News da Cascina Fontana

12/18/2023 - Harvest Report 2023

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2/13/2023 - Harvest Report 2022

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1/24/2022 - Harvest report 2021

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1/18/2021 - Harvest Report 2020

2020 has been the strangest and most uncertain of years.

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1/16/2020 - Harvest Report 2019

After a winter that was disappointingly dry, we had a rainy and cold spring that restored the underground water table but which also delayed the normal vegetative development by a couple of weeks.

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12/17/2018 - Harvest Report 2018

And so, another year’s harvest is complete and Christmas is already upon us.

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1/22/2018 - Harvest Report 2017

L’annata 2017, come sempre succede, è stata diversa da tutte le altre. Dopo un inverno non troppo freddo e una primavera non troppo piovosa, abbiamo avuto un clima estivo piuttosto asciutto caratterizzato da poche giornate di pioggia, ca...

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9/3/2017 - dbgitalia.com interviews Mario Fontana about release of new Barolo del comune di Castiglione Falletto

dbgitalia.com interviews Mario Fontana about release of new Barolo del comune di Castiglione Falletto

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9/1/2017 - Barolo del Comune di Castiglione Falletto 2013

I dedicate this wine to all the Fontana family who for 6 generations have continued to believe in this territory, above all to my grandfather Saverio, my maestro in wine and in life.

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8/29/2017 - After a Spring that was first warm, then cold, then warm again, we have had a Summer that has been hot and dry

After a Spring that was first warm, then cold, then warm again, we have had a Summer that has been hot and dry. Our good fortune in the territory of Barolo, however, was that during July there were a couple of well-timed thunderstorm...

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11/5/2016 - Here in Le Langhe autumn has arrived! The harvest is over and now we are continuing to follow the winemaking in the cellar.

Here in Le Langhe autumn has arrived! The harvest is over and now we are continuing to follow the winemaking in the cellar. As always, this is a very satisfying moment for a wine producer: a time to relax a little, spend more time around...

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10/29/2016 - Guida Gambero Rosso 2017 Vini D’Italia Tre Bicchieri - Barolo Cascina Fontana 2012

Guida Gambero Rosso 2017 Vini D’Italia Tre Bicchieri - Barolo Cascina Fontana 2012

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10/15/2016 - Guida Slow Wine 2017 Vino Slow - Barolo Cascina Fontana 2012

Guida Slow Wine 2017 Vino Slow - Barolo Cascina Fontana 2012

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9/21/2016 - We started the harvest yesterday! We are looking forward to an excellent 2016 vintage.

We started the harvest yesterday! We are looking forward to an excellent 2016 vintage.

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4/23/2016 - After a winter that arrived late, with snow in the months of February and March, the last two weeks that have just passed have for me been very busy, full of energy and adenaline: Spring has arrived and a new year recommences!

After a winter that arrived late, with snow in the months of February and March, the last two weeks that have just passed have for me been very busy, full of energy and adenaline: Spring has arrived and a new year recommences!

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1/22/2016 - It is incredible how time flies: we are already into a new year and soon it will be Spring.

It is incredible how time flies: we are already into a new year and soon it will be Spring.

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10/15/2015 - Our Cascina Fontana Barolo 2011 in Slow Wine 2016!

Our Cascina Fontana Barolo 2011 in Slow Wine 2016!

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8/6/2015 - Here in La Langhe it is hot, very hot! The day temperatures are touching 40°C but, in the hills, the nights are fairly cool and well ventilated.

Here in La Langhe it is hot, very hot! The day temperatures are touching 40°C but, in the hills, the nights are fairly cool and well ventilated.

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4/4/2015 - Last week I was in Oxford, UK to participate in the FT Oxford Literary Festival. I was there with my great friend Marc Millon

Last week I was in Oxford, UK to participate in the FT Oxford Literary Festival. I was there with my great friend Marc Millon

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1/30/2015 - Yesterday evening I was invited by Christian Zoppellaro of the Enoteca dell'Orologio in Latina, near Rome, to present my wines

Yesterday evening I was invited by Christian Zoppellaro of the Enoteca dell'Orologio in Latina, near Rome, to present my wines

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12/1/2014 - I has really been a tiring and difficult year. Now that harvest is over as well as the huge annual task of vinification in the cellar, we are finally able to relax a little

I has really been a tiring and difficult year. Now that harvest is over as well as the huge annual task of vinification in the cellar, we are finally able to relax a little, collect the first technical data, and consider our first impres...

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10/9/2014 - We finished the harvest last Monday, and now the Barbera as well as the Nebbiolo grapes are all in the cellar

We finished the harvest last Monday, and now the Barbera as well as the Nebbiolo grapes are all in the cellar

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9/20/2014 - The vendemmia has started! Last Tuesday we completed the harvest of Dolcetto grapes

The vendemmia has started! Last Tuesday we completed the harvest of Dolcetto grapes

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9/10/2014 - This has been a difficult year, wet and with few days of beautiful sunshine, a cool summer that has encouraged excessive vegetative growth of both the vines and grass alike

This has been a difficult year, wet and with few days of beautiful sunshine, a cool summer that has encouraged excessive vegetative growth of both the vines and grass alike

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1/7/2014 - The Christmas holidays have passed; a New Year has begun. I hope that it brings happiness and health to all

The Christmas holidays have passed; a New Year has begun. I hope that it brings happiness and health to all

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11/5/2013 - We finished the harvest Saturday 19 October and have been carrying on with ongoing work in the cellar

We finished the harvest Saturday 19 October and have been carrying on with ongoing work in the cellar

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10/12/2013 - Today we completed the harvest of Barbera grapes

Today we completed the harvest of Barbera grapes. The rains of the recent period have not caused problems. The grapes stayed in healthy condition and the quality is very good - the level of sugar has reached 20 degrees BABO which corresp...

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3/30/2013 - It’s already the end of March and tomorrow is Easter Sunday but the weather is still cold and wet, and there are even a few flakes of snow falling! Winter has passed by quickly

It’s already the end of March and tomorrow is Easter Sunday but the weather is still cold and wet, and there are even a few flakes of snow falling! Winter has passed by quickly

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