Corte San Pietro 'S'Capis' Barbera Rosato

Winemaker

Corte San Pietro was a dream of the Ghidella family who has now been carefully tending their vineyards resting on the hill next to Moasca’s castle for three generations. The winery is located in Piemonte in the Nizza DOCG appellation and UNESCO World Heritage area, which is the region known for high quality Barbera grapes. Fabio represents the "return," which is the name of their Barbera d'Asti. The return because when his grandfather Annibale retired (first generation), Fabio's father Luigi decided to study medicine and leave the agricultural family tradition. Fabio has embraced his roots and his grandfather's traditions to bring back the family legacy of winemaking.

Vineyard

Thanks to Fabio, the Ghidella family has grown from the small vineyard close to their home to 5 hectares that are in the process of organic conversion. Fabio's grandfather passed down the lessons that grapes need to be grown naturally and that chemicals and pesticides have no place in the vineyard that is right next to their family home. Fabio also listened to and gravitated toward his grandfather's approach of traditional (natural) winemaking that had been practiced in Italy for centuries before the advent of modern agri-business after WWII.

Winemaking

The Barbera grapes are manually harvested in early September, then a gentle crush and a cold maceration with 4–6 hours of skin contact. Soft pressing and subsequent short, cold deanting of the must occurs before the start of alcoholic fermentation.