Villa Venti Rosso Amphora 'A' 2022

Fruit on the nose, earth in the mouth. “A,” a red wine made from centesimino grapes fermented in a Georgia-style amphora (Kvevri), represents a historical and cultural project, and more specifically an exchange of practices and expertise between some Georgian producers and their Emilia-Romagna colleagues. Precisely because it is set solidly within the “furrow” of the practices and experience time long past, we selected for its name A, the first letter of the alphabet, which—just like winegrowing-- we pass on, from the depths of time, from generation to generation in the countries of the Mediterranean basin.

Villa Venti is a small, family-owned winery in Italy’s Romagna region, a part of the larger Emilia-Romagna, of which Bologna is the capital city. Romagna is located east of Emilia and borders Tuscany to the south, Verona to the north, and the Adriatic Sea to the east. Although Emilia-Romagna is a unified region, often mentioned as a whole, the wines of Emilia are very distinct from those of Romagna. Emilia is known for its sparking red Lambrusco, while Romagna is mainly known for Sangiovese and Albana di Romagna, Italy’s first white wine DOCG. Sangiovese is the main grape grown in Romagna with nearly 80% of the total production and has been grown here for centuries.

Villa Venti was founded in 2002 by Mauro and Davide Giardini, and its vineyards are planted solely with native Romagna varieties. The winery is certified organic and follows biodynamic methods.