Contrada Palui, Valpolicella Superiore "Graspo Alto" Veneto, Italy 2022 merch The result is a cuvée

The result is a cuvée that offers an authentic representation of the Willamette Valley AVA

Aged on the lees for 24 months

for some time

a backbreaking job

Contrada Palui, Valpolicella Superiore "Graspo Alto" Veneto, Italy 2022 merch The result is a cuvéeHilltop Valpolicella from Clay Amphorae. Originally from Alto Adige, Hannes Pichler moved to Valpolicella a decade ago to farm a 3 hectare abandoned cow pasture on top of a hill east of Negrar, at between 500 550 meters, the highest elevation of the DOC. With an outsiders fresh approach, Hannes planted a selection of Corvina, Rondinella, and Corvinone, specifically avoiding the Bordelaise varieties that he says almost everyone in the region uses