NAME OF WINE: Bergaglio Gavi La Fornace

NAME OF ESTATE/DOMAINE: Bergaglio Cinzia

NAME OF VIGNERON: Cinzia & Massimo (husband & wife)

LOCATION: Located in Tassarolo (Alessandria) in Piedmont, northern Italy,

GRAPE/BLEND: 100% Cortese.

SUSTAINABLE/ORGANIC/BIODYNAMIC: Use organic methods

CERTIFICATION: Not certified

SUITABLE FOR VEGETARIANS/VEGANS: Suitable for vegetarians and vegans

ALLERGENS (EGGS AND/OR MILK): None used

TASTING NOTE: The wine is really fresh and floral with notes of heather and honeydew, clean with a pleasant aftertaste of toasted almond and hints of apple and sage.

(LOCAL) FOOD RECOMMENDATION: Suitable for a variety of Ligurian sea food dishes: stuffed squid, salad of baby octopus or mussels and oysters. It also goes well with risotti and pasta dishes especially those with vegetables and herbs.

SHORT HISTORY: The Cinzia Bergaglio winery in beautiful Piedmont is family run. Here we find three generations simultaneously: first of all the Cinzia Bergaglio parents, then Cinzia and her husband Massimo, who are the productive engine of the company, and finally the couple's son, who is becoming more and more involved in the management of the winery. The vineyards, some of them very old, are specially taken care of and managed with pruning and thinning which ensure high quality of the grapes.

(MICRO)CLIMATE: Warm and temperate with significant rainfall
TERROIR: Limestone clay soils
VITICULTURE: Vines trained to Guyot, milling of the soil
VINIFICATION:

•   Fermented in stainless steel

•   Gentle pressing

•   Low temperature controlled ferment  Filtered