Inama

In the 1960s, Giuseppe Inama, the estate's founder, began using his savings to purchase small plots of vineyards in the heart of the Soave Classico region. At that time, few understood the area's potential. Still, Giuseppe believed he could make a wine capable of restoring Soave's reputation by working with only top-quality vineyards of old-vine Garganega (Soave's original grape). Today, Azienda Agricola Inama comprises more than 25 hectares of vineyards in the very heart of the Soave Classico. In the 1990s, the producer decided to expand the production to include red wines and, after much research, settled on the Colli Berici, a system of terra rosa hills some 15 kilometers east of Soave, in the neighboring province of Vicenza. The first bottles were produced in 1991: Sauvignon, a new variety for the area. Thus was born the Sauvignon Vulcaia, a wine that reflected the will of Giuseppe to bring the Soave area in the glass, not through its typical wine, but thanks to an interpretation of Sauvignon that, taking shape for the first time on volcanic soil, could give rise to an entirely new version of the French variety. Now, the reins are passed to his son Stefano. Even with Stefano, the winery is one of the most valuable producers in the Italian wine scene. The awards, both for its white wines and for red, merely confirm Stefano's excellent work in the vineyard and the cellar.