VINO di FOGNANO Bianco

The flagship wine of this small collaborative project. Paolo Foppiani tends the family’s historic vines in the hills of Bobbio (Fognano locality), while Giulio Armani (Denavolo & La Stoppa) brings his expertise to the cellar. A true meeting of farmer and vigneron.

This is a beautiful, gentle orange wine made from Malvasia di Candia Aromatica and Ortrugo. The grapes come from 20–40-year-old vines at 300–400m on clay and stony soils over limestone mother rock. Farmed organically with zero added sulfur, hand-harvested, and made with indigenous yeasts.

After 15 days of skin maceration in stainless steel and 8–10 months of aging in tank, the wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered. The result is one of the most approachable and delicious skin-contact whites in the natural wine world — soft, fuzzy, and textured without any harsh edges.

In the glass: Golden and vibrant. Expect grapefruit, Cara Cara orange, mango, and apricot alongside herbal notes of white pepper, chamomile, and sage. It has a lovely light tannic grip balanced by a firm, tangy spine of acidity that softens and integrates beautifully with a little air and slight warming. Cohesive, alive, and seriously drinkable.