When we talk about ecological wine, regardless of whether we are supporters or haters, it would be foolish to deny the existence of wineries that, with their work, have made the seed of ecology take root, as true pioneers, from the north to the south of Italy. I am talking about those wineries whose name, willy-nilly, is on the lips of anyone who feels sincere admiration for this methodology of making wine and, even before that, of living the space with a clear political position, unable to compromise. [Read more…] about Ageno 2020, La Stoppa
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Macchiona 2013, La Stoppa
La Stoppa is a centenary winery, in the province of Piacenza; we are in Emilia but, just thirty kilometers northwest, and we would have found ourselves in Oltrepò Pavese. The founder, Giancarlo Ageno, fell in love with those lands and began to produce wines there, passing on this passion to his family, first, and to that of the Pantaleoni, from 1973, when they took over the estate. [Read more…] about Macchiona 2013, La Stoppa