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Villa Arianna (Cantina di Catone)  |
| Colli
di Catone was established in 1974 and is entirely managed by Antonio
Pulcini. The vineyards are located in
“Castelli Romani”, in the Frascati production area, just south of Rome.
This area provides good conditions to grow “Malvasia del Lazio” grapes,
one of the major grapes grown in this area. Antonio Pulcini is
committed
to growing his grapes without the use of artificial
fertilizers, herbicides or
pesticides. Our label, Villa Arianna, was designed by the 9 year old niece, Arianna, of Collie di Catone's Sales Director, Carla Pulcini. Carla thought it would be nice to explain how their family business worked to Arianna so she said – "Ari, if you make something for the company, the company has to pay you (for example: if you make a picture and I use it for a special label, I have to pay you).” Arianna said, "I don’t know what I can do with the money…” She was very young, so to explain the business better, Carla said “If you make a picture for me and I sell the bottles with your picture, then you will have 1 candy for 1 bottle sold.” After only 2 seconds, she said – “OK, Aunty Carla it’s a deal!!" Later, when Anne-Catherine Given who was visiting this producer, said to Carla, "If we use Arianna's label on our wine, you have to provide your niece with lots of candy." It was not a good investment for Carla. She gave away 1,440 candies for the 1,440 bottles sold to John Given Wines!!!! Tasting Notes: Clean, fresh, simple and fun. Perfect for pasta, grilled fish or pizza. |
Region: Lazio
Classification: Frascati Superior DOC Area of Production: Monte Porzio Catone (Rome) Grape Variety: 40% Malvasia del Lazio, 40% Malvasia di Candia, 10% Trebbiano & 10% "first run juice of Chardonnay" Soil: Volcanic, rich in potassium and phosphorous Average Age of Vines: 20 to 30 years Trellising System: Guyot Spacing of the Plants: 1.5m between plants. 2.8m each row. Production per Acre: 5.36 tons Vinification Technique: Fermentation in controlled temperature. Maturation: About 3 months in stainless steel. Total Acidity: 5.2 - 5.7 g/l Residual Sugar: 3 g/l PH: 3.10 - 3.5 Alcohol: 11.5% Total Cases Produced: 91,660 |