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\u201cI\u2019m going to drop everything and move to the country.\u201d
\n<\/em>How many times have you thought this after a long day of being chained to a desk! The desire for an unspoiled patch of ground and a simple life at one with nature often falls by the wayside for lack of time and space.<\/p>\n<\/div>

We created the Adopt a Row of Vines<\/a> project to make this deep-felt need fit in with everyday life. For an entire year, Adopt a Row of Vines offers the rare opportunity to be an accomplished winegrower and maker in the heart of the Barolo DOCG<\/a> terroir, in the Castelletto vineyard of Monforte d\u2019Alba. Join the many \u201cadopters<\/a>\u201d, enthralled by tending their Nebbiolo vines and watching them prosper over the year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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When you adopt a row of vines, you encounter every step of winemaking, from the beginning of winter through the harvest months<\/strong>. You participate in the entire process and learn it from start to finish. In December and January, we explain the complex process of Guyot <\/em>pruning. The Guyot <\/em>vine training system focusses the flavours of the terroir <\/em>by limiting the number of grape clusters on each plant.<\/p>\n<\/div>

With the passing of winter, the new shoot – carefully selected via the winter pruning – begin to bud. Then it is time to trellis the vines<\/strong>. The work of trellising \u2018tidies\u2019 the vineyard and sets the stage for the formation of grape clusters<\/strong>.\u00a0 As young, green shoots tend to loll downwards, tying them to support wires directs them up towards the sun. Each vine is hand-tied.<\/p>\n<\/div>

The most exciting part comes when the grape bunches<\/strong> are picked and you hold the fruit of your labour in your hands. Your contribution to the success of the harvest is tangible, not just symbolic.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"aromi<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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The vinification<\/strong> and ageing processes are the next step in the Adopt a Row of Vines<\/strong> project. Witness the effort and dedication that goes into every single bottle of wine. Finally, the long-awaited moment arrives: the Barolo<\/strong> you have helped to make – a Barolo<\/strong> infused with wholly new flavours of excitement and anticipation – is tasted.<\/p>\n<\/div>

This past October 6, we celebrated the festa <\/em>for the adopters in the Josetta Saffirio vineyards in Monforte d’Alba. It’s a not-to-be-missed date when the project\u2019s wine lovers unite to savour the aromas of earth and vineyard amid their own rows of vines.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It’s an amazing adventure for those who share a passion for this wine, this symbol of the Langhe<\/strong><\/a>, and who also share respect and concern for the Langa terroir<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"aromi<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Adopting a row of vines in the Barolo DOCG appellation also means taking care of the landscape that is the Langhe – a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2014. Recognition of the Langhe-Roero and Monferrato Vineyard Landscapes has made the Langhe an emblem of the terroir<\/em> and its traditions, to be safeguarded and handed down to future generations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

It is exciting to be a part of this, to support with an individual gesture the people who dedicate their lives to traditional winegrowing and become part of the rich culture and history of this community.<\/p>\n

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