Cossetti Wines

Cossetti is fully female-owned and run by Clementina, Giulia and their mother, Maria Emma. The 4th generation of winemakers in the family, the sisters played in the vineyards as girls and later worked in the fields and celebrated the annual harvest festivals alongside their father, grandfather and uncles. Clementina recalls walking through the vineyards a young girl, “It was easy to fall in love with the fascinating little world that was hidden among the hills not far from where I was born.”

The sisters were keen to bring innovation to Cossetti but wanted to ensure it didn’t replace the family’s traditional methods of winemaking. “I always keep two tracks in my mind,” Guilia told us. “Innovation and tradition. How do we use the same styles my father and his father created along with the innovation needed for modern times?” 
 
For example, in the vineyards, Cossetti has long maintained low yields to ensure greater concentration and intensity of flavor in their wines. The sisters introduced regenerative farming practices to also ensure the health of the soil. Instead of leaving tracks of bare dirt between the rows of grapes, Cossetti now lets grass grow wild and wildflowers bloom between their vines, which leads to a stronger ecosystem. A stronger ecosystem bears better wines. 

Giulia said her father taught them to let their passion bridge the divide between tradition and innovation. “He always told us to put our passion into the wine.”