Le Vigne di San Pietro is not just an enterprise: it is the realisation of a dream shared by two people with a deep-rooted love of nature. Those two people are my parents, Sergio and Franca.
In 1980 their search for the ideal growing area brought them to Le Vigne di San Pietro (The Vines of St Peter), a unique holding on the morainic hills of San Pietro at Sommacampagna, between Verona and Lake Garda.
An "island" just a stone's throw from the town, immersed in the rolling hills of the Summa Campania, caressed by cool breezes wafting up from the lake.
In the quest to enhance the quality of their own lives they were determined to make the most of what nature - and the generous grapes of the morainic earth - had to offer.
The outcome was a quality - evident right from the first harvest back in 1981 - that provided the basis for a successful market launch and offered the public a wine bursting with personality as opposed to the more fashionable "technicality".
Today the company, which has since expanded to about ten hectares, is run by myself and my wife, Regina, who, being Brazilian, has contributed with an approach that is both refreshing and upbeat.
Official website Le Vigne di San Pietro
