AFTER MORE THAN 15 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE WINE WORLD, DAVIDE XODO OPENED A SMALL WINERY IN THE HILLS BY HIS HOME, IN NANTO, RIGHT OUTSIDE OF VICENZA. IN 2018 HE BEGAN BY RENTING AND REVITALIZING THE CELLAR AND VINEYARDS OF EMIDO PIVA, A WELL-RESPECTED PRODUCER IN THE AREA, WHILE HIS BRAND NEW CELLAR IS LOCATED ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE BERICI HILLS, WHERE THE SOILS ARE RICH IN LIMESTONE, SILT AND CLAY. DAVIDE WORKS ABOUT 3.5 HECTARES OF VINEYARDS, DIVIDED INTO 8 SMALL PARCELS INTERSPERSED BY ONE HECTARE OF WOODS, OLIVE AND FRUIT TREES. LOOKING FOR THE IDEAL BALANCE BETWEEN THE VINES AND THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT, DAVIDE FARMS ORGANICALLY, RESPECTING THE LAND AND THE PEOPLE THAT WORK IT. DAVIDE AIMS TO MAKE WINES THAT SHOWCASE THE PECULIARITIES OF THE DIFFERENT GRAPE VARIETIES HE WORKS WITH: TAI ROSSO, MERLOT, SYRAH, CABERNET FRANC AND SAUVIGNON, CARMENÉRE, GARGANEGA, PINOT BIANCO, TAI BIANCO AND MALVASIA ISTRIANA. IN THE CELLAR, DAVIDE WORKS WITH MINIMAL INTERVENTION AND INDIGENOUS YEASTS.