La Valle Del Sole is located in the medieval village of Offida, situated between the Adriatic and the Sibillini and Laga mountain ranges; it belongs to the wider wine region of Piceno in SE Le Marche. The vineyards are at 300m of altitude; they've been farmed organically since 1989 by the sisters Alessia & Valeria Nicolo, who own and run this small winery with their father. Soils for the Passerina vineyards are medium-textured clay; the vineyard parcels range between 15 to 60 years old; Guyot-trained vines, all manual harvest. 12-24 hrs of cold skin maceration before ferment; very gentle pressing; ferment and élevage all in large concrete tanks on lees.
La Valle Del Sole is located in the medieval village of Offida, situated between the Adriatic and the Sibillini and Laga mountain ranges; it belongs to the wider wine region of Piceno in SE Le Marche. The vineyards are at 300m of altitude; they've been farmed organically since 1989 by the sisters Alessia & Valeria Nicolo, who own and run this small winery with their father. Soils for the Pecorino vineyards are medium-textured clay, 20 year-old, Guyot-trained vines, all manual harvest. 12-24 hrs of cold skin maceration before ferment; very gentle pressing; ferment and élevage all in large concrete tanks on lees.