Domini Del Leone, Pinot Grigio 2023

Producer: Domini del LeoneRegion: Veneto, ItalyGrape Varieties: Pinot GrigioViticulture: OrganicCategory: WhiteSize: 750ml   Guido Fidora, the current owner’s grandfather, was a true pioneer of organic agriculture in the area. He saw how detrimental the use of pesticides and other agrochemistry was to the biodiversity of his vineyards, and decided to fight this by certifying his estate organic as early as 1974, placing him among the very first in Italy. It was at a time when most European winemaking and viticulture were still under the spell of systematic treatments and enological additives, and the notion of organic wine was far from established (and hence a challenge to explain to the market). But, fueled by his vision, Guido insisted and toured farmers’ markets and Slowfood events with his wine and other farm products. Nowadays, even the neighboring estates around their “Civranetta” estate are organic. His grandson Emilio, who’s now at the helm as the fourth generation of the family