Against the tide, like salmon.

We immediately felt we wanted to make a new, modern wine that was all our own.

We didn’t like the idea of mimicking Valtellina by planting Nebbiolo or producing yet another Chardonnay, Merlot or Pinot.

“What to plant in a valley with no winemaking history? Well, something that in turn is a bet like ours!! We don’t like normal things!!”

The “PIWI” varieties

Following a trip to Trentino, the choice falls on something unexplored and unknown: the “Resistant Varieties” or “PIWI”.

These grape varieties have been selected to be resistant to fungal diseases, greatly reducing the environmental impact of vine cultivation. The acronym PIWI derives, in fact, from the German term Pilzwiderstandfähig, which means “resistant to fungi“. 

This varieties doesn’t need many treatments and together the processing completely by hand, the absence of GMOs and herbicides and the use of water from the stream alone, characterize our production. In the first three years, the vineyard is worked without bearing any fruit. “Plants need to adapt to the characteristics of the new soil, to the slopes, winds and temperature range; And we also need to make some mistakes to learn better.”