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Cortona – The New Vintages of IVITI Winery Wines
The family-run management of the Viti family has added another piece to its mosaic: Elisa Solfanelli, wife of Luca Viti and a young winemaker born in 1990. With her came a wave of innovation to the winery’s wine range. We had already written about the winery previously, for the presentation of “Iugero”, the Cabernet Franc born from a vineyard in Loc. Centoia, a name derived from the Roman centuria…
Innovation and Sustainability Are Changing Wine
IViti is a boutique winery in the municipality of Cortona (AR). Today, the company is led by Luca Viti and his wife Elisa, who cultivate 4 hectares of organic vineyards in this area, along with a considerable number of olive trees. The varieties rooted in their soils include the native Grechetto, Trebbiano, and Malvasia for white wines…
IVITI: In Cortona, the Family Betting on Syrah While Protecting Biodiversity
Luca and Elisa are working to enhance biodiversity: they have planted a small paulownia forest, a tree species known for its high capacity to absorb and store carbon dioxide, as well as hedges and various plant species to maintain ecosystem balance. In addition, a pond is used to collect wastewater, becoming a natural water reserve and a valuable habitat for birds and small animals…
From Soil to Glass, the Story of IVITI in Cortona
Today, Cortona is a certainty, an appellation that has found a clear and recognizable direction, where Syrah occupies a central and shared role. The numbers confirm it – over 80% of production – but what makes it most evident is the landscape itself, characterized by continuous light, open spaces, and agricultural proportions that have encouraged its success without any need for force…
Cortona DOC Syrah S.90, I Viti
Paulownia trees have enormous leaves, and perhaps it is precisely this characteristic that allows them to transform four times more CO2 from the atmosphere; in fact, they are often used to mitigate the environmental impact of factories and businesses.
Elisa and Luca simply want to soften the environmental impact of their tractor among their Cortona vineyards, which, blessed by fortune or by the hand of a grateful Mother Nature…