Antonio Scala - Cirò Bianco 2024

Antonio Scala - Cirò Bianco 2024The winery was founded in 1949 by Antonio Scala, and restructured in 2005 by his son Luigi. Francesco, having joined the business in 2008, represents the third generation of winemakers and currently manages the cellar and the 13 hectares of estate vineyards. For Francesco, their winemaking philosophy can be summed up in one word: tradition. Even though the current appellation laws allow the use of up to 20% of other, non native varieties, the Scala

Daishichi invented the Super-Flat Rice Polishing machinery

The winegrowing is dominated by red varieties

dark chocolate

a panel of eminent French judges swirled

and Cellini

who acquired the brand and estate

Nestled on the southern slopes of the Montagne de Reims

took over the running of the estate in 2017 when Nino fell ill and before he passed away in April 2018

the three Cave de Lugny wineries are all specialized

a due-south section of 65-year-old ungrafted Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vines that go into Laurent’s Coeur de Cuvée

Every year these approximately eighty women produce these wines from their own vineyards and gardens

Because he couldn’t make it selling his grapes