Inama
Between the provinces of Verona and Vicenza, amidst the rural backdrop of forests and Venetian villas, Stefano Inama cultivates two close yet very different wine-growing areas.
His vines thrive on the red clay and limestone subsoils of the Colli Berici and the extraordinary volcanic lava basalt soils of the Soave Classico area – so we’re talking volcanic wines from northern Italy, among other things!
“Our aim is to escape the constraints and produce only the varietal notes of the individual grape varieties,” the winemaker explains about his winery’s production philosophy in conversation.
What his vines from these two unique growing areas of Veneto are able to bring out in the wine glass is what essentially distinguishes his family-run winery Inama from other companies.
The Soave area to the east of Verona resembles a large, contiguous vineyard whose volcanic soils are considered unique in northern Italy.
Stefano’s father and founder of the winery, Giuseppe Inama, therefore decided in the early 1960s to buy up smaller parcels of land around Monte Foscarino in the sub-zone of the Soave Classico area. Since then, the highest quality Garganega grapes and small portions of Sauvignon bianco have been harvested here, enabling the production of elegant, mineral-floral single-vineyard white wines.
The cultivation of the red wine grapes, on the other hand, takes place in the Berici hills – an area in the south of the province of Vicenza whose potential has so far been recognised by only a few winemakers.
“Here we have fallen in love with the natural cultivation of Carmenere, a grape variety that gives us great pleasure and will produce wines that are unique worldwide,” says the Inama house.
After years of research into suitable varieties, they also cultivate classic Bordeaux grape varieties here and with remarkable success.
The 50 hectares of vineyards (30 hectares for the white wines and 20 hectares for the red wines) are cultivated exclusively according to organic principles and without any herbicides or fungicides. The use of very light tractors has also helped the Inamas to achieve particularly loose, uncompacted soils in which the roots of the vines can penetrate deep into the soil.
Sustainability is therefore very important on this farm.
With the support of their three sons, Matteo, Alessio and Luca, the Inamas push ahead with a remarkable precision viticulture, for which the entire vineyard area has been divided into micro-parcels and their soil composition thoroughly analysed – the qualitative consistency and the particularly expressive flavour profiles of the wines do not come by chance.
This leads to very area-specific wines that show off the terroir and are not dictated by trends.
They are exactly what we prefer to drink.
His vines thrive on the red clay and limestone subsoils of the Colli Berici and the extraordinary volcanic lava basalt soils of the Soave Classico area – so we’re talking volcanic wines from northern Italy, among other things!
“Our aim is to escape the constraints and produce only the varietal notes of the individual grape varieties,” the winemaker explains about his winery’s production philosophy in conversation.
What his vines from these two unique growing areas of Veneto are able to bring out in the wine glass is what essentially distinguishes his family-run winery Inama from other companies.
The Soave area to the east of Verona resembles a large, contiguous vineyard whose volcanic soils are considered unique in northern Italy.
Stefano’s father and founder of the winery, Giuseppe Inama, therefore decided in the early 1960s to buy up smaller parcels of land around Monte Foscarino in the sub-zone of the Soave Classico area. Since then, the highest quality Garganega grapes and small portions of Sauvignon bianco have been harvested here, enabling the production of elegant, mineral-floral single-vineyard white wines.
The cultivation of the red wine grapes, on the other hand, takes place in the Berici hills – an area in the south of the province of Vicenza whose potential has so far been recognised by only a few winemakers.
“Here we have fallen in love with the natural cultivation of Carmenere, a grape variety that gives us great pleasure and will produce wines that are unique worldwide,” says the Inama house.
After years of research into suitable varieties, they also cultivate classic Bordeaux grape varieties here and with remarkable success.
The 50 hectares of vineyards (30 hectares for the white wines and 20 hectares for the red wines) are cultivated exclusively according to organic principles and without any herbicides or fungicides. The use of very light tractors has also helped the Inamas to achieve particularly loose, uncompacted soils in which the roots of the vines can penetrate deep into the soil.
Sustainability is therefore very important on this farm.
With the support of their three sons, Matteo, Alessio and Luca, the Inamas push ahead with a remarkable precision viticulture, for which the entire vineyard area has been divided into micro-parcels and their soil composition thoroughly analysed – the qualitative consistency and the particularly expressive flavour profiles of the wines do not come by chance.
This leads to very area-specific wines that show off the terroir and are not dictated by trends.
They are exactly what we prefer to drink.
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