Rubicone, Emilia Romagna, Italy
100% Centesimino
12.5%
Villa Venti says "Fruit on the nose and earth in the mouth. “A,” a red wine made from centesimino grapes fermented in a Georgia-style amphora (Kvevri), represents a historical and cultural project, and more specifically an exchange of practices and expertise between some Georgian producers and their Emilia-Romagna colleagues. Precisely because it is set solidly within the “furrow” of the practices and experience time long past, we selected for its name A, the first letter of the alphabet, which—just like winegrowing-- we pass on, from the depths of time, from generation to generation in the countries of the Mediterranean basin."
Villa Venti is located between the village of Roncofreddo and Longiano in Emilia Romagna (central Italy). Since Roman times, this area was well regarded for quality wine production. Villa Venti was started in 2002 by Mauro and Davide decided to leave their jobs and devote themselves and their families to a lifestyle closer to nature. From the beginning they chose to farm organically, using only products of vegetable or mineral origin, not chemical synthesis. They have recently set out on a new path to embrace biodynamic farming that will allow them to reduce the use of copper in the vineyards.