News and Rewards


March - New vineyards of Nero d'Avola, recently authorized in Tuscany are planted together with quality clones of Sangiovese ( VCR4, VCR5, VCR6, VCR19, VCR23 ).

April - Fattoria Santa Vittoria's VINSANTO DOC VALDICHIANA 1999 gains the Bronze Medal at the XII International enological competition - Vinitaly- Verona 2004 in the section "natural passito wines", first among the vinsantos taking part to the competiion.

 

May - Results of the "project for improving Vinsanto" are discussed at the Cassero, in Monte S. Savino (Ar) where a tasting of the experimental Santa Vittoria's "muffato" takes place.
June - "SCANNAGALLO 2000 SANTA VITTORIA" "SANTA VITTORIA VINSANTO DOC VALDICHIANA 1999" are selected by "Enoteca d'Italia", an agency of the Ministero delle Politiche Agricole and official wine suppliers of Casa Azzurri at the European Football Championship 2004 in Portugal, where - together with Banfi's wines - they will be served at the official events.
July - 2003 wines are carefully tested. At the degustation made this month by a group of Paradigma Alliance experts they obtain a high evaluation: Nero d'Avola has an evaluation of 94/100.

 

April - We take part to the 2nd International Competition SOL D'ORO 2003 where we gain the
"SOL DORO 2003", 1st prize for our Extra-virgin Olive Oil in the section "Fruttato leggero".

 

May - Graftinh g Ha.1 with Nero d'Avola recently authorized by Regione Toscana.

Our farm being selected by Provincia d'Arezzo among the Valdichiana farms we take part to the "Project for improving Vinsanto" , consultant doct. Tachis together with the enologists Marone and Staderini. We agree to experiment new "natural passito wines". A "vendemmia tardiva" of Grechetto and a "muffato" with Trebbiano grapes are in the present year program.

 

December - Prize "VINI DI TOSCANA 2003" is given to FATTORIA SANTA VITTORIA. The glamourous award is given to Marta together with 8 youg wine-growers who distinguished for the "quality of their production and their innovation capacity"

 

April - We take part to the 1st International Competition Sol d'Oro and we are given the "GRAN MENZIONE" for our Extra-virgin Olive Oil - section Fruttato Intenso. In the previous year we had received the GRAN MENZIONE in the section Extra-virgin Olive Oil Fruttato Medio.

 

We also receive the "GRAN MENZIONE" for our "SCANNAGALLO 1999 TOSCANA IGT".

 

Fattoria Santa Vittoria Loc. Pozzo - Foiano della Chiana Arezzo
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