The wines of Ferdinando Principiano

Ferdinando Principiano is a rising star among the winemakers of Piedmont. He runs a small family estate with barely more than 9 hectares of vineyards, following his own philosophy: nature must be allowed to do its work. So no pesticides and natural fermentation. His wines rank among the best of the Piedmont region.

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Ferdinando and his Spanish wife Belen took over the estate ten years ago from Ferdinando's father. It has been in the family since the start of the last century. Ferdinando strives to let the flavor of the grapes in his vineyards come through in the wine as purely as possible. He prunes rigorously to obtain concentrated juice in the grapes, accepting the lower yield per hectare as a trade-off. For Ferdinando, quality comes above all else.

You could fairly call young Ferdinando independent-minded. Yet he mainly falls back on the winemaking methods of his forefathers. He deliberately does without most technical aids, such as pesticides, cultured yeasts and temperature control in the cellar. He flirts with the biodynamic way of winemaking.

Ferdinando has planted only dark-skinned grapes: Freisa, Barbera, Dolcetto and Nebbiolo. From these he makes intensely fruity, recognizable wines that rank among the best of Piedmont. We currently have one wine from Ferdinando Principiano in our range. You can view all our wines from Ferdinando Principiano here.

If you want to know more about this winery, here you will find the link to the website of Ferdinando Principiano.