Volano – Eugenio is a bright guy, passionate, serious and full of attention for his two loves: his family and his vineyards. When you talk to him, you soon realise that he could have never done anything else but be a winemaker. Eugenio was previously an Enologist for many local wineries until 1997 when he decided it was time to do it on his own. The greatest help came from his family who did (and always will) believe in Eugenio’s feelings and intuition, in the vineyards as well as in cellar.
Intuitions and ideas which are sometimes criticized by colleagues, but that by far make sense and also help maintain and improve his balance with nature. This family owned vineyard has a total of 5.5 hectares situated between 200 to 600 mt asl, and planted with Cabernet, Merlot and one of the oldest autohctone and yet unknown variety of this area, the Marzemino. The most traditional training sytem in this area is called Pergola Trentina, which Eugenio, following one of his “intuitions”, uses a particular way of pruning and tighting. This has increased the vegetation of leaves, sun exposure and ventilation for the bunches. The biologically made wines age in the stunning picturesque cellar of Demartin Palace, in Calliano, which offers naturally perfect conditions. All the wines are aged and refined in barrels and burgundy barriques. The barrels are 550lt and even some 750lt, made of cherry wood, which is extremely uncommon however results on the Marzemino are incredible.
Marzemino – A grape already named and sung In the opera Don Giovanni when Mozart let his hero sing the verse “Versa il vino! Eccellente Marzemino “ Translated means “ Pour the wine up! The excellent Marzemino!