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Wineries of February 20010

Cantine Galasso:

Most of the vineyard is located in the Abruzzo region, between the Adriatic sea and the Gran Sasso mountain. Elevation goes from sea level to 900ft. This particular area enjoys both a micro-climate and a very distinct soil structure which give the wines their specificity. Harvest season starts late and lasts about two months. The Galosso family has owned the estate since 1865. It is a family tradition.

Castello Carboncine:



The vineyard is located in Marca Tregiana. It is the name of Treviso and its surrounding areas, it spreads from the pre-Alp mountains to the nearby Venetian lagoon. The core building goes back to the early 1600’s. The winery is directly connected to Venice by the river Sile which for centuries was the main access to the city.

Cantina Col Sant Angelo:

This company was founded in 2002 by two friends. Located in the area of Gualdo Cattaneo which is one of the 5 Sagrantino area. Wine and olive are the two main production of this interesting region which very early on invested in Agri-tourism

Castariva:

The winery is a recent venture started by 3 friends: A consultant, an Oenolog, and of course a psychiatrist. They produce, in the heart of the Morellino di Scansano, a single red and also olive oil. The reds from Morellino are Sangiovese wines, they are less tannic than the Montepulciano or brunellos, they are also easier and fruitier than the Chiantis. These nice wines have their own personalities which come partly from a warmer climate in Southern Tuscany

Borgese:

Situated just a step away from Montefalco, the winery forms a single entity with the farmhouse. Here the master is undoubtedly Sagrantino di Montefalco D.O.C.G wine, which expresses, more than any other, the marriage between tradition and precise technological choices. Grapes are harvested by hand and packed into small cases. At the winery, they are subjected to the first step in processing. The subsequent phase of wine-making takes place in temperature-controlled fermentation vats . At the end of alcoholic fermentation, malolactic re-fermentation is induced using only physical means and then the wine is allowed to rest inside oak barrels of various species and origins for the time required to age the product.

Tenuta Fontodi:

Fontodi is located in the heart of Chianti Classico precisely in the valley which lies south of the town of Panzano and is called the “Conca d’Oro” (the golden shell) because of its amphitheatre shape. A genuine and characteristc “Terroir”, famous for centuries for its tradition of quality wine cultivation, thanks to a unique combination of high altitude, calcar clayschist soil, lots of light, and a fantastic micro-climate – warm and dry with a marked difference in day and night-time temperatures.