Francesco Fabbretti

STORIE DI VINI E VITICOLTORI

Trentino

Trento Spumante Extra-Brut 2010 Riserva Lunelli, Ferrari

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There is no doubt that the sparkling production of Ferrari wineries, their Trento DOC, represents one of the highest productive peaks of this kind in Italy, and that these wines are among the most renowned ambassadors in the world of Italian style. On the other hand, the history of this House was born more than a century ago, when the young oenologist Giulio Ferrari (trained at the Royal Agricultural School of San Michele all’Adige and at the exclusive School of Viticulture of Montpellier) founded it in 1902, at the age of 23, and begins to produce sparkling wines, making use of his experience gained during his apprenticeship in Epenay, in Champagne. [Read more…] about Trento Spumante Extra-Brut 2010 Riserva Lunelli, Ferrari

Pinot Grigio Fuoripista 2020, Azienda Agricola Foradori

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Although the official sources date the human settlement in Trentino Alto Adige around 3000 BC, and the first forms of agriculture to the Etruscan and Roman times, to talk about viticulture in an extensive way it is necessary to arrive at the tenth century AD. The reasons for the transition from self-consumption to a first large-scale wine economy, mainly in the western area of the Dolomites, were more than one: on the one hand, Trento was the seat of a bishopric that demanded more and more wine for the celebration of the masses; on the other hand, trade with Austria, Bavaria, Bohemia and Switzerland had opened new trade routes. [Read more…] about Pinot Grigio Fuoripista 2020, Azienda Agricola Foradori

Granato 2018, Azienda Agricola Foradori

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Although the official sources date the human settlement in Trentino Alto Adige around 3000 BC, and the first forms of agriculture to the Etruscan and Roman times, to talk about viticulture in an extensive way it is necessary to arrive at the tenth century AD. The reasons for the transition from self-consumption to a first large-scale wine economy, mainly in the western area of the Dolomites, were more than one: on the one hand, Trento was the seat of a bishopric that demanded more and more wine for the celebration of the masses; on the other hand, trade with Austria, Bavaria, Bohemia and Switzerland had opened new trade routes. [Read more…] about Granato 2018, Azienda Agricola Foradori

San Leonardo 2015, Tenuta San Leonardo

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San Leonardo is a small village in the Adige valley, in the province of Trento, chosen almost 300 years ago by the De Gresti family to build the family estate, obtained from a medieval monastery, in 1724. With the marriage between Gemma De Gresti di San Leonardo and Tullo Guerrieri Gonzaga di Montebello the estate passed into the hands of the latter. [Read more…] about San Leonardo 2015, Tenuta San Leonardo

Trento Spumante Brut Perlé 2009, Cantine Ferrari

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There is no doubt that the sparkling production of Ferrari wineries, their Trento doc, represents one of the highest productive peaks of this kind in Italy, and that these wines are among the most renowned ambassadors in the world of Italian style. On the other hand, the history of this House was born more than a century ago, when the young oenologist Giulio Ferrari (trained at the Royal Agricultural School of San Michele all’Adige and at the exclusive School of Viticulture of Montpellier) founded it in 1902, at the age of 23, [Read more…] about Trento Spumante Brut Perlé 2009, Cantine Ferrari

Sauvignon 2019, Pojer e Sandri

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The winery Pojer e Sandri, unanimously considered one of the most important wineries in Trentino, was born in 1975 from the meeting between Fiorentino Sandri, who had just inherited 2 hectares of vineyards, and Mario Pojer, who had just graduated in enology at the famous institute of San Michele all’Adige. [Read more…] about Sauvignon 2019, Pojer e Sandri

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