12th generation now manages the Chatelain area of 30 hectares of vineyards, in Pouilly fumé AOC, spread over 6 municipalities of the 7 in the appellation. Tracy-sur-Loire - Pouilly-sur-Loire - Mesves-sur-Loire - Saint-Andelain - Saint-Laurent l'Abbaye - Saint-Martin-sur-Nohain This particular geography made up of plots offers a good overview of all the lands that make up the AOC. A lot of creative freedom and meticulous selection of blends allow us to offer a well-worked, balanced and very characteristic wine. Today, in the vintages of the Chatelain domain, there is all the knowledge and work of a winemaker. But it is also the inheritance of the love of winemaking from generation to generation. -
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La domaine de l'enclos is fairly recent in the Chablis wine heritage. It was born in 2016 from the desire of two brothers (Romain and Damien Bouchard) to produce their own wines after the sale of the business founded by their father Pascal Bouchard. The 29 hectares taken over by the two brothers are from the beginning converted to organic farming and a magnificent winery built in the heart of Chablis.
The domaine de l'enclos vinifies the grapes in indigenous yeasts, with no input except a minimum of sulfur after pressing. The wines show generous, gourmet and ripe profiles while retaining the underlying minerality of Chablis terroirs. A very growing value of Chablis, all in organic!
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The Baron Thénard estate is an institution of the Burgundian wine landscape, the Thénard family owning vines since 1760, with the prestige of being one of the main owners of the mythical Grand Cru Montrachet with a surface of 1.84 ha. Paul, second Baron Thénard bought the vineyard in 1873 and the estate has been maintained intact by the family ever since.
The century-old winery is located in Givry, in the Côte Chalonnaise, where the family owns most of its vines, namely 18 ha spread over the 1st growth Clos du Cellier aux Moines, Clos Saint Pierre and Bois Chevaux. Beyond Montrachet, the estate also has beautiful vines in Côte d'Or, including Chassagne 1er cru Clos Saint Jean, Pernand 1er cru Iles des Vergelesses, Grand Cru Clos du Roi...
Jean-Baptiste Bordeaux-Montrieux, descendant of the Thénard family, has been managing the estate since the 80s. The production methods have remained traditional in the noble sense of the term, all the cuvées being aged in oak barrels. The wines deliver a superb expression of the quintessence of Burgundy on its mythical grape varieties, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The entire range ages admirably.
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Around the mid-70s of the last century, in 1976 to be exact, Domenico Clerico, at the request of his father, chose to take over the reins of the family farm, which at the time covered an area of about five hectares and produced grapes to be given to the nearby winery. However, given the small earnings and at the same time convinced of the enormous potential of the Langhe lands, Domenico, assisted by his wife Giuliana in managing the estate, decided to start making wine from his own grapes to produce quality wines. With love and dedication, he therefore began to take care of his vines, trying to interpret every minimum need at any time of the year. At the same time Domenico bought new plots of vines well positioned, in the heart of Bussia, in the Ginestra cru and in the Mosconi cru, choosing soils characterized by optimal microclimatic characteristics. extraordinary.
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Francis Egly is the fourth generation in the family business.
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Elio Altare represents an important character in the recent history of the Langhe. It was Elio's grandfather, Giuseppe, who bought the farmhouse with the first 5 hectares owned in the municipality of La Morra, in the heart of the Langhe. In a very difficult period for the area, in 1976 the young Elio Altare left for Burgundy and there he learned about new production techniques and the way in which the French were able to make the most of their wines. Thus the Barolo Boys movement was born from the innovative spirit of some children of those historic Langhe winemakers in the 1980s, of which Elio Altare was one of the main protagonists: a movement that tried to make the Langhe known in the world, through greater innovation in the cellar and the use of barriques for aging. In this way Elio Altare and the other Barolo Boys went completely against the tide, abandoning the Barolo tradition which involved the use of large barrels, often reused for long years.
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“We love to be recognized first as farmers and then as producers: it is our way of honoring and continuing the work of those who before us have faced the typical difficulties of those who work with nature and with wine. This is why our family wants to highlight, without presumption, those beliefs and ways of being of all the peasant families of the Langa, those characteristic features that we believe make the difference ": nothing better than these words can sum up the philosophy on which Elio Grasso family-run winery. We are in Piedmont, in Monforte d'Alba, and it is here that the 18 hectares owned by the company are conducted by breeding Nebbiolo, Barbera, Dolcetto and Chardonnay grapes, from which wines are obtained that can be defined as a concentrate of culture, territory and traditions.
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The Elvio Cogno winery produces the great wines of the Langhe by running about fifteen hectares of estate vineyards in Novello, one of the eleven municipalities in the province of Cuneo where Barolo Docg is allowed to be produced.
Hills famous for their history, culture and beauty, recently recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Following in the footsteps of founder Elvio Cogno, Nadia Cogno and Valter Fissore today gather the experience of more than four generations of winemakers dedicated to achieving oenological excellence from a unique terroir, world-famous for the elegance, texture and balance of its wines.
With four types of Barolo and eleven and a half hectares of vineyards in the Ravera locality, Cogno is the most important winemaker in the Menzione Geografica Aggiuntiva (MeGA) "Ravera," the most renowned cru of Novello, recognized for the ability of its wines to withstand time while maintaining fragrance and freshness.
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There are not many wineries in Italy that have their roots in the territory that surrounds them and in its history, such as the one relaunched by Emidio Pepe in the sixties. A journey that began at the end of the nineteenth century, and which since then has been synonymous with Abruzzo and its most representative vines: Trebbiano and Montepulciano. Today, more than fifty years after the founding of the company founded in 1964, the daughters Daniela and Sofia, flanked by their niece Chiara, carry on this unique tradition: a winemaking reality made up of agricultural practices and cellar activities which over the years have remained unchanged, organic and biodynamic before any fashion and net of any certification.
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Located in Coazzolo, municipality of Asti, the family-run company, Emilio Vada, has been involved in viticulture with passion and tenacity for generations. Furthermore, for some years now, the family has been producing and bottling Moscato, Nebbiolo and Dolcetto with its own label, particularly enhancing the richness of the territory and the work in the vineyard. These wines in fact express the same care and dedication that has distinguished the Vada family in the management of vineyards for generations.
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Since 1982 Eric Rodez takes over the reins of the family domain. Listening to Mr Eric Rodez is like following a lectio magistralis on Champagne, he manages to convey the passion he puts into his work like few others. He is also very generous, he spares no effort in describing his work. It is one of the best addresses in one of the finest Pinot Noir production areas: the Ambonnay Grand Cru, where Pinot Noir finds its most powerful expression. Refined winemaker is the most frequent definition in the numerous guides and publications that review Eric Rodez's champagnes. The work at Maison Krug, where he learned the use of winemaking in wood, beautiful plots and a full range of champagnes make this house a sure value, suitable for those looking for complex, evolved and regular champagnes. We say it last so that the reader is not influenced in any way: in 2010 it obtained the “bio” certification.
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Winemakers since the mid-19th century. On the Cerretta hill, in Serralunga d'Alba, in the province of Cuneo, the Germano family has been involved in viticulture since 1856. First it was the great-grandfather Francesco, then it was the grandfather Alberto: they were the ones who took care of the vineyards owned by the family Germano, producing small quantities of wines and above all by selling the grapes. Later, Alberto's son Ettore arrived: he was responsible for the company renewal, so from the 1950s the vineyards have been replanted and re-grafted, using mass selections and bringing the density to 4 thousand vines per hectare. The Dolcetto, Barbera and Nebbiolo grapes thus began to respond to higher quality levels than in the past, and at the same time the vineyard area was extended thanks to the purchase of neighboring plots.
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Very small producer of Avize, almost a piece of living history of champagne. Only one wine fermented in cask and proposed in three variants (Brut, Extra-Brut - the best - and Nature) after a long aging on the lees. A champagne that has what it takes to sell, but also character, richness and elegance, absolute consistency, overwhelming flavor. The only problem, apart from the number of bottles, is that the extreme craftsmanship of the production leads to a certain irregularity, even from bottle to bottle. But when the right one happens ...
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Bruno Giacosa is a winemaker of immense sensitivity and his success initially stems from the immense talent in transforming grapes conferred by other owners into some of the best Barolo and Barbaresco ever produced. The Falletto Farm was born from the genius of this man who, after having started helping his grandfather in the cellar, bought the "Falletto" vineyard in Serralunga d'Alba in 1982. The glorious story continues when Bruno also bought the Barbaresco vineyards "Asili" and "Rabajà" in 1996. Today the property has 20 hectares and stretches between the municipalities of Serralunga d'Alba, La Morra and Barbaresco. Driven by a deep love for the land, Bruno Giacosa has always affirmed with extreme conviction that a great wine is born in the vineyard: he has followed this philosophy with unstoppable strength and passion, respecting the rhythms of nature to the maximum, without forced interventions, but simply accompanying the plant and allowing it to self-defend and grow at its best.
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Domaine Forey Pere et Fils, an estate founded in 1840 in Burgundy was famous for having exploited the famous Grand Cru La Romanee, owned by the Liger-Belair family, after 2001, the lease was not renewed. Anticipating the loss of the vineyards, Regis Forey in charge since 1987, gained the audacity to acquire some Echezeaux Grand Cru and a pack of Vosne Romanée 1er Cru Les Gaudichots, a mythical Cru 1er that had been integrated into La Tâche Grand Cru until classification of 1936.
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Franchetti is the flagship wine of the Passopisciaro estate, a super-Etna produced from Petit Verdot and Cesanese d'Affile grapes planted on rock and volcanic ash in Contrada Guardiola. The plants were planted in the early 2000s immediately after the purchase of the estate by Andrea Franchetti, with a sixth plant with high density, 90cm x 90cm and more than 10,000 plants per hectare. When he arrived on Etna, Andrea Franchetti had in mind a wine that was more dense and concentrated than were the light and delicate wines produced with native grapes.
Therefore, while the wines produced with Nerello Mascalese represent the wine of the territory with their unique expression of the terroir, Franchetti is a wine from the producer that expresses and represents the idea of wine and the personal vision of a man. To achieve the result he had in mind, Andrea Franchetti planted Petit Verdot, a late variety from Bordeaux and Cesanese d’Affile, an aromatic variety from Lazio that helped save from extinction.
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Franck Bonville is a family business of Recoltant Manipulant (RM) of the prestigious French wine region of Champagne. Currently at the helm of the Maison is the fourth generation, represented by Olivier Bonville who, after graduating as an Oenologist in Reims and having practiced in multiple companies in Corsica and Germany, has reunited with his company. Waiting for him were his parents, Gilles and Ingrid, who willingly accepted his innovative spirit and the resulting revolutions in the cellar and in the vineyard, with the arrival of sustainable agriculture that respects the surrounding environment.
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The heart of the winery resides in the large 18th-century house with sober and majestic lines, close to the historic center of Verduno.
Gian Battista, his wife Flavia, brother Alessandro and son Vittore are the proud witnesses of the family's centuries-old winemaking tradition and passion and represent the 7th and 8th generations of winemakers (the first 3 generations as Fratelli Dabbene and then Fratelli Alessandria following a marriage around 1870).
The winery makes wine exclusively from its own grapes, and has maintained a family dimension. These requirements make it possible to establish a direct and "personal" relationship with the individual vineyards and barrels, an invisible but important thread that hopefully will reach and "excite" the consumer through the bottle.
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Fréderic Savart is a talented vigneron with considerable technical abilities, although at first glance he could be mistaken for a rebellious musician or a poet from the past. His winery is located in the village of Ecueil, a few kilometers from Reims, the place where his Champagnes are born, which he himself likes to define and describe as "wines in which the vigneron is involved, where technique and savoir-faire are at service of an intention, an emotion and a perception ". Fréderic owns 4 hectares of vineyards where he raises and enhances two varieties in particular: pinot noir and chardonnay.
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No other Italian winery can boast the history, prestige and vision of the Marchesi Frescobaldi. A Florentine family dedicated for thirty generations and for 700 years to the production of great wines, with the constant goal of being the most prestigious Tuscan producer. A reality that has always believed in respect for the territory, focuses on the excellence of its grapes, invests in communication and the professionalism of human resources without ever forgetting respect for tradition and openness to research and experimentation.
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Winery that needs no introduction, such is its history and fame, that of Angelo Gaja is a brand that for decades has represented the best not only of Piedmontese wines, but of all the Made in Italy when it comes to wine . Angelo, together with the constant support of his wife Lucia and children Gaia, Rossana and Giovanni, managed to establish the Gaja winery all over the world, thanks to a commitment and a vision that have literally shaped not only the Barbaresco and Nebbiolo wines , but the whole wine market of the last decades. In the Gaja cellar, located in the historic center of the town of Barbaresco, wines are born that have become a cult for every enthusiast.
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The Bolgheri winery Ca 'Marcanda was born from the initiative and genius of Angelo Gaja: 100 hectares of vineyards immersed in the beautiful natural environment in the Bolgheri area. Arrived here in 1996 after exhausting negotiations with the previous owners of the land (hence the name 'Ca' Marcanda ', meaning' haggling ', in Piedmontese), Gaja managed in a few years, with huge investments and production efforts, to make Ca 'Marcanda one of Bolgheri's essential signatures.
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The commitment to transform the vineyard and cellar practices, taken on in 1991, produces its first fruit with the 1993 harvest. The result has produced a wine that despite its youth already showed all the expressive potential of a great wine at its debut . 1994 marks the definitive birth of the Terra di Lavoro and the success of the Galardi farm in this adventure.
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Located in Nuits-Saint-Georges, a French commune located in the Côte-d’Or department of the Burgundy region, Domaine Chicotot, with a vineyard area that covers a total of seven hectares, has belonged to the Chicotot family for eight generations. Founded in 1678, the company is managed by the spouses Georges and Pascale, one from Burgundy and the other from Alsace, who together form a couple of true winemakers, today also assisted by their son Clément. Always committed to the production of excellent Pinot Noir, Domaine Chicotot is, first of all, attentive to traditions and respectful to the utmost of the terroir.
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Founded in the early twentieth century in the village of Morey-Saint-Denis, in the heart of the Côte de Nuits, between Marsannay and Chambolle-Musigny, the company has always been family-run. With the fifth generation at the helm, a new wind blows on the Domaine Georges Lignier. Since 2003, Georges' nephew, Benoît Stehly, has been managing the domaine which extends over 16 hectares with 17 appellations divided between 50 plots, mainly planted with Pinot Noir. After important collaborations abroad and with an important oenological background, Benoît is producing excellent wines including four Grand Crus. A rising star to keep an eye on!
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The Giacomo Conterno winery constitutes a monument to Italian oenology, an estate considered among the greatest interpreters of Barolo, the celebrated red wine whose worldwide success it has contributed greatly to. The roots of this important Langhe winery go back as far as the 1800s, a time when the Conterno family was already producing wine in the Barolo area. In 1900 Giacomo Conterno officially founded the winery in Monforte d'Alba, in the locality of Ornati, and in the 1920s he began bottling the first bottles under his own label. The legacy was first handed down to his son Giovanni and later to his nephew Roberto, who leads the estate today. Rigor, passion and precision are some of the qualities that have allowed the Conterno family to rightfully enter the world Olympus of oenology.
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Claudio Fenocchio belongs to the fifth generation of winemakers who have managed the family business since 1864. Claudio was born in that yellow house which for him is a symbol of tradition, history, attachment to the earth. From an early age he helped his father in the work in the vineyard and in the cellar, who managed to transmit his attachment to Piedmontese traditions and the importance of keeping them alive. In 1989, due to the death of his father, he finds himself assuming all the responsibilities of a farm, from work in the vineyards, to work in the cellar to the entire commercial part.
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More unique than rare: no other Italian wine has managed to agree with everyone as much as the celebrated "Es" by Gianfranco Fino, constantly awarded by all the guides in the sector. A Primitivo di Manduria capable of establishing itself in the very narrow circle of the greatest Italian wines in just a few years. In fact, Gianfranco's adventure began only in 2004, with the purchase of an old sapling vineyard of only two hectares, which was then extended to eighteen. "A special place" - as Gianfranco Fino himself likes to call it - made of vines between fifty and ninety years of age.
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In 1987, Gianni Brunelli returned to Montalcino and managed to fulfill his family's dream, buying the company "Le Chiuse di Sotto", the one where his father Dino worked. Even today, in his memory, he wanted to keep part of the vineyards planted by his father in 1947. The "Le Chiuse di Sotto" company is located in the homonymous town north of Montalcino. The company consists of a single body of 5 hectares, of which 2 are planted with vineyards while the remaining two and a half hectares are planted with olive groves, from which we produce our extra virgin olive oil, cold pressed with stone millstones. . In the mid-90s, Gianni and Laura bought Podernovone. Located on the southeastern slopes of Montalcino, it consists of a property of 10 hectares of which four and a half hectares, planted with Sangiovese and half a hectare of Merlot, planted in 1997, the first for Brunello and Rosso di Montalcino, and the last for the constant love. Podernovone is made up of four vineyards, Olmo, Oliva, Quercia and Gelso. The company is managed and directed under all technical and organizational profiles by the owner herself, collaborating with internal and family staff.
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Giovanni Corino is one of the most interesting companies in Barolo run today by Giuliano together with his wife Stefania: family tradition, respect for the environment and one of the finest crus in La Morra with the presence of very rare old vines. Their story begins in 1952 when the forefather Giovanni rents the land of the parish benefit of La Morra to the Annunziata. The turning point came in the eighties with the decision of the sons Giuliano and Renato to vinify a part of their Dolcetto and Nebbiolo grapes from Barolo. Following the example of our friend Elio Altare, we begin to thin out the vineyard to obtain higher quality grapes and to invest in the cellar with tanks for fermentation at a controlled temperature to improve the aromas of the wine and the first French oak barrels.
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For over 100 years the Rosso family has owned the crus: Cerretta, La Serra, Broglio, Meriame, Sorano, Costa bella, Lirano and Damiano. At the beginning of the 1980s, Giovanni Rosso restructured most of the vineyards with very modern planting layouts, capable of producing only high quality grapes.
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The Mascarello family has been involved in viticulture for over a century and a half, initially running a farmhouse belonging to the Marquise Giulia Colbert Faletti of Barolo, and since the end of the nineteenth century managing their own company in Pian della Polvere. Today the Castiglione Falletto company can count on an overall extension of over thirteen hectares of vineyards, in which the approach is respectful of the environment, nature, biodiversity and ecosystem, and tends towards biological methods, for which the synthetic treatments are limited to the maximum, and the fertilizations are exclusively of an organic nature. In the vineyard, every agronomic choice is careful and prudent, aimed at keeping every single plant in perfect balance.
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The company of Giuseppe Rinaldi, who passed away at the age of 70 at the end of 2018, was born in 1890 thanks to Battista Rinaldi who, as a real farmer, worked in the vineyards of the Marquis Falletti di Barolo. After becoming the owner of a small farm, Battista began to sell the grapes produced and, with the help of his sons, he started the activity of winemaker; since then the family tradition of the company has been handed down from father to son, up to Giuseppe and, today, his daughter Marta, a graduate in oenology at the Alba school.
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Gosset is the oldest Champagne wine house founded in Aÿ in 1584 by Pierre Gosset. Currently, the winery is based in Epernay, but the philosophy has remained that of the origins: without renouncing the most modern oenological equipment, the most ancient and deeply rooted local traditions are respected. Among the rows, agronomic choices are prudent and careful, aimed at maintaining the balance of the environment, nature and ecosystem unchanged, and at the same time aimed at keeping the plants fully healthy.
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The absolute protagonist of Italian wine and its recent history, Francesco Gravner, better known as Josko Gravner, is a winemaker whose name is intimately linked to that Collio from Gorizia that he himself contributed to making famous throughout the world. A journey that begins far away, when Josko, still a teenager, begins to vinify the grapes of the vineyards planted around the house. The use of steel first, and then the barrique, mark a road that crosses most of the 80s and 90s, until the turning point and the introduction in the cellar of the amphorae from Georgia, from which the name of its wines.
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Guado al Melo is a family winery located among the hills of DOC Bolgheri, close to the sea, in Tuscany. It is run by the Scienza family with the intention is to produce great terroir wines, in an artisanal and sustainable way, with an eye to the present but also with the recovery of ancient traditions.
We, Annalisa and Michele, started this life and work project in 1999, in our early thirties, with many dreams but also a great wealth of personal and family experience.
Guado al Melo now comprises 16.5 hectares of vineyards in production, rich in biodiversity. The winery, born from a bio-architecture project, is completely underground. It houses an interesting museum on the history and culture of wine, as well as a large library, collected over a lifetime of work by Michele's father, viticulture professor Attilio Scienza.
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Guido Marsella was one of the pioneers in the rediscovery and enhancement of Fiano di Avellino and the Summonte area, now considered as a cru that manages to imprint the wines with a clearly recognizable expressive stamp. After an experience as a building contractor for the family business, Guido, in love with the countryside, bought land in the Summonte area in Iripinia and founded the winery in 1995. He was the first Fiano producer to release the wines on the market a year after the harvest, in a state of complete ripeness, inaugurating, with his choice, a new path, later taken by other producers. Today, on the strength of long experience and great recognition, Guido has even gone so far as to wait two years after the harvest to release some of his wines, reinterpreting the terroir in terms of aromatic complexity and longevity.
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Guy Charlemagne is situated in the heart of the Côte des Blancs, in the small village of Mesnil sur Oger. As father to son winegrowers since 1892, we only harvest and vinify grapes from our own vineyards. We produce around 130 000 bottles per year, sold 30% in France and 70% abroad.
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In one of the most enchanting places in Campania, in Buccino, an ancient Roman colony evoked by Roman historians for the cultivation of olive trees, the Isoldi family cultivates olive trees of the "carpellese" and "frantoio" varieties on its estates, in accordance with ancient traditions.In 1933, after a brief stay in Cilento, Giuseppe Ungaretti wrote: "olive trees, always olive trees! In the middle are olive trees, like sheep in droves." As in the past, the olives are scrupulously hand-picked in October and November, selected and processed a few hours later in the farm's olive mill, which uses state-of-the-art technology, to obtain a few selections of limited-run oils.
After a period of natural decanting, the oil is bottled unfiltered to maintain its original organoleptic characteristics over time. The Isoldi oil mill produces two different extra virgin oils in addition to numerous flavored oils: Aureo, and olio del Re denocciolato, both characterized by low acidity (never more than 0.20 percent at origin). The former, green in color with golden highlights, is recognizable by its particular sweet taste, full flavor and lively aftertaste. Suitable for all diets and ideal for all dishes.
Commonly, extra virgin olive oil is obtained by crushing the olive with the stone. In doing so, commingling between the kernel and pulp takes place, giving certain characteristics to the final product.
Recently, thanks to new techniques and research, the technique of pitting has been made possible, which allows oil to be extracted from the olive pulp alone. This particular oil has the advantage of very low acidity and high resistance to oxidation, thanks to the removal of the stone from the extraction process.
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From the vineyards, in the background, are the towers of the city of Siena that frame a unique scenario, in which we meet the one that is rightfully one of the most important wineries in all of Montalcino: Il Marroneto. We are in the northern area of the appellation, at about 350 meters above sea level, not far from the town walls: it is here where it all began in 1974, with Giuseppe Mori who planted the first 3 thousand meters of vineyards, which doubled in 1979, only to be added by the last 9 thousand meters in 1984.
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If we wanted to try to make a list of the wineries that over the last few decades have elevated Chianti Classico to the rank of great Italian wine territory, we could not avoid talking about Isole and Olena. The work carried out throughout this time by Paolo De Marchi has no equal, not only for the quality of all his wines, but also and above all for their extraordinary territorial adherence. A story that begins in Piedmont and continues in Tuscany, with the purchase of the estate in the early 1980s. A path perfectly exemplified by wines that admirably trace tradition and modernity, from the Chianti Classico to the great “Cepparello”, one of the most representative Sangiovese di Toscana, from Syrah to Cabernet Sauvignon from the celebrated "De Marchi Collection" ".
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Jean Joseph Moreau, a young cooper, opened a shop in Chablis in 1814 and married the daughter of a local wine producer: this is how the company was born which, for two centuries, has been a reference in Chablis. The Moreau family, which manages the oldest winery in the region, now owns 300 parcels of vineyards in which, with audacity and without compromise, they challenge a hostile terroir, seeking the maximum exaltation of chardonnay.
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The beautiful story of Silvio Jermann begins in the 70s, made up of a journey that over the span of thirty years has led his wines to be known and appreciated in Italy and throughout the world. His family, owner of many of the land still in use today, settled in the Collio at the end of the nineteenth century. The turning point, however, comes when a young Silvio takes over the reins of the company, and thanks also to the many lessons learned during his oenology studies and experiences abroad, he begins to produce modern wines with great personality, the same ones that we still know today. This is where the Jermann winery was born, a reality that can currently count on over one hundred and thirty hectares of vineyards, and above all that dialogues every day with the world, while keeping the attention always focused on the concrete things from which great wines are born. Love for the land is in fact the cornerstone of this farm, a great pearl of the Collio, renowned for its exceptional whites but also for its robust and traditional reds.
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October 2015 tragically saw the death of Philippe Roty at the ridiculously early age of 46, scarcely more than a decade since he took over from his father, the eponymous Joseph. The Domaine continues to be overseen by Madame Roty, Joseph’s widow, whilst PierreJean, Philippe’s brother, will take a more central role as well as continuing in the vineyards as previously. Always in the background, Pierre-Jean was happy to let Philippe look after front of house although during harvest he has been involved in the key vinification decisions for many years now. A ten minute stint in the vineyard with Pierre-Jean is like a masterclass in vineyard husbandry – fascinating and, in true Roty style, wonderfully down to earth with no truck given to passing fads and unproven techniques. When we visited in early December, Pierre-Jean was at great pains to point out that nothing has changed, nor will it change – Domaine Joseph Roty is a family effort, and the family remains strong, albeit with different faces.
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The Domaine Joseph Voillot was born in the late nineteenth century, and since 1995 has been managed by Jean-Pierre Charlot, former courtier and professor of enology at the Lycée Viticole in Beaune and son-in-law of Joseph Voillot. The approximately 10 hectares of vineyards of the estate are located in the municipalities of Volnay, Pommard, Meursault and Beaune, true home of Pinot Noir.
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The La Massa farm is located in the famous Chianti Classico area, in Panzano, in the Conca d'Oro. The 27 hectares of vineyards, dating back to the 15th century, boast clayey and limestone soils, particularly rich in shale, which give the wine the great minerality that distinguishes this winery. The current owner, Giampaolo Motta, bought the property in 1992 after having accumulated several years of experience in important and solid Chianti cellars.
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A leading winery in the Langhe and Asti areas, La Spinetta was founded in 1977 thanks to the initiative of Giuseppe and Lidia Rivetti. The history of the winery, however, begins much earlier, in 1890, when Giovanni Rivetti left Piedmont to emigrate to Argentina. Like many Italians of that time, his dream was to find luck and later return to his homeland to become a great wine producer.
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Le Macchiole was born in Bolgheri in 1983, when the place was still simply a holiday resort on the edge of time, among villages, olive trees, vineyards and a splendid sea. Among the first companies that believed in the Bolgheri area, in the potential of mono-varietal wines, and in the organic vineyards in these areas not traditionally suited to natural viticulture, the company is today an international brand, led by Cinzia Merli, who she founded the company with her husband Eugenio Campolmi, who died prematurely. The first bottles were produced in 1987, but it was the 90s that proved decisive for the definition of the company. In that period, the owners acquired a greater awareness of the area available, with the introduction of high-density plants and above all with the innovative and risky decision to produce mono-varietal wines.
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The Le Ragnaie farm covers an area of 28 hectares in the municipality of Montalcino, in the province of Siena. Our lands are cultivated with vineyards and olive groves, following the dictates of organic farming *, and are located in three distinct areas of the Montalcino district allowing us to vinify grapes from three different terroirs: Le Ragnaie: in the central area of Montalcino, the vineyards highest in the whole area; Petroso: along the road to Scarnacuoia near the town of Montalcino, one of the areas with the oldest winemaking vocation; Castelnuovo dell’Abate: in the southeastern part of the area in front of Monte Amiata.
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Maurice Lignier was the architect of the success of the Domaine Lignier Michelot, when in the sixties he began to cultivate vines on the fields inherited from his father. Since then this Domaine has grown in production quality exponentially, so much so that in the 1970s, encouraged by his wife Renée Michelot, Maurice bought and replanted one and a half hectares of vineyard in Morey Saint Denis "En la rue de Vergy", recognized today as one of the best Crus in the area.
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The Lisini farm covers an area of over 150 hectares, which are located in the southern area of the municipality of Montalcino and have belonged to the Lisini family since the 16th century. We are obviously in Tuscany, in the province of Siena. The vineyards occupy about 24 hectares, but above all they enjoy an excellent exposure and a microclimate open to the sea currents of the Maremma and characterized by little rainfall, as well as by equally rare fogs, for which the Sangiovese grapes produced reach an excellence and a unique quality.
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A history now over fifty years long that has certainly taken its protagonist Dorino Livon far away, to the point of making him one of the most successful and well-known Friulian winemakers. A story, however, which has its origins in a passion and in a family tradition: the love for one's land, Friuli, in particular for that extreme strip that represents the last bastion of Italy towards Europe eastern: the Collio and the Eastern Hills of Friuli. In 1964 Dorino Livon bought the first plot of land on the Collio hills and to that, little by little, he added others. Thus, the Livon farm grows year after year.
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One of the last wineries in the Champagne region of France to still be owned by the same family that founded it, back in 1776 in Reims, is that of Louis Roederer. The winery got its current name in 1883, when Louis Roederer inherited the company from his uncle, remodeling it in his image and likeness. While others were buying grapes, Louis staked everything on working in the vineyard, buying the best vineyard plots, fully convinced that the quintessence of a great wine resided in the land, and consequently tracing the destiny of the Maison which from then on will bring the his name.
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The Sandrone winery was born in the late '70s, in 1978 to be exact, and was founded by the Sandrone family with the aim of producing wines that could translate into the bottle the best expression of the Nebbiolo grape, raised in the fabulous and the only terroir of the Piedmontese Langhe.
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Luigi Tecce is a cultivated and spontaneous winemaker: he is not used to following patterns and puts poetry and color in his wine. He took over the family farm in 1997, following the sudden death of his father. The property vineyards are located in Paternopoli, the area of the famous DOCG of Campania "Taurasi".
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In the center of the village of La Morra is the centuries-old Marcarini winery: this family's wine production began in the second half of the 1800s. In the beginning, the wine produced was intended for self-consumption and for a small circle of friends; it was in the early 1960s that the notary Giuseppe Marcarini decided to market his wines, thus starting the present winery. In 1996 the winery purchased a farmstead in Neviglie that was later converted into an agritourism, an estate surrounded by vineyards, thus adding to their beautiful historic plots in Brunate and La Serra. Management of the farm has passed over the years to Anna Marcarini Bava, and is currently in the hands of her son-in-law Manuel Marchetti and children Andrea, Chiara and Elisa. A story of intelligent choices and hard work, of technique and intuition; a story lived far from the hype: a story for all lovers of things done right, for friends.
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No other group of Italian wine can boast the history and blazon of the Antinori in Tuscany. The Antinori family has in fact been dedicated to wine production for more than six hundred years: since, in 1385, Giovanni di Piero Antinori became part of the Florentine Art of the Vinattieri. Throughout its long history, through 26 generations, the Antinori family has always managed this business directly, making innovative and sometimes courageous choices, and always maintaining respect for traditions and for the territory. Today the company is managed by the Marquis Piero Antinori, with the support of the three daughters Albiera, Allegra and Alessia, all personally involved in the business activities.
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In the heart of the Langhe, protected by gentle hills, are the Cantine dei Marchesi di Barolo, whose history begins more than two centuries ago, more precisely in 1807, when Carlo Tancredi Falletti married the French noblewoman Juliette Colbert of Maulévrier. The latter was the first to understand the potential of the Nebbiolo grape, for which he had magnificent cellars built, to allow for complete fermentation and aging in large fine oak barrels.
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Marie Noëlle Ledru, a "winemaker" as she herself likes to be considered, has managed to endure years of continuous changes, both stylistic and on the market, with the absolute value of her Champagnes, always with a strong and consistent identity. His estates are located in the heart of Pinot Noir: the Grand Cru village of Ambonnay and in Bouzy, south of the Montagne de Reims.
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It was exactly 1980, the year in which Andrea Ferraioli gave the small vineyards he had inherited from his father as a wedding gift to his future bride. In this way the "Marisa Cuomo" cellar was born, and with it begins a story made of love, passion and infinite work, which in thirty years has brought Andrea Ferraioli and Marisa Cuomo themselves really far away, to the point of touching the Olympus of the best whites in the world.
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Winery founded in Serralunga d'Alba in 1896 by the hand of Giovanni Massolino, that of Massolino is a winery that developed particularly in the 1930s, when the son of Giovanni himself, Giuseppe, together with his wife Angela, chose to extend the property.
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We were born and raised on the hills of Barolo, the wine we fell in love with and dedicated our lives and passions to.
Our family's history is deeply linked to La Morra and to the peasant roots of this slice of Langa, which in a few decades has been able to reinvent itself, discovering an international vocation.
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That of the Marquises Mazzei is a family that can boast an unparalleled heritage steeped in the Tuscan winemaking tradition. Theirs is in fact a story that began many centuries ago, in the medieval village of Castello di Fonterutoli, and that has continued for 24 generations. A village, that of Fonterutoli, which overlooks the Val d'Elsa, and which, belonging to the Mazzei family since 1435, still retains its original appearance of a quiet country village: a few houses, the church of San Miniato and the villa built at the end of 1500 in place of the fortified castle.
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The words of Enzo Pontoni: “The family passion comes from my maternal grandfather. Er. He taught me how to prune, based on the number of buds on the tree. I believe it is important to support the vines to get the right balance: the vines listen to you, they have their own conscience and you have to pamper them. My journey begins in the late 1980s. I worked hard, I studied and little by little I saw that the results were positive. My father was the direct cousin of Tullio Zamò (a great producer who died a few years ago, ed), he was already the owner of a very well established business: I made him taste my wines and he introduced me to several restaurateurs who began to buy them. " To date, Enzo Pontoni's production does not exceed 12,000 bottles per year, despite managing more than 15 hectares. This is because another of the peculiarities of Miani wines, in addition to all coming from a single vineyard, is the very low yield that Enzo "imposes" on his plants, but without forcing, seeking a balance of the vine, vine by vine, based on his knowledge of that parcel and his strong agronomic sensitivity.
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"A philosophy according to which the vineyards are conducted with maximum respect for the terroir and the balance of the ecosystem, in order to produce wines that can only be summed up in two terms: patience and audacity".
This is what, more or less, you will hear shortly from Michel Chapoutier, when you ask him to describe his house in a few words. As early as the early nineteenth century, in 1808 to be precise, a distant ancestor of the Chapoutier family began to buy the first vineyards in the Rhone Valley, effectively starting the wine business.
Today, more than two centuries later, Michel Chapoutier, who has always been passionate about wine and self-taught in the sector, is the one who firmly holds the reins of the family business, applying the rules of biodynamic philosophy, and therefore trying to respect his land , nature, the environment and the ecosystem, so as to enhance the intrinsic peculiarities of the grapes and consequently bring them directly into the glass.
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Mythical winery, which needs no introduction, that of Montevertine is a reality that perhaps more than any other in Tuscany is synonymous with Sangiovese and tradition. A winery that was born in the late 60's in the heart of the Chianti Classico, not far from Radda in Chianti, thanks to the intuition of Sergio Manetti, then a steel industrialist. The restoration of the house was followed by the first plant, two hectares of vineyards flanked by a small cellar, and the idea of producing some wine for friends. However, given the success of the first vintage produced, that of 1971, Sergio decided to abandon his business and devote himself entirely to the production of wine, flanked in the cellar by what is considered the greatest and most expert connoisseur of Sangiovese, the unforgettable Giulio Gambelli .
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In the 1980s, the desire to experiment pushed a group of friends who are passionate about wine to found a winery in Campania, in whose management Silvia Imparato, a former photographer, was joined by Riccardo Cotarella, today a renowned winemaker of national fame and international. It was precisely 1983 the year in which the project of the Montevetrano winery was launched, which six years later will produce the first vintage of the homonymous wine, the "Montevetrano", Colli di Salerno IGT now famous blend from Campania, international vine varieties of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, with the native variety of Aglianico.
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Giovanni Ascione, famous journalist and taster with the soul of a vigneron, has relatively recently entered the world of wine and yet his "Sabbie di Sopra" can already be counted among the best wines from Campania. A success story that tells of the love for his land, of sacrifices, dedication and determin
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Nicolas rouget In the lineage of his father Emmanuel Rouget, Nicolas Rouget produces top-quality wines with remarkable precision. Based in the Côte de Nuits region in Burgundy, in the village of Flagey-Echezeaux, Emmanuel manages the plots of the small family estate.
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The philosophy of Olivier Leflaive is to produce simply great wines. There are no secrets to this – everything starts in the vines with good grapes. Olivier, Franck and their team are lucky to have strong relationships with some of the best winegrowers on the Côte, people who grow their vines with care and attention.
Although the quality of the harvest is key, vinification and ageing also play a major role in bringing out the essence of each appellation. Franck Grux and Philippe Grillet make it their daily task to ensure the quality of the wines and respect for the terroir. As such, the estate’s approach is to treat each cuvée individually.
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It all started way back in 1886, when Paolo Conterno founded the Casa della Ginestra, dedicated to the production of Nebbiolo, Barbera and Dolcetto wines. An indefatigable worker with a mind of great intuition, he devoted the most favourable parts of the Ginestra hillside to the growing of the grapes, subdividing them by type, exposure and terrain. Furthermore, he had the foresight to predict the existence of a market of connoisseurs of superior quality products, selling his own wine in wooden kegs and produced by himself in his own cellar. Paolo was succeeded by his son Carlo and his wife Giuseppina. The company was subsequently run by Paolo and Caterina Conterno and today the company is managed by their son Giorgio.
As in the past, each of us makes his own contribution, caring for the vineyards with scrupulous dedication, involving the successive generations. At one time, trust was placed in the few means available, and in perseverance and determination. Modern technology, with its labour-saving devices, spares us the exertions of those times and, in part thanks to the experience we have gained, enables us to operate in the best possible way and to reap great satisfaction and ever newer stimuli from our work.
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Paolo Scavino is an historical winery in the Barolo region. It was founded in 1921 in Castiglione Falletto from Lorenzo Scavino and his son Paolo. Farming has always been a family tradition and passion.
Enrico Scavino together with the daughters Enrica and Elisa, fourth generation, run the family Estate. He started to work full time in the winery in 1951 when he was 10 years old. A young winemaker who inherited the passion and devotion for the land he belongs to. Through over 60 years of experience his focus has been to invest on important cru of Nebbiolo to show the uniqueness of each terroir.
Their work is inspired by the love and respect they have for their territory and they pursue purity of expression, complexity and elegance for their wines from the three local grapes Dolcetto, Barbera and Nebbiolo.
These values and culture have been carried on and never changed.
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Pascal Cotat owns a small domaine in Sancerre, with a traditional and rather limited production but one of the most important and authoritative in the area. The main vineyards of the domaine are both located on the Chavignol terroir, east of Sancerre and cultivated with Sauvignon Blanc, a native vine of the north-eastern Loire region, which in these places reaches excellence.
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Wine maker since 1982, Pascal work in his family vinery Doquet Jeanmaire between 1995 and 2003. In 2004 he buys from his sisters the winery. Then he starts reserch and experiment ways of work the vine respecting the terroir and the consumer.
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The Michele Perillo winery is located in Castelfranci, in the province of Avellino, in the heart of Irpinia, an area of wine excellence for the production of Taurasi. Michele is a true vigneron: he spends the whole day in the vineyard and cellar, with the help of his wife Annamaria Romano and his son Felice.
Michele Perillo's vineyard extends over 5 hectares between the territories of Castelfranci and Montemarano at an altitude of 600 meters and enjoys good exposure and an important temperature range. The vines are planted on tuffaceous soils, rich in clay and silica, and are grown in starzeta and espalier. Some plots even date back to the 1930s. Aglianico and Coda di Volpe are the two cultivated vines. The yields are very low: they never exceed 50 quintals per hectare. Michele Perillo's agriculture is conventional, but not invasive.
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I am fortunate enough to live and work in the heart of one of the most prestigious Chardonnay vineyards in the world. Each and every vine and the grapes they yield command respect. It is my daily task to enrich this inheritance just like my parents and grandparents when they started. My father planted the majority of our Puligny vines in the 1950’s; in Meursault, they come from my mother’s side (Ropiteau) and are even older, the eldest dates from 1932.
My Domaine is a mirror image of the Burgundy vineyards: I cultivate 8 hectares of splintered holdings comprising approximately 30 plots and producing 14 appellations; the grape varieties are Chardonnay, Aligoté, Pinot Noir and Gamay.The various “cuvees” are vinified separately and may be blended after the process depending on the style of the wine we seek.
My grapes have always been harvested by hand out of respect for “terroir”; also the vines are old and the rows can be very narrow.
Every year our 30 harvesters take 10 days - on average - to pick the grapes.
In the vineyards and cellars, I have 2 permanent employees and seasonal staff helps out during the actual pruning and training phase in the vines. This is of paramount importance for me: no good wine can be made without sound grapes.
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Pian dell'Orino is a Tuscan winery in Montalcino, which stands next to the “Greppo” of the Biondi Santi family. A project that came to life at the end of the last century, when exactly in 1996 it was Caroline Pobitzer who started it all, entrusting the company management to the careful hands of the oenologist Jan Hendrik Erbach.
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"Domaine Morey is located in the fantastic commune of Meursault, at the end of the Côte de Beaune, home of Chardonnay, within the Côte d'Or. The Domaine is masterfully managed by Pierre Morey, who in 1991 passed to a totally organic and in 1997 made the definitive transition to biodynamic agriculture. Today Pierre, helped by his daughter Anne, works about 11 hectares of vineyards owned by the municipalities of Monthelie, Pommard, Puligny-Montrachet and Meursault. Since 1992 the Moreys also have a companies such as "" négociant-éleveur "", called Morey-Blanc, through which they buy grapes from third parties, dealing with winemaking, bottling and marketing.
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Pierre Paillard is the name of a small family house located in the commune of Bouzy, Grand Cru of the Montagne de Reims. It was founded in 1946 by the winemaker of the same name but its origins date back to the 18th century, when the Paillard family bought the first vineyards and began to devote themselves to viticulture. Today the eighth generation of the family, represented by the young Antoine and Quentin, has taken over the reins of the Maison, succeeding their father Benoit, cousin of Bruno Paillard, and impressing a significant qualitative change in production.
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The Pietracupa winery was founded in 1970 in Campania in Montefredane in the province of Avellino when the founder, Peppino Loffredo, decided to return to the countryside by buying a property on the hills in front.The initial ambition was to produce a quality Fiano for oneself and for friends, but since 1999, with the support in the management by the son, the Pietracupa project starts: the intent was to get to measure itself with the world of oenology and establish itself in the Campania panorama with decision.The main wines visceral expression of climate and territory are Greco di Tufo, Fiano and Taurasi.
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From the 1950s, Luigi Pira transformed the company towards a wine-growing address and, in the following decades, he sold grapes and bulk wine to the great cellars of the Albese that were looking for the prized product of the Serralunga d'Alba area. A first step that marks an indelible imprint carved in this land that knows how to give the winegrower high quality red wines, among which Barolo reigns. In the early 90s, with the entry of Gianpaolo, Luigi's son, the identity with this great Langa wine takes on more and more substance, and high quality is the real protagonist. Today Gianpaolo was also supported in his work by the brothers Romolo and Claudio. The wine produced from the grapes of the historic family vineyards is bottled entirely, the cru of Nebbiolo da Barolo are vinified individually and the corresponding labels are born: Barolo Vigna Marenca, Barolo Vigna Margheria, Barolo Vignarionda. Without forgetting the Barolo Serralunga.
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PODERE POGGIO SCALETTE became an autonomous winery in 1991, when Vittorio Fiore and his wife Adriana Assjè di Marcorà purchased on the hill of Ruffoli, in the municipality of Greve in Chianti (Florence), in the heart of the Chianti Classico production area, a number of plots of land and a rural building from a hereditary division and transfer of various real estate assets, including farmhouses, vineyard, olive grove, pasture and woodland, which had been virtually abandoned for years after the death of the former owner.
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A unique group, which embodies the best of Tuscan production. An adventure that the brothers Maria Iris and Claudio Tipa have achieved over time by creating a real "domaine" which includes three different estates. The production reality of Castello ColleMassari was born in 1998 in the heart of the Montecucco production area, in Maremma.
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The Pomodolce company was founded in 2005 by a family that has been growing vines for over three generations on the hills of Tortona, in Piedmont, between Val Grue and Val Curone. At the base of the philosophy of this passionate family-run company is the choice of privileging quality over quantity, hence the decision to conduct the vineyards according to the principles of organic viticulture and the use of native vineyards, in particular with the recovery of Timorasso, a vine almost forgotten after the invasion of phylloxera. The vinification is carried out in a simple and traditional way to keep the peculiarities of each vine alive and respecting the excellent quality of the raw material.
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Being winemakers in the Langhe of Piedmont means having an inseparable and indissoluble relationship with the land, with the vines and with the wine. And an inseparable bond is precisely the one established between Ferdinando Principiano and his winery in Monforte d'Alba which, consisting of over fifteen hectares of vineyards, is managed with the deepest passion and with the most unconditional love. Before Ferdinando, his grandfather and father respectively led the company, whose grapes were once almost entirely destined for sale. Only with Ferdinando, to be precise, starting from 1993, the first wines began to be produced and bottled, which in no time at all managed to conquer the national and international market.
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It was already known at the end of the 19th century that Nebbiolo, in the Barbaresco area, had very different characteristics from other areas of Piedmont. For this reason, Domizio Cavazza, who lived in Barbaresco at the time, headmaster of the oenology school of Alba, decided to bring together some winegrowers and producers to found a winery that could produce a different wine, given that the Nebbiolo grapes of that area began to flow into what would later become the denomination of Barolo. Since then, the "Producers of Barbaresco" has experienced years of full success, currently has over fifty contributing members, and has about one hundred hectares of vineyards, exclusively planted with Nebbiolo and equal to about 1/6 of the entire area of origin. Thanks to the constant dedication of all the winemakers belonging to the cooperative, the "Produttori del Barbaresco" has not only been considered for some time among the most prestigious wineries in the Piedmontese Langhe area, but is even often taken as an example as one of the best cooperatives in the whole world.
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Sperino property is located in Lessona, in northern Piedmont, at the foot of Monte Rosa, which has always sheltered the territory and its vineyards. In these areas of great Nebbioli, Lessona stands out for its soils of Pliocene marine sands with acid pH and great wealth of mineral substances. At the heart of the philosophy of this winery, led by Paolo and Luca De Marchi, father and son, is the desire to obtain the best quality while respecting tradition and the territory, with the right amount of innovation but without betraying the origins.
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Querciabella Chianti Classico has been the centrepiece of Querciabella’s winemaking operations since the winery’s debut. Consistently ranking at the highest levels of critical acclaim it’s a real delight for wine and food enthusiasts all over the world.
A beautiful balancing act of crisp, inviting acidity, pure varietal fruit flavour and character, Querciabella Chianti Classico represents the pinnacle of high-altitude, perfectly exposed Sangiovese fruit. Its complexity and consistency derive from sourcing the grapes from top sites in three of the denomination’s best sub-zones, now also known as UGAs.
Each vineyard is cared for on a lot by lot basis to respect the essence of each site. The same focus and precision in the cellar, allow for natural winemaking with minimal intervention, that preserves the purity of the fruit. After about 14 months in fine-grained oak barrels, and regular racking, only the best lots make it to the final blend. Once bottled, the wine rests patiently for a few more months before release.
This patient maturation adds a layer of softness and enhances the varietal fruit notes typical of quality Sangiovese. Querciabella Chianti Classico is, in fact, a perfect foil for food, the crispness and the roundness make it perfectly suitable for a wide variety of flavours and cuisines.
No animal products or byproducts are used in the production of this wine, making it suitable for vegans and vegetarians.
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The name of Giuseppe Quintarelli has for years been an undisputed guiding light on the Valpolicella stage, representing as only he is capable of the deepest and most true quintessence of a territory that is now rightly recognized as one of the most prestigious of Italian viticulture, able to simply extraordinary wines, as others do not meet. In the Negrar valley, in Veneto, in the province of Verona, there are twelve hectares of vines in total, where the most important native varieties of the place meet, such as corvina, corvinone, rondinella and molinara, which each season give rise to an average of about 50 thousand bottles a year.
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Great wine is a perfect fusion of science and poetry, between the measurable and the imponderable. It is essentially beautiful. It is a work of art. A sort of transfiguration of the raw material. It comes from the must as a statue comes from the stone and whoever makes a great wine is the one who digs into the stone, already having the final result in mind. Obviously, to do this it must have a solid scientific basis. He must have control of the entire cycle, through the possession of the most varied knowledge, from knowledge of the soil, to the physiology of the grape, from the biochemical processes underlying the transformation of grapes into wine to the mechanisms of sensory perception. These concepts constitute the essence of my way of experiencing wine.
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My name is Francesco Mariani, I am a cook and winemaker in Montefalco, in Umbria. I produce wines from biodynamic agriculture together with my friend and collaborator Andrea Mattioli. "Raína" was the nickname of the farmer who before us cultivated these lands.
With this name I wanted to keep alive the link with the past. Our cellar was founded in 2002. The vineyards, 10 hectares planted between 2002 and 2008, are located at an altitude between 220 and 300 meters above sea level. The soil that composes them is of medium texture, rich in skeleton.
The exposure is mainly to the south-east. The training system is the spurred cordon for the red grapes and the guyot for the white grapes. The planting density is about 5700 plants per hectare. In our vineyards we grow Sagrantino, Sangiovese, Montepulciano, Merlot, Syrah, Grechetto and Trebbiano Spoletino.
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The Roagna Winery is located in Barbaresco, in the heart of the Langhe and produces wines that are pure and authentic expression of the territory. To achieve this goal, it has chosen to work with old vines, with very deep root systems and capable of giving grapes of great aromatic concentration. The soils are of marine sedimentary origin, with stratifications of calcareous clays alternating with gray-bluish marl and sands.
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It was in 1986 that Roberto Voerzio was born in La Morra, a small hamlet in the heart of the Langhe, one of the most important wineries of the entire denomination. Two hectares that have expanded over the years thanks to the purchase of some prestigious vineyards, from Fossati to Sarmassa and Case Nere, from Cerequio to the legendary Brunate, La Serra and Rocche dell'Annunziata. A production of absolute excellence that, as they like to point out in the cellar, is born thanks to the maniacal care of the vineyard, characterized by yields among the lowest in Barolo. However, it is difficult to summarize in a few lines the impact that Roberto Voerzio's work has had on the territory in these three decades. A path made up of courage and choices often against the tide dictated by the will, always and in any case, to produce wines capable of representing it. It is therefore no coincidence that today his are universally recognized as some of the greatest Barolos in existence. Cult wines that should not be missing from the cellar of every true enthusiast.
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Eric and Isabelle are the eighth generation of the Coulon family, vignerons in Vrigny and the surrounding villages of the Reims Mountains. Since 1806 this family has progressively increased the vineyard property, to date they have about 10 hectares almost all classified as Premier Cru. The vineyards are planted with 40% Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay with an average age of the vines of about 40 years, a rarity in Champagne, where these old vines give an optimal but rather limited production. In addition, in the vineyard, sustainable viticulture is practiced where no herbicides are used to better preserve one's terroir.
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From the Montagne de Reims, in Champagne, Premier Cru of great level and elegance are born: these are the sparkling wines of Eric and Isabelle Coulon. "Our work is an incessant research, a continuous effort to differentiate one from the other those almost one hundred small plots that make up our family property".
In continuous respect for the soil and the environment, to seek the best expression of terroir in their cuvèe, a mirror of their personality and the prestige of the cellar.
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Bessin has unusually large grounds in the splendid location of the Grand Cru. Limestone, clay and of course the much-mentioned shell limestone prevail, here we can talk about the VINEYARD, after all the climb is 35% steep, which is why most of the work has to be done by hand.
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From Valpolicella Superiore to Amarone della Valpolicella, from Vigna Seré up to Monte Lodoletta, they are all wines, those branded "Romano Dal Forno", which for some time now have held the flag of the best "made in Italy" high when it comes to wine. Fairytale labels.
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Mine is a peasant family that has always worked the land. We like to indicate the year 1988 as the date of birth of Ronco del Gelso: that year we bottled for the first time and a slow change began for our company that transformed it from livestock to wine. From those first 3,000 bottles that for the first time bore the name of Ronco del Gelso on the label, we have reached the current 150,000 bottles per year.
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The RB label was born in 1998 by the will of Rosa Bosco, a winemaker, a little legend in the world of Friulian winemaking. For several years, Rosetta bought the grapes from the winemakers who allowed her to manage the vineyard according to her needs and vinified her wines by pursuing only one goal: quality without compromise. In July 2006 he moved the company headquarters to the cellar of the counts de Puppi in Moimacco, a stone's throw from the beautiful town of Cividale del Friuli.
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Salon is a unique champagne. Defined by its singularity since the very beginning, this exceptional wine is the champagne of a single terroir: the Côte des Blancs; a single cru: Le Mesnil-sur-Oger; a single grape variety: Chardonnay; a single year: that of a great vintage; and of one man: Eugène-Aimé Salon.
The first vintage of Champagne Salon was 1905. It was the creation of Eugène-Aimé Salon, a unique character with unwavering ambition. In love with champagne and captivated by the terroir of Le Mesnil, Eugène-Aimé Salon created a champagne after his own heart: an unparalleled Blanc de Blancs. Initially he created this for his personal pleasure only – it was not until the 1920s that he was to share his creation with the rest of the world.
Champagne Salon comes from a single hectare plot called « the Salon garden » and nineteen other small plots in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger selected by Eugène-Aimé Salon at the beginning of the 20th century. The wines are aged in our cellars for an average of ten years, after which they finally start to reveal their complexity and finesse.
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Since 1983, the Salvatore Molettieri company has come a long way. Not only in Irpinia and Campania, but in Europe and in the world. The name of the company, which is identified with that of its founder, is now synonymous with Aglianico and Taurasi wines of the highest quality, capable of withstanding the most difficult challenges with the major wines on the international market.
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The Speri family has been growing grapes and producing wine in Valpolicella for seven generations. Authoritative and faithful interpreter of a terroir that hardly betrays, the company is now an undisputed point of reference for the whole world of Italian enology.
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The San Giuseppe company, whose name is a toponym that dates back to the early 1900s, became an autonomous farm unit starting from 1992, the year in which Stella Viola Di Campalto took over the property, sanctioning its definitive independence from the company agricultural La Velona, to which it was previously incorporated. Stella, without any knowledge of wine and with a past as a teetotaler, dedicates her first energies to olive growing, making the decision to plant the first four hectares of vines in 1998. From this moment a progressive awareness of everything that revolves around the world of viticulture, with an increasingly demanding and meticulous approach.
In 2001 his first wine was born, a Rosso di Montalcino, while in 2002 the company, certified organic since 1996, was converted into biodynamic. In the same year Stella expands its viticultural heritage reaching the current 6.7 hectares of vineyards.
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THAT OF SUAVIA IS A STORY MADE OF A CASTLE, NO FROGS, FEW PRINCES AND MANY PRINCESSES.
The castle is that of Soave: a legacy of the Middle Ages, when the town was still called by its ancient name of Suavia; the daughters of Giovanni Tessari and Rosetta Buratto, on the other hand, have been the main female protagonists of this story since the beginning of the 21st century.
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The Austrian entrepeneur Karl Egger and his family have been visitors to region of Tuscany for decades. They fell in love with small corner, just outside the medieval town of Radda in Chianti between the citis of Siena and Florence.
Consequently the winery “Tenuta Carleone di Castiglioni” is located in the heart of the Chianti region. It was named after the small village of “Castiglioni” (small castle) which was first mentioned in the year 1078 when the monks of “Badia al Coltibuono” founded it. There is also a typical tuscan farmhouse called “Pian Vecchio” (old plain) on this land, where the family recently planted some white
The whole property, which covers an area of approximately 100 hectars, comprises of wooded hills, small rivers and fertile plains. Nestled in between there are around 30 ha of mainly Sangiovese vineyards and some olive trees, some of them older than 60 years. The Egger Family has renovated the beautiful “Castiglioni” hamlet with its old chapel and the nearby farmhouse of “Pian Vecchio”.
The winery Tenuta di Carleone was born in 2012. Sean O’Callaghan, to his friends “IL GUERCIO” (one eyed rascal!), was asked to join and help to build a small artisinal winery making classically defined Sangiovese with a twist. Sean’s twist.. Organic and biodynamic principles are implemented in the vineyard. Nothing is added to the wines, the grappa or the olive oil. No yeast and no fining agents are used.
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Tenuta di Valgiano is located on the Lucca hills a few steps from the sea but at the same time immersed in the Apennines of upper Tuscany. It is here that the grapes receive the sea breezes and the steep nighttime temperature variations.
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We are obviously in Tuscany, and since 1968 the Fontodi winery has been owned by the Manetti family, historically active in the production of the renowned terracotta, and today also engaged in the production of high quality wines.
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A splendid winegrowing reality in Montalcino, Le Potazzine is a top-class winery in the panorama of the best companies in the Ilinese area. A company whose name derives from the term used to indicate the great tit, small birds of the Tuscan countryside, and at the same time the affectionate appellation with which grandparents and parents address their children. In fact, it was the maternal grandmother who called Viola and Sofia, the daughters of Gigliola Giannetti, owner of the company and Ilcinese since birth. Today, thirty years later, the wines of Le Potazzine communicate a rare sense of authenticity, elegant and precise reds that derive from about five hectares of vineyards, and above all arise from cellar practices that require the least possible artificial intervention.
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In the major area of production on the Amalfi coast, Tramonti. Over hundrend years old vineyards, made up of tintore, aglianico and piedirosso for the production of red an rosé wines. Also falanghina, biancolella, ginestra and pepella for the whites.
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You don't live by wine alone, this could be the motto of Antonio Moretti, an entrepreneur who knows well that in Italian history and culture there is much more than a fruit to be harvested. In fact, its activities range from fashion to wine, sectors whose fil rouge is represented by that love for good taste and elegance that have always distinguished it. It all begins in Tuscany, in the Arezzo area, on the land of the family estate: it is here that the wines of Sette Ponti are born, reds that over the years have become among the best in the world.
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We’re in Mango, in the Langhe around Alba, in the production area of the great wines such as Barolo, Barbaresco, Asti and Moscato d’Asti , on the borders with Asti . Here grow 5 among 16 of the excellent Pidmontease wines , reknowed for the quality and due to the terroir.
Not very far from the historical center, with its elegant baroque castle, amidst hamlets and vineyards, in Terrabianca hill, you find our winefarm.
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The Terredora winery is located in the landscaped setting of Serra di Montefusco, in the province of Avellino, among the five bells the most mountainous and hilly area in the region. Placed astride the ridge that separates Valle del Sabato from the Valle del Calore, it has an architecture that constantly seeks the functionality of work, even if there are moments in which these same spaces host events, in that subtle file rouge for which wine it is sociability.
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Jean Paul Labaille continues the work of his father-in-law Claude Thomas, one of the great interpreters of Sancerre with Cotat and Vatan. Jean Paul is self-taught, he was not born a winemaker, but with humility he learned early, he recently renovated the cellar, it is true that the new premises do not have the charm and poetry of the old ones, but order and cleanliness have greatly influenced the final product .
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"The production of the first bottle of Fiano di Avellino labeled Vadiaperti, the Montefredane winery, dates back to 1984. Currently managed by Raffaele Troisi, the winery can count on six hectares of vineyards and has always pursued the enhancement of local vines. Having set up the work between the rows in such a way that minimal human intervention is necessary, in the heart of Irpinia, between 400 and 600 meters above sea level, along the valley of the river Sabato, vines of Fiano, Greco, foxtail and Aglianico are grown. in the cellar, the main purpose is linked to the philosophy pursued in the vineyard: to make the territory and traditions speak, to enclose the air of Campania in the bottle.
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Italy is a nation that can boast an incredible winemaking tradition, which in some cases is lost in the mists of time. Abruzzo is no exception, a small region of central Italy, whose wines were already renowned and well-known in Roman times. A strongly suited terroir, which expresses truly noteworthy realities, just like the Valentini farm.
Located in Loreto Aprutino in the province of Pescara, one of the 300 most beautiful villages in Italy, it is owned by the noble family of the same name of Spanish origin, which produced in these areas since the seventeenth century; from generation to generation, the ownership of the winery is today in the hands of Francesco Paolo Valentini, a person of great depth, a true artisan of wine, who loves to let his creations speak directly in the glass.
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Valle Reale is a corner of paradise surrounded by the mountains between the provinces of Pescara and L'Aquila, located in the middle of three natural reserves: the Gran Sasso National Park, the Majella National Park and the Sirente-Velino Regional Park. In this unspoiled natural setting, Leonardo Pizzolo, owner of about 46 hectares between 350 and 400 meters above sea level, cultivates his vineyards following the principles of biodynamic agriculture and produces wines with great personality that are the most natural expression of the territory.
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The Vauversin family cultivates vineyards in the Oger area, in the heart of the Côte des Blancs, This is a historical entity in the area, present in the Champagne lands since the mid-1700s and continuing to contribute to the success of the region after a good 15 generations. For many centuries, the Vauversin estate limited itself to growing the vines, then selling the grapes to other local producers. It was not until the early decades of the 1900s that Fernand Vauversin, aware of the value of his grapes, which were always in high demand on the market, began making his own wine and marketing Champagne. Today the estate is managed by Laurent, who, after finishing his studies in viticulture and oenology and gaining experience in Australia, has taken over the reins of the family property with great passion and expertise.
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The Vignai da Duline winery was founded in 1997, when Lorenzo Mocchiuti and Federica Magrini inherit the old vines of their relatives, in particular the wonderful Duline vineyard belonging to their grandfather Mario. We are located in the heart of the Colli Orientali, in the town of Villanova in San Giovanni al Natistone. A magical area, immersed in the wild Friulian nature. The goal is to continue the family tradition by following the philosophy that has always guided them: respect for the earth and protection of the environment.
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Tortonese, located in south-eastern Piedmont, in the past was remembered above all for wines from red grape varieties, but thanks in particular to the visionary genius of Walter Massa, this area has also been rediscovered as a land of whites. The union between this producer and the Timorasso vine, then, has been immediate for years: in fact, Walter Massa is responsible for the rebirth of this ancient native variety, which has been interpreted following a new production philosophy, to the point that Walter Massa himself the name of "Father of Timorasso" is generally recognized. Thanks to his teachings, the entire denomination has benefited from it, also witnessing the birth of new productive realities, which in the wake of the master today give luster and prestige to the entire area of the Tortonesi Hills.
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The name of Villa Diamante is closely linked to that of Antoine Gaita, a central figure in the enhancement of Irpinia white wine, an expert biochemist and experimenter, who recently passed away. Antoine, a fine connoisseur of winemaking processes, founded the company in 1996 together with his wife Diamante Renna on the hill of Montefredane, in the province of Avellino: a landscape full of charm, characterized by steep slopes and enchanting views.
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It's 1996, Yann is 26 years old, has a master's degree in consultancy and management, no military service obligation, and decides to take care of the wine-growing part of the estate, and here he begins to restructure the vineyard and work the land. After an intoxication due to an insecticide used for treatments, he strives to find an alternative and at the beginning of the 2000s he converted to organic farming; in 2007, the company obtained the certification. Located in the heart of the DOC Crozes-Hermitage, today the property consists of 20 hectares of vineyards, of which 1.20 on the legendary hill of l'Hermitage.
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Zenato's is the story of a family that has its roots in the earth. This is thanks to the passion and entrepreneurial vision of its founder Sergio who guided him in the realization of his greatest dream: to create a winery capable of reaping the fruits of the earth and transforming them into emotions with a unique flavor.
Today, more than 60 years later, the results tell the extraordinary value of that vision from which a great story originated, starring Sergio Zenato's family: his wife Carla and their children Alberto and Nadia.
It is their eyes, their heart that continue the path traced by Sergio with consistency, keeping the tiller still on quality and love for their territory which for some time has not been only Lugana but also Valpolicella, with its reds important and with unmistakable aromas.