Tempo al Vino is an offshoot of Schola Sarmenti in Salento, Puglia, whose wines are crafted by young winemaker Sylvia Formigli. Their young vineyards are just a short distance from the sea, farmed organically and maintained under the old Apullian training system called Albarello, which has been used since ancient times. The native varieties of the region such as Negroamaro and Primitivo are promoted and made to a very high standard under organic farming principles.

The story is that of a land on the edge of events, whose story is the continuous struggle between man and nature, the history of ancient civilizations, natural catastrophes and migrations; the story of a harsh and often fierce land; it is the history of Irpinia that we feel proud of as ambassadors. Philosophy is identified in a strong and basic value, the loyalty towards one's own territory and the land that is handed down through the generations to protect a cultural identity. The Azienda Agricola Torricino is harmoniously inserted in the panorama of the Tufo hills and finds the choice of the name from the ancient medieval tower that overlooked the company site, there to protect the Tufo castle; on a hill facing south at the right of the river Sabato. The Di Marzo family arrived in Tufo at the end of the seventeenth century and immediately became the architect of a strong and visceral interaction with the town. Today that of the Di Marzo family is a story of strong men and women linked by the love for the land, and the passion for the cultivation of the vine takes continuity in the path-project of Stefano Di Marzo of the Torricino Agricultural Company.

ここのワイナリーは現オーナーのPieroの祖父が1932年に畑を購入したのが始まりだが、父が折半小作農家として土地を手に入れて再びぶどう栽培に取り組んだ。長年Isole e Olenaで働いたPieroはその間も父から受け継いだ畑にぶどうを植え続け、メルロ、サンジョヴェーゼのクローンを選び直した。3000本弱だった植栽本数も6500本まで増やした。Isole e Olena退職後は父親が残した小さなワイナリーを「Colmano」と命名してワイン生産に乗り出した。彼の畑はほぼChianti Classicoの北限と重なっているのでサンジョヴェーゼの生育条件としてはやや厳しいという。なお、Pieroは年に2回、インドに出向いて現地のぶどう栽培を指導し、またワイン醸造コンサルタントとしても働いている。

Tenuta Il Poggione was founded in the late 1800s. Lavinia Franceschi, landowner of Florence, following the stories of a shepherd who brought cattle in transhumance around Montalcino, decided to visit the area and fell in love with the landscapes and people who lived there, he decided to buy land and make it a farm. The company was among the first to market Brunello di Montalcino since the early 1900s and one of the founding members of the Brunello di Montalcino Consortium. After more than a century, Lavinio Franceschi's work is still a point of reference for his heirs, Leopoldo and Livia who continue to strengthen the company with the same commitment and unaltered passion, combining the ancient and wise wine tradition, with the more innovative techniques. The Il Poggione estate covers approximately 530 hectares, of which 140 are vineyards, 50 are olive groves and the rest is arable land, woods and livestock.

ヴィッラ・ジューリアは1960年代にジューリア・カラファとマッテオ・カラファによって誕生した。2人はプーリア出身で若い時にトスカーナへ移り住み、出身地の想いと情熱を再現するべくこの場所にたどり着いた。1966年、フィレンツェのアルノ川で大洪水が発生した年にこのキャンティ・クラシコDOCGがあるサン・カシャーノ・ヴァル・ディ・ペーザに移り住んだ。今日までにオリーブ畑も開墾し、2001年にはサンジョヴェーゼ、メルロ、カベルネ・ソーヴィニョンを3ヘクタールに植樹した。家族経営で営んできたが2008年には新しいカンティーナを建設し、エノロゴのクラウディオ・ゴーリ氏を迎入れた。ここ数年はアジエンダ・アグリーコラ　コッレ・ソッリーパ社がワイナリーの経営と畑の管理の責任者となっている。

The Curtos boast a very ancient  Franch origin, dating back to 1030, when their ancestor, Pietro, was granted by Emperor Corrado the “Salico” the County of Omazzo and some of the nearby lands.Towards the end of the 16th century the family moved to Spaccaforno where ancient documents prove their status of landowners. The Curtos are viticulturists since 1670 and they still own 200 hectares of which 30 hectares are planted with vineyards. The soil of the estate has a very calcareous nature and it is all part of the Eloro D.O.C. area, near Pachino, not far from Avola, the original town of the “Nero d’Avola” grape variety. This is the most luminous and the hottest area of Italy which also enjoys the benefit of the Mediterranean sea breeze. The excellent quality of the grapes obtained thanks to the above described climatic conditions turn eventually into very elegant and high class wines.

Piemonte州Cuneo県のS.Stefano BelloにあるここのワイナリーはValdivillaの丘の背に沿って広がり、すり鉢のような地形による急勾配の畑に十分な日光が当たる好条件を備えているが、反対に厳しい労働条件であるともいえる場所である。標高は300～400ｍで粘土質と石灰質の交じり合った土質である。このような場所にPerrone一族は約8haの畑で３代に渡りCascina Gallettoのワイナリーを経営してきた。Moscatoを中心に他の品種も栽培しているが、近年実験的に新しいクローンのぶどうの研究も行っている。ぶどう栽培に関しては先代から続くオーガニックの方法を重視し、ワインの醸造に関しても必然的に伝統的手法を守り抜いている。また量り売りをしていたのも止めて完全に自社でボトリングをしている。

Carlo (born in 1880) – establishment and production of wine to sell unbottled. An enterprising farmer from the Langa hills, the son of a family of poor sharecroppers. In 1921 he bought the Rombone farm in Treiso, then an outlying hamlet of Barbaresco, today a self-governing commune. There he immediately began to produce wine, which he used to sell, unbottled, to local restaurateurs. Fiorenzo (born in 1923) – the sale of grapes. The second last of Carlo’ s seven children, four brothers and three daughters, he inherited a small plot of land from his father in the early 1960s, when the property was split up among the four boys of the family. Since the resources left were scarce, Fiorenzo decided to discontinue his father’ s wine cellar business and to sell the grapes, which were much in demand among local merchants at the time. Bruno (born in 1951) – departure, return to the vineyards, the first bottling. Like most of the local youngsters, he was allured in the 1960s, the years of the economic boom, by the promise of a better life. He thus left Treiso for the city. After completing his studies, he worked as a teacher in a school in Alba and subsequently at the hotel management school in Barolo, where he introduced food and wine to the syllabus for students aspiring to a career in the catering business. But his bond with Treiso and his home turf was never broken. In the meantime, the old generation of farmers who had shaped the surrounding hills was slowly beginning to die out, and it seemed there was no one left to accept their inheritance. The turnaround came when Bruno suggested his family stop selling grapes, which were fetching poor prices, and fit out a cellar to make and sell wine, using fewer bunches of grapes per vine to allow them to ripen better. It was a simple idea and it may seem obvious today. But in these parts at that time it was revolutionary. Pruvuma (Let’ s give it a go) was the only word his father Fiorenzo had to say. It was 1982, the year Azienda Agricola Nada Fiorenzo produced its first bottle. Danilo (born in 1986) the fourth generation: winegrowers are born and winegrowers they remain. The early years of the new millennium crowned the new generation’ s complete discovery of farming and winegrowing: youngsters who were motivated, who could speak English, who were respectful of traditions, mindful of the environment. One such is Bruno’ s son Danilo who, after graduating, decided to follow the way of the vine. His choice marked another turnaround in a story that began almost a century ago and is now projected towards the future. Danilo has begun to write the chapter of tomorrow today, treasuring the heritage his elders have handed down to him and helped in his task by the generosity of a soil that has been there for millions of years – the soil of the Langa Hills.

In the 1950s Pierluigi Talenti purchased the property and the lands that he had fallen in love with and decided to move from Romagna to the gently rolling, sunny hills of Montalcino. Over the years, he devoted his time to clonal research into the locally grown Sangiovese, taking his wines to the highest levels of quality. Today, Riccardo Talenti continues that research, with the utmost respect for tradition, working with the very same passion and determination. The estate has been developed around an old farm called “Pian di Conte”, not far from Sant’Angelo in Colle, on the southern slope of the municipality of Montalcino, which has been restructured and expanded over the years. The property occupies an area of 40 hectares, among vineyards, olive groves, orchards and seed crops, surrounded by age-old holm-oak woods, characteristic of the Montalcino area.

Spadafora is a noble Sicilian family, whose first certified traces date back to 1230. Over the centuries, the Casato had the predominance over five principalities, a duchy, two marquisates, a county and twenty-five baronies. Some of the family members have occupied leading positions in the Kingdom of Sicily and in some European States. The founder of the farm is Don Pietro dei Principi di Spadafora, who inherits the estate from his uncle Michele De Stefani, a talented farmer and breeder of race horses. The estate suffered a lot of damage during the 1968 earthquake but don Pietro undertook both the reconstruction and the redevelopment of the company, reevaluating the native vineyards and bringing to Sicily allochthonous vineyards destined for the birth of quality wines. The current owner is Francesco Spadafora, son of Don Pietro, married to his wife Claudia, flanked by his daughter Enrica. The history of Spadafora bottled wine begins more than thirty years ago, in the summer of 1988, when Don Pietro Dei Principi di Spadafora decided to explore another world; so from the countryside of Mussomeli, family property in the Sicilian hinterland where wheat was cultivated, his son Francesco moved to Virzì to take care of the vineyards, transforming the grapes into wine. Spadafora wines are made only with our grapes, located in the Virzì district, (Municipality of Monreale, map sheet 142), in the area adjacent to the cellar, so much so that it is defined as the garden that surrounds our houses.

Tenuta Fontenuova was founded in 2012 by Giuseppe Raspanti but the first vintage released was 2020. Tenuta Fontenuova initially, with its 8 hectares, was dedicated to the cultivation of vineyards and the production of grapes. In recent years it has grown to the current 20 hectares, a growth focused on quality, modern viticulture, in full respect of the environment and tradition. All this has been possible thanks to the precious help of my sisters, Maria Pia and Elisa, and my wife Serena who play the role of fundamental consultants in facing current and future challenges. Potential production is 47,500, while current one is 6,600 bottles.

The Franca Buzzegoli Winery was founded in 1998 in Cupi - Municipality of Magliano in Tuscany - in the heart of the Morellino di Scansano DOCG, denomination with Sangiovese-based wines. The name is inspired by the original aspect of the hill on which the vineyards are located today, in fact, before the vines were planted, this hill was bristling with blackberry brambles and myrtle bushes, plants rich in red berries. The road chosen by Col di Bacche is that of creating high quality products with environmentally friendly processes, where power and freshness of wines are the predominant feature. The vineyards are located on the hills overlooking the Maremma Natural Park, with an altitude ranging between 150 and 250m s.l.m. and exposed to S / SW; the wines are bottled at the origin. Each phase of processing in the vineyards is performed manually trying to give maximum enhancement to the characteristics of the vines and the terroir of this part of the Maremma.

After generations in the wine sector, the Pellegrini family founded Aia Vecchia in 1996 with the mission to create a portfolio of small lot, high-quality Super Tuscan blends. With the help of the famous Hungarian winemaker Tibor Gal, the Pellegrini family purchased exceptional property in the Bolgheri DOC. The fusion of the microclimate, terrain and elevation creates an ideal location for growing premium grapes. Aia Vecchia recruited well-known agronomist Daniel Schuster to assist with choosing varieties, clones, and different rootstocks, which come directly from Bordeaux in order to ensure the quality. The first vintage of Aia Vecchia’s flagship wine, “Lagone,” was in 1998. It is a structured and elegant wine that is remains one of the greatest values to come out of the Bolgheri region and has captured the attention of critics from publications such as Wine Spectator, Wine Enthusiast and more. At Aia Vecchia, we succeed in obtaining the best results through hard work and our will to express the natural characteristics of the Bolgheri region. Our production is limited in order to ensure the best quality goes into each bottle.  Attention to detail is seen in everything we do, from the farming, to the hand picking of the grapes, up to the individual vinification, fermentation and aging. All of this, coupled with our respect for the land, help us to create high quality wines that we are proud to present.

The history of the Chionetti family has been linked to the vine from the 19th century. The turning point came in 1912 when Giuseppe Chionetti bought the farm in a suitable area for vineyards in San Luigi in the town of Dogliani. Starting from this moment the Chionetti family linked it own name with the dolcetto wine they were selling to the biggest traders of the area. Gradually the sale of bottled wine, and consequently the Chionetti name, were established. But it is thanks to Quinto, grandson of the founder Giuseppe, that the marketing of the bottles with the name of the family really grew. Andrea then, the son of Quinto, decided to explore the potential of their vineyards and, as a result, they start to produce trhee crus: Sorì Briccolero, San Luigi, Vigna la Costa. In those years the company expanded significantly linking its name to the Dogliani wine and started to export abroad and in the US. In 1988, in the moment of maximum growth, Andrea and his daughter Elena died in a car accident. Quinto nonetheless continued the work that years before he had handed over to his son, leading the company with great determination in the new millennium. In 1999 Maria, the wife of Andrea, took the decision to help him, leaving her work in a bank. Finally in 2013, Quinto handed the reins over to his grandson Nicola, who decided to carry on the tradition of the production of the Dogliani, recuperating the vinification of the cru La Costa, already wanted by his father Andrea. Since 2015 the Chionetti family has purchased 3 vineyards in the Barolo area. The grapes are vinified separately, thus giving three distinct Barolo wines.

ここのワイナリーは現オーナーのPieroの祖父が1932年に畑を購入したのが始まりだが、父が折半小作農家として土地を手に入れて再びぶどう栽培に取り組んだ。長年Isole e Olenaで働いたPieroはその間も父から受け継いだ畑にぶどうを植え続け、メルロ、サンジョヴェーゼのクローンを選び直した。3000本弱だった植栽本数も6500本まで増やした。Isole e Olena退職後は父親が残した小さなワイナリーを「Colmano」と命名してワイン生産に乗り出した。彼の畑はほぼChianti Classicoの北限と重なっているのでサンジョヴェーゼの生育条件としてはやや厳しいという。なお、Pieroは年に2回、インドに出向いて現地のぶどう栽培を指導し、またワイン醸造コンサルタントとしても働いている。