Producers

Nicola dal Santo Cinto Euganeo, Veneto, Italy Nicola dal Santo established his domain in 2010 in Cinto Euganeo, Veneto. Having had a career as an archeologist Dal Santo ultimately decided to follow in the footsteps of his father, who had been producing natural wine since the 80's. On the 3.6 hectares of the I Castagnucoli domain you can find vineyards, olive groves, vegetables, orchards and forest which are all certified organic since 1992. Dal Santo prioritises respect for the environment together with preservation of agriculture with various crops over mass production. Consequently, Dal Santo only produces a couple thousand bottles of wine per year. The grapes grown consist mostly of local varieties as Garganega, Glera, Marzemina Bianca, Raboso Veronese and Moscato Giallo. The wines of I Castagnucoli reflect the area and the person behind them to the extent that they are fermented grape must without any make-up or oenology. They remain an agricultural product, unpretentious and refreshing, nevertheless clean and with a bright expression. Now in limited stock; the 100% Glera with skin contact made in amfora and a few bottles left of his amazing rosato Quel che c’e.

Vincenzo Angileri  Marsala, Sicily, Italy On the western side of Sicily, previously renowned for mainly producing Marsala, you find Viteadovest. Two families that have been farming organically and making low intervention wines for over 100 years with the vineyards positioned to the west. For the past 10 years Vincenzo Angileri has been the winemaker. He makes powerful wines filled with personality from old vines of Grillo, Catarratto, Nero D’Avola, Nerello Mascalese and other indigenous varieties. The 7 hectares is spread out over two areas: Marsala and Mazara del Vallo. About 60,000 bottles are produced every year from this land. All the wines are made out of the grapes from vines that are cultivated without pesticides, heribcides or chemical fertilisers. Also in the cellar no additives or other oenological tools are used. Next to his own wines, Vincenzo helps a lot of other wineries on the island as an enologist so you can find his style in more projects. For now, we only work with his own line, that for us is the perfect balance between natural and classic Sicilian wines. Overall, Angileri makes beautifully deep orange wines, fresh white wines and greatly layered matured red wines. The wines are very precise and stable with possibilities to satisfy everyone’s palate.