Cantina Furlani Ramato Frizzante

Towering over the alpine city of Trento, at some 700+ meters of altitude, are the tiny parcels of vines tended by Matteo Furlani.  Matteo is the current custodian of his family plots high in the Dolomites; he is a fourth generation winemaker. Soils are surface clay over schist and broken granite, known as sasso dolomitico, planted in several small parcels surrounding the village of Povo, directly above Trento. Vines are trained in the traditional 'Pergola Trentina' allowing for proper ventilation, drying and sun exposure and synthetic chemicals are never used. 

This 100% Pinot Grigio goes through a brief maceration of 2-3 days. Primary fermentation in stainless steel. Secondary fermentation in bottle with starter made from the grape must that is kept frozen from harvest. No filtering or fining, no disgorgement, and no added sulfur.