rom the time the first grape clusters appear on the vine their history, all the way to the bottle, is already written. This preplanning of how the grapes will become wine is the real secret of the art of turning the harvest into the wine that graces your table.

The grapes from each section of our vineyard are pressed and bottled as a unique vintage without being mixed with other grapes. That way we can guarantee that every bottle we ship of a particular vintage is exactly the same as the other bottles of that vintage.

We only use grapes from our own vineyard when making our wines. This way we can assure the same care has followed the grapes from their beginnings on the vine to the final refinement of the wine. Needless to say we are in complete conformity with the specifications for Dolcetto di Dogliani DOC .

It is our firm policy to respect the environment as a matter of necessity. It is more than just an imposed duty for companies operating in agriculture. Therefore our company strictly follows the European Economic Community's regulation 2078 requiring a reduction of chemicals used to enhance production. We do use scientific biological methods in one section of the vineyard. On the other hand weed killers are completely banned from the property and for many years we haven't even used insecticides.

Once the different products are placed in their tanks, they aren't mixed any further. The product placed into a tank to become wine stays pure and unmixed all the way to the bottle. By doing this we can have personal faith in the quality and in the future of the wine that will develop from our grapes. By keeping each batch, cuveč, separate and with aging schedules from 10 to 22 months we are able develop varied refinements of our wines. As we work the wines we strive to always get the right balance between stability, product delicacy, and the product's structure. By doing this the wines are stabilized, clarified, and filtered without any of the overworking possible in these operations. It is our conviction that we shouldn't sacrifice the wine's basic structure to its stability and brilliance.

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