Ettore Germano
The first great change was in 1985.
Me, Sergio from the year of 1965 after finishing the school of enology in Alba, and after a few experiences in three important wineries in the area I continued to help out my father in his activity to help contribute to the conversion of the family farm to a full fledge winery. In 1988 the first 5,000 bottles between Barolo, Dolcetto, and Barbera, were then placed on the marked together with a small production of Chardonnay. However, the turning point came in 1993 when all the grapes produced were vilified and bottled. In 1995 in Serralunga about two hectares of Cerretta and we start with our challenge to produce white wines in Alta Langa, plantain the first vineyards of Chardonnay, Thenish Reisling in Cigliè.
in the vineyard:
• monitoring many different weather forecasts to have the best idea when to give the phytosanitary treatment to the vines
• biological conversion;
• cutting grass in-between rows and manual mowing where slopes are steepest and in-between each vine
• pruning, and manual vine training
• manual hoeing
• natural manure fertilization
• control over certain species of moths using natural pheromones (sexual confusion)
• use of green manure with beans, fave, grains, herbs to optimize organic matter
• hand harvest in small ventilated crates
• with a conclusion that it takes about 800 hours of work per hectare of which over 90% of it is manual
Informazioni
- Regione
- Piedmont
- Anno Fondazione
- 1856
- Enologo
- Sergio Germano
- Agronomo
- Sergio Germano
- Ettari Coltivati
- 20
- Conduzione Agricola
- Conventional
- Produzione Annua
- 140.000 bottles
- Vino Principale
- Langhe nebbiolo, barbera d'Alba, barbera d'Alba superiore, dolcetto d'Alba. barolo, barolo riserva, Langhe riesling, Langhe bianco, Langhe chardonnay, Alta Langha and Brut rosè
- Indirizzo
- Ettore Germano Località Cerretta, 1 Serralunga d’Alba (CN) – Italia