The origins of Feudo d'Elimi date back to 1860, when Angelo Grigolli founded a winery at Mori, a small village in the south of the northern-Italian province of Trento in northern Italy. He began producing wines grown in the Adige Valley and selling them to the people living in the region's mountain towns and villages. Over the years the company grew and its management passed from Angelo Grigolli to his son and heirs down the generations until today. In 1972, the Grigolli family formed a partnership with another historical firm, Boschi & Gamberoni and called the new company Concilio. In 1990, the enterprise assumed its present form when a group of winegrowers joined the venture as shareholders.
From 1,500 acres of its own vineyards situated between 700 and 2,500 feet above sea level in the province of Trento in Italy's north, Concilio produces some 600,000 cases each year. The large differences in microclimate, soils and altitude in this region, make it possible to produce a very broad range of wines and styles, of which each variety grows in conditions ideally suited to its needs. Wines are produced under the most stringent of Italian appellation restrictions and the scrutiny of local viticultural regulations, which drastically restrict the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and other sprays both in the interest of health and the environment.
Grillo is an important grape found throughout the western regions of Sicily, but rarely in the North as it is here. We wonder why as the cooler climate here brings out some of the crisper elements of this grape. It's the first one we've tasted from here and hope it's not the last.
Our selection is crisp and light in texture, with moderate acidity and notable fruit. It is true to type with an engaging nuttiness that matches well with fleshy fish like sea bass or halibut in a rich tomato sauce.
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