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Montecariano in Valpolicella
The goal of Mariella Gini, who owns the Montecariano estate along with her sons Matteo and Marco, is to use her wines to safeguard the area of Valpolicella. “When I began in 1992 to care for my family’s land in San Pietro in Variano, in the heart of the Valpolicella Classico appellation – Mariella Gini states on her estate’s website – I absolutely had no doubt that this was unexplored and difficult territory for someone like me who had a classical education, specializing in archeology. During my frequent inspections of the property, which was in part cultivated with old vines which would become the heart of Montecariano production, walking the land, I kept looking for a common denominator with which to embark on this...
