25-05-2013
The sign of Ca' de Noci in Vendina, Quattro Castella (Reggio Emilia), +39.0522.282321, an excellent winery on the Apennine ridge, sustained by the passion of Alberto Masini and Andrea Ugolotti. The latter, a sommelier, abandoned the dining room of some important restaurants (Il Pescatore in Canneto and Pellicano on the Argentario promontory, among others) in order to dedicate himself to the vineyard
Where the Apennine ends, on the slopes of a soft ridge on which a non specified entrepreneur produces conventional wine, stands the small Cà de Noci, a winery in the province of Reggio Emilia which produces following organic regulations, even though in this case perhaps one could say they’re following and organic “choice”, rather than regulation. Alberto Masini, an architect who has preferred designing vines and vineyards – together with his brother Giovanni – instead of buildings and construction sites, welcomes us in the patio in front of the winery in a friendly way. The family home, named after their walnut forest, is next door and it doesn’t take long to understand that, here, vineyards are a family matter. Two guys who arrived before us are already tasting their white wines and seem perfectly at ease.
5 hectares planted with grapes
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