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| Tasting Castello di Ama with owner Marco Pallanti, also President of the Consortium of Chianti Classico wines |
Talk to Marco Pallanti, President of the Consorzio Vino Chianti Classico, who is also the President of Castello di Ama, a premium quality producer , and he says,' we are proud of our tradition, our soil, our advantages of 200-500 meters high sun facing vineyards. But we are not tied to tradition either and are constantly looking for change and modernisation.'
'After all, Venice is today basking in the glory of action taken by their forefathers 400-500 years ago. We must do our best to keep on innovating so our children and grand children can have the benefits,' he adds.
Francesco Ricasoli, the CEO of Castello di Brolio agrees. 'We are co-operating in a 4-year viticulture research project financed by the Italian government, in collaboration with various Italian universities.' Sensors are placed on the vines, sending millions of bits of data daily, in an effort to find different ways of cultivating the vines for producing quality grape. Antinori is involved with the vinification part of the project. Similar projects are going on at other wineries as well.
Filippo Mazzei, owner of Fonterutoli, and Andreas Cecchi of Cecchi are just two of the owners who are busy making state-of-the-art wineries looking at future and the benefits of new technology that can help them further improve the quality of the Chianti Classico or super Tuscan wines.
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| Vin Santo-the dessert wine in the making- Emanuella Stucchi Prinetti owner of Badia a Coltibuono explains the grape drying process |
The constant improvement in quality of Chianti Classico wine has been helping it win many laurels. L'Espresso proclaimed the Chianti territory as the most honoured wine-producing area in Italy last year. The number of zone wines recognised was 20, only one less than those awarded to the whole of Piemonte.
Gambero Rosso, through one of the Italy's most revered wine guides, Vini d'Italia 2007 lists Tuscany winning 55, the highest number of Tre Bicchieri, the top wine award, pipping Piemonte by 3. At my request, the charming Marketing and Communication manager, Silvia Fiorentini did some quick research in Chianti Classico's performance.
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