Boutinot and Araldica Vini Piemontesi
Claudio Manera and Lella Burdese
Delaware, National, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania
Pinot Grigio (Pinot Gris), Sangiovese
Set up in 2003, Adria Vini is a winemaking venture jointly owned by Boutinot and Araldica Vini Piemontesi, the leading co-operative in Piemonte. All areas of production, from grape selection through to vinification, maturation, blending and bottling are meticulously overseen by Araldica’s Claudio Manera and Lella Burdese. Working closely with growers and cooperatives, their aim is to produce a range of authentic, well-priced wines from local grape varieties. The mainstay of white wine production is Pinot Grigio, sourced from the Pavia region south of Milan, Friuli and the Veneto. The reds come from mature, low yielding vineyards in Puglia, the source of some of Europe’s most undervalued and characterful wines.