UNWINED
OUR WINERY
ANDREA OCCHIPINTI

ANDREA OCCHIPINTI - LAZIO, ITALY
After having known Gradoli and its vineyards as a student of the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Tuscia in Viterbo, Andrea made it the subject of his degree thesis, in 2004 I started this extraordinary journey. Born on the north-western shores of Lake Bolsena, in the Gradoli area at around 450m above sea level, the Occhipinti Agricultural Company takes advantage of the happy pedo-climatic condition characterized by the presence of the largest volcanic lake in Europe. His objective is to preserve and enhance the characteristics of the native Gradoli vines, the Aleatico, the Grechetto Rosso and the Procanico, through the mass selection of the vines most suited to the volcanic nature of the soil, scrupulous methods with which the grapes, at the right degree of maturation, they are harvested and transported, and special care is taken in the winemaking and conservation phases, where the flavor of tradition and the effervescence of innovation blend perfectly.