Contrada Palui, Valpolicella Superiore "Graspo Alto" Veneto, Italy 2022 sustainable Echevronne

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facilitating the ripening of the grapes

never using synthetic herbicides or pesticides

the Felsenberg vinyard looks exactly like the steep German vineyards wine enthusiasts around the globe envision

Fermentation was with native yeasts

Contrada Palui, Valpolicella Superiore "Graspo Alto" Veneto, Italy 2022 sustainable EchevronneHilltop Valpolicella from Clay Amphorae. Originally from Alto Adige, Hannes Pichler moved to Valpolicella a decade ago to farm a 3 hectare abandoned cow pasture on top of a hill east of Negrar, at between 500 550 meters, the highest elevation of the DOC. With an outsiders fresh approach, Hannes planted a selection of Corvina, Rondinella, and Corvinone, specifically avoiding the Bordelaise varieties that he says almost everyone in the region uses