Fondo San Giuseppe

After working for ten years in various vineyards, in 2008 Stefano Bariani decided to buy his farm and express his own vision, as a producer and vintner. He chose Brisighella, as it is a town set in a valley that is unspoilt and where nature has remained intact, with its river, hills, olive groves, and its many woods. The farm has four and a half hectares of vineyards. One hectare of pastoral land and eleven hectares of woodland. The woodland is indispensable for the wellbeing of the agricultural and environmental system.

The main vine varieties are Albana, Trebbiano, White Riesling, Chardonnay, Marsanne, Red Albana and Centesimino. Very close to the natural wines movement, Stefano sees wine as a spontaneous fruit of the land, influenced as little as possible by the technical operations of men. Fondo San Giuseppe is therefore an organic farm, certified by the ICEA Environmental and Ethical Certification Institute, where organic farming is a belief and not something done just for convenience. He was already convinced of the effectiveness of this method twenty years ago, while studing agriculture.

Fondo San Giuseppe understands the destructive impact of chemicals on the environment and on the Albana – Some grapes do have long historical roots and Albana is one of them, with the first written record dating back to the Roman Empire. Relatively high in acidity and unusually high in tannins , Albana gives wines particularly suitable for ageing.