03/06/2023
https://marisafinetti.com/wine/tiny-wineries-of-great-quality-make-a-splash-at-vinitaly/
Grazie Marisa Finetti, è' stato un vero piacere conoscerti
From the Piedmont region, La Montagnetta’s Domenico (Mimmo) Capello a.k.a. “Mr. Freisa” makes an array of delicious Freisa (Nebbiolo’s closest relative) from rosé, to sparkling, to amphora and classical dry still wines. The “L’Altra” is vinified in cement, resulting in a pure and focused crunchy, strawberry-cherry punch.
At one time, Freisa was prevalent in nearly all red blends from Piedmont. Often made sweet and fizzy, farmers favored Freisa for its rusticity, resilience, and vigor. Because of these attributes, however, the grapes were planted on marginal sites and eventually became a target of criticism, in addition to being eclipsed by more popular grapes, namely Barbera, Dolcetto, and Nebbiolo.
Domenico is a great ambassador of this indigenous variety. Demonstrating its diversity puts a punctuation on this grape’s merits. Read more about Freisa https://www.decanter.com/learn/what-is-freisa-wine-ask-decanter-422271/
Made possible at Vinitaly for the second year, a focused and organized effort to showcase tiny (micro) wineries of high-quality (mega) wines was found in a thematic area called Micro Mega Wines.
