Ilramato Pinot Grigio

Gino Scarbolo learned winemaking as a sharecropper in the 1940s. The move to Lauzacco in the 1950s turned him into an independent winegrower, bringing with it the responsibility of self-reliance and the blessing of a tractor. Following the same tractor tracks is Valter Scarbolo, whose studies in vine cultivation and winemaking elevated the family's efforts to a new level in the 1980s. The next generation of the family is actively involved with energy and understanding. The family describes its wine philosophy using wheels that must keep turning every day, growing and improving their path. Stylized half-wheels also adorn the labels of their wines. The land is only as good as the hand that tends to it. The family's favorite child is the Pinot Grigio grape variety, which isn't white despite being accustomed to seeing wines made from this grape as almost colorless. Skin contact extracts color, flavor, and texture from the grape, paying homage to an old way of winemaking. Tradition, however, isn't a sacred concept; rather, everything should be done to improve. "It's not enough for us to make the best wine we can – we want to make something we believe in," says Valter Scarbolo.