2019IFavatiPietramaraEtichettaBiancaFianodiAvellinoDOCG,Italy

<p>The I Favati winery represents the culmination of a tradition dating back to the early 1900s, when the family’s ancestors began making wine in the traditional way for their own table and for a few close friends. The passion and artisanal traditions of those ancestors continue to thrive today. The I Favati winery is located today in Cesinale, a town and surrounding hilly area in the heart of Irpinia (east of Naples, in the region of Campania), a land with a profound calling to the creation of quality wines. Irpinia’s unique, indigenous grape varieties make up all of I Favati’s vineyards, which benefit from a perfect exposition to the sun. Each year, the harvest is carefully supervised by brothers Piersabino and Giancarlo Favati, founders of the winery, and by Rosanna.</p><p>I Favati’s pressing facility, located in the town of Cesinali, is the crown jewel of the winery. It was built in 1998 and the first wine – Fiano di Avellino – was produced in 2000. The building is equipped with the most advanced winemaking technology, complementing the careful work in the vineyards. The wines currently produced are: Fiano di Avellino D.O.C.G. (Denomination of Origin Controlled and Guaranteed); Greco di Tufo D.O.C.G.; and Aglianico d’Irpinia I.G.T. (Indication of a Typical Geographical zone), with one year of aging in small oak barrels. The grapes used for the last wine are the same as for a fourth wine – Taurasi D.O.C.G. – which was bottled for the first time in 2003 and released in 2007.</p><p>The total annual production of between 40,000 and 50,000 bottles is kept small and it reflects the initial mission to achieve the highest quality rather than filling a huge number of bottles.</p>