Damilano Competitors

The Antinori family has been committed to the art of winemaking for over six centuries since 1385 when Giovanni di Piero Antinori became a member, of the “Arte Fiorentina dei Vinattieri”, the Florentine Winemakers’ Guild. All throughout its history, twenty-six generations long, the Antinori family has managed the business directly making innovative and sometimes bold decisions while upholding the utmost respect for traditions and the environment.

In the heart of the Piedmont of wine - in the Langhe hills - the road of castles and vineyards for great wines leads to Fontanafredda, the winery set up by Vittorio Emanuele II in 1858 and then donated to Rosa Vercellana, the Bela Rusin. With 95 hectares of vineyards (Nebbiolo, Barbera, Dolcetto, Moscato) in the municipalities of Serralunga d'Alba, Barolo, Diano d'Alba, Dogliani, La Morra and Murisengo, Fontanafredda is undoubtedly one of the evocative sceneries of all the Langhe. The history of Fontanafredda as a winery began in 1878, thanks to the farsightedness and passion of Emanuele Guerrieri Conte di Mirafiore, the son of the king and Bela Rusin who dedicated himself to wine with an absolutely modern approach. Since then, up to the present day the company has never stopped bringing to the world the excellence of a land like the Langhe, respecting its origins and traditions.

Our story is written in the land, the same land where for eight generations we have dedicated the attention and love that you devote to a family member. Our grandparents taught us to respect the land, keeping an eye on the future. And this vision, still today, allows us to have thriving vineyards and rich, fertile land to farm. Over the years, a precise project to enhance and develop native varieties and territories with greater wine-growing vocation led us to expand. In addition to the historical estate, Regaleali, we now have Capofaro on Salina, in the Aeolian islands; Tascante on Mount Etna; Whitaker on Mozia in the province of Trapani; and Sallier de La Tour in the DOC Monreale area. Each of these estates has a story to tell, each one recounts a different Sicily. The greatest challenge for us now is that of preserving these places to leave our children a better environment, with constant attention to safeguarding each individual ecosystem.