Everyone knows that the best way to understand a wine region is to visit. The best way to learn about a producer is to go, see the vineyard, taste the wines and – if you’re lucky – talk to the people who grow the grapes and make the wine. The opportunity to sit and talk to a producer about the vineyards, the wines and their business is rare, but it builds a bond and an understanding – and ultimately a greater appreciation of the wine when you enjoy it years later.
At Vinfolio, we want to make that distance between producer and consumer just a little bit smaller by bringing you that experience as we talk to select producers and ask the questions you would ask.
We recently enjoyed a visit in our San Francisco offices from Giorgio Rivetti from La Spinetta and were able to ask him about his wines and his business – including the proverbial “what keeps you up in the middle of the night?” I had been expecting an answer along the lines of cash flow or any number of things that could go wrong when you expand a family business, but his answer was “quality”. Nothing else seemed to matter but quality, as if all of the worries of running a business in this current economic climate were trivial in comparison.
Watch our full interviews with Giorgio here and don't miss newly available La Spinetta wines available in the wine store.
