THE VINE AND ITS CULTIVATION

The management of a high quality vineyard is not a matter of improvisation. It needs great experience, wide knowledge, passion in following a tiring job at the whim of the weather, and many years of patience. A certain amount of “savoir faire” on top of this comes from belonging, as we do, to a family of winemakers going back through the generations, where particular ways of doing and thinking are breathed in since childhood.

The man alone is not enough, however. The characteristics of the terroir, that is the soil and the climate, cannot be invented yet are essential requirements for the birth of a great wine. We are lucky to be operating in a great terroir, where man needs simply to do his job well, allowing Nature to do her own job. Work in the vineyard follows the natural cycle of the vine, passing from winter dormancy to growth and flowering in the spring, from the ripening of the grapes in the summer to the falling leaves of autumn, thence a return to winter’s rest.

The goal of our labours is to succeed in harvesting high quality grapes, that is to say grapes that are balanced in their make-up and with the best possible level of ripeness. To do this, for each single vine it is necessary to arrive at the perfect productive balance in relation to the environment in which it grows. There are many factors to consider, and these change year by year as they are heavily influenced by seasonal trends.

A good winemaker must possess the correct knowledge and experience to decipher Nature’s signs and to make the happiest choices at the right time, knowing his vineyard like the back of his hand.