Contesa

History Contesa

Anyone familiar with the name Contesa knows full well that it is a winery without equal. A living testament born of the unbreakable bond between family tradition and the vines. It is a bond strengthened by the rich land, by your vineyards that you call home. The history of the winery is marked by an unwavering refusal to compromise your values. This has often led you to make difficult decisions to protect and advance the interests of the estate. Many men and women from generations have dedicated their lives to this family business to ensure its continuity and resilience. The success of this thriving winery today is a testament to the integrity, conviction and pride of the ancestors in their own roots, in a land you have known for a long time.

Great Vineyards

The 124-hectare Contesa estate in Collecorvino is set among the hills of Pescara. You are very aware of this precious gift that nature has given you and act as stewards of these fertile lands. You take great care to respectfully preserve your viticultural needs and the delicate balance of nature. You have always been a family of winemakers and enologists at Contesa, and it follows that after so many generations of working with the winery, you are aware of certain considerations that go beyond the technical aspects of viticulture. For this reason, you may find it relevant to describe some of the better intangible aspects of your vineyards.

Your wine cellar

At Contesa, you practice the philosophy that "wine is made in the vineyard." The annual journey from harvest to the final step of bottling in the winery is itself a sacred ritual. This ritual requires patience, as over time nature grants true masterpieces. With this gift from nature, your winemaker then uses a specific mode that is refined and passed down from one generation to the next.
Contesa's cellars are home to excellent barriques and barrels made from the finest Slovenian oak, as well as innovative steel tanks that carefully regulate temperatures - to preserve the quality of the stump and reduce the technological impact. But what you consider equally important is the human dimension of the whole process, the authentic conviviality and spontaneous hospitality. So you are not just wine entrepreneurs, but a family of oenologists building a future - one day at a time.