My name is Nicoletta and I will start them tour by introducing you to the oldest vine we have on the farm that dates back to 1881. Our history begins with my ancestors, 6 generations ago, who built the farmhouse and dug an underground cave. My grandparents made wine for a living and satisfied the Roman market that demanded light, low-alcohol wine. The carters would leave from the countryside, with their horses, and travel to Rome to sell wine in the piazzas or taverns.

When my parents took the reins of the estate, they decided to reverse course and start producing quality wines. My father was among the forerunners of Spumante metodo classico in Lazio. After years of research and study he arrived at his first batch of Spumante metodo classico, in 1983.

At the end of 2015 I decide to return to the winery and open the doors of our winery more. I love to share my story, our work, the organic approach of working the soil and spontaneous fermentations in the winery. So the tour will have a cultural approach to the world of wine. I like people to delve into our reality and feel at home.

We will visit our cave, 17 meters underground, which was dug in the late 1800s in volcanic soil. Thanks to its natural and constant temperature of 12/14°, the refermentation in the bottle of our sparkling wine takes place slowly. This promotes an elegant, persistent and creamy perlage. So I will explain what the aging of a classic method Spumante consists of and tell you the difference with Prosecco ( for example).

Finally, I will lead you in the tasting of 3 of our wines: Spumante Tufaio pas dosè, Casale tiberio (merlot) and Tufaio ( white wine from indigenous grape varieties). I will briefly teach you how to taste a wine, following an approach based on the evaluation of sight, smell and taste. The tasting will be accompanied by a board of local cold cuts and cheeses and bread and oil from our own production.