Winery Tenuta La Viola

The estate is managed by the Gabellini family, who moved to Bertinoro and purchased land planted with Sangiovese and Albana in 1962. The winery’s bottled production began with a Sangiovese cru, Il Colombarone, first released in 1998. Over the years the winery has developed a range of wines that combines indigenous grape varieties with a few projects featuring international varieties.

The estate practices organic farming, certified since 1999, and introduced biodynamic practices in 2018. In the vineyard, manual work and soil-respecting techniques are prioritized; in the winery, spontaneous fermentations with indigenous yeasts, aging on the lees and experimental approaches are used to preserve the expression of the terroir.

Located on the hills of Bertinoro, in the part of the Romagna hills facing the Adriatic Sea, the estate cultivates vineyards typical of the area. The area favors Sangiovese and Albana as the main varieties, complemented by a few vineyards planted with international varieties in specific projects.

In recent years they have received recognition for several wines: for example, Frangipane was listed as a Top Wine / Vino Slow, included among L'Espresso's Top 5 Natural Wines, and received value-for-money recognition from guides such as Gambero Rosso; other wines from the estate have also earned awards and mentions in national guides.