The inspiring secret of successful winemaking lies in the location of the vineyards. Exceptional vineyard locations cannot be found in lowlands, but on slopes. There, the condition of the terrain and grounds as well as the climate can be quite different and versatile and therefore determines the very specific characteristics of single locations or areas.

However, certain wine regions are truly fascinating as they boast a special wine-growing environment, developed over thousands of years, which has produced a dominant local grape variety. In Italy, a wine-producing country par excellence, we expect such uniqueness even when we are looking for wines that are simply destined to be drunk every day.

Therefore, I would like to draw your attention to some wines that reflect the typical character of a native grape variety with a clear identity. These are exclusively wines from historic places, where the location of the vineyard itself is the best guarantee for a genuine, traditional approach to wine-producing. Let's take for example the steeply terraced south-facing slopes of the Cembra valley in the Dolomite region, the rolling hills of the Alpone and Tramigna valley in the foothills of the Monti Lessini, the sun soaked hilly territory of the Colline Frentane between the Adriatic Sea and the Maiella mountains in Abruzzo, as well as the ancient wine district around Leverano, in the heart of the Salento peninsula.
The producing and ageing of the wines is done at the places where the grapes are grown by the winegrowers themselves in state-of-the-art wine-cellar cooperatives.

C. Vintys manages the development and choice of the wine selection as well as the bottling and promotion, following the principle that whatever can be saved on packaging, in our case using a simple litre bottle with a crown cap, will be spent on improving the value of the wine. Our aim is that even a glass of table wine will bring forth the fragrance of a fascinating land dedicated to wine.

Peter Romaner