Menti Giovanni

THE STORY OF THE MASTERS OF ANCIENT WINE — A journey that began more than a century ago through 4 generations of masters who have handed down their passion and dedication to grape-growing, all the way to producing "ancient wine." The history of the Menti estate roots its winemaking tradition in the figure of Giovanni Menti, who at the end of the 19th century moved from the Menti di Sopra district into the Agno valley at the foot of the eastern Lessinia. Here in Gambellara, with devotion and commitment, Giovanni worked as a farmer the land he had inherited from his wife's family, dedicating himself to growing fruit trees, legumes and vegetables, as well as olive groves and Garganega vines. Giovanni passed on all his knowledge of agriculture and viticulture to...