I don’t like to overturn things. But I like to do them my way. Style is the interpretation of the fruit of the vine: it’s the essence of wine. It’s my relationship with the vineyard and winemaking. Minus all the blah blah.
I’d gladly spend entire days discussing the factors, the how and how much they determine the style of wine. No choice is wrong. It reads on the frescoed wall of an ancient villa in Cividale: “it was well said in ancient times not to question tastes.” It sounds like a tongue twister. But in a territory with a well-rooted viticultural identity, every winemaker decides their own style, if they know how to. The hand must be felt. True wine is made with hands. But also with the head.
The vine.
This word I chose to say “me”
I don’t like to overturn things. But I like to do them my way. Style is the interpretation of the fruit of the vine: it’s the essence of wine. It’s my relationship with the vineyard and winemaking. Minus all the blah blah.
I’d gladly spend entire days discussing the factors, the how and how much they determine the style of wine. No choice is wrong. It reads on the frescoed wall of an ancient villa in Cividale: “it was well said in ancient times not to question tastes.” It sounds like a tongue twister. But in a territory with a well-rooted viticultural identity, every winemaker decides their own style, if they know how to. The hand must be felt. True wine is made with hands. But also with the head.
Balance is Everything
Our vineyards are exactly “halfway” between the sea and mountains. They are influenced by these two natural elements, and here’s something important for my vines: the Alps, with their cold winds, maintain the acidic freshness and aromatic elegance of the grapes; the Mediterranean influences bring warmth from the coast, allowing perfect ripening, creating grapes with rich and full flavor, with the right balance between soft and acidic components.
Good raw material needs nothing but simplicity in the processes, and the passion of those who care for it. Every bunch asks to be accompanied. And respected. I “make wine with grapes.”
The idea of linking wine and its style to “radicalized” vinifications doesn’t interest me at all: it loses the grape’s taste and diminishes the hard work in the vineyard.
Balance is Everything
Our vineyards are exactly “halfway” between the sea and mountains. They are influenced by these two natural elements, and here’s something important for my vines: the Alps, with their cold winds, maintain the acidic freshness and aromatic elegance of the grapes; the Mediterranean influences bring warmth from the coast, allowing perfect ripening, creating grapes with rich and full flavor, with the right balance between soft and acidic components.
Good raw material needs nothing but simplicity in the processes, and the passion of those who care for it. Every bunch asks to be accompanied. And respected. I “make wine with grapes.”
The idea of linking wine and its style to “radicalized” vinifications doesn’t interest me at all: it loses the grape’s taste and diminishes the hard work in the vineyard.
