Introduction
Cristiana where in Italia are you located?
History of the winery, family producer
Cliff talk about the vertical tasting with Cristiana in San Francisco , talk about the age-ability of the wines.
Personal history winemaking, what did she learn from each place that formed her as winemaker.
Cristiana made wine in Germany, Champagne, Australia… talk about where she liked best… differences in winemaking philosophies
What climatic features are there, close to ocean, Gran Sasso
Mother clones – discovery, did you know before buying winery, Massale
Wine making style, indigenous yeasts, oak
How is global warming affecting style
Tell us about your flagship wine, is everything exported, do they make wines just for the family and winery staff to drink for fun?
Food pairing ideas and talk about the versatility of all varieties they produces.
The use of indigenous compared to the international varieties they ripped out.
What fun bottles do you have in your cellar, Americans don’t usually have cellars, so they are having to buy from grocery stores now, totally different in Europe where families hold on to wines to age.
What is the future looking like for them as a family business?
The differnce in how Americans pronounce/spell Italian words differently.
• Tuscany vs Toscana, Sicily vs Sicilia, Italy vs Italia
Thank you for listening!