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Le Donne del Vino Association: one year as Lombardy Delegate

posted on 16 March 2014
I recently concluded my experience as Lombardy Delegate of the National Association Le Donne del Vino and I would like to share with you some thoughts on what it means to make a commitment to association when you have direct responsibility in a company like Cantrina. 2013 was a year full of initiatives for the Regional Delegation: we took part in the 50th anniversary celebration of Coin in Milan by offering our products for tasting, we attended Italia in Rosa in Moniga del Garda, we managed to organise very quickly the wonderful 25th anniversary party for the Lombardy Delegation, and on this occasion we helped an important non-profit organisation and found an important partnership that will be repeated for future events. We produced the folder representing our region and members, opened the Facebook page... and I am certainly forgetting something. What have I realised after one year? Association commitment can really give a lot, but there are times when a producer feels the need to dedicate himself completely to his mission. I will certainly still be supportive of the new Delegate, but many commitments are coming up, such as Cantrina's presence at Prowein.

Harvest 2019

posted on 18 November 2019
Harvest Cantrina 2019
Autumn has FINALLY arrived. The long and hot Summer 2019, which lasted till October, is now behind us.  Now, the weather is inviting us to stay a bit in the house (or in the cellar) and is helping us to think straight…. That past season was, here in our area, one of the strangest and most complicated within recent memory. We found ourselves having to face conditions that were simultaneously both extreme and contradictory. The cold and rains during flowering caused a reduction in the potential crop, and two hailstorms in June and early August caused even worse damage, since they actually halved the crop.

Cantrina, a 20-year-old taste

posted on 12 June 2019
Twenty-year Cantina
On 13 May, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of our winery with a vertical tasting showcasing the three wines that, from our founding to the present, have become iconic. We selected the vintages of each that are most representative of the evolution of the blends, production methods, and ageing. The years tasted are: - Riné (1999, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2013, 2017) - Nepomuceno (1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2015) - Sole di Dario (1999, 2001, 2006, 2009, 2012)

20th Cantrina's anniversary

posted on 18 February 2019
For it was in “long-ago” 1999, amidst countless apprehensions, much enthusiasm, and just a pinch of bravado, that we decided to launch “Project Cantrina.” It represented above all the long-time dream of founder Dario Dattoli, who since the early 1990s dedicated himself to producing just handful of bottles—but made with meticulous care!—for his own enjoyment in his numerous restaurants.
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