Alpha Zeta/Il Faggio was started in 1999 when leading New Zealand winemaker Matt Thomson, set out to produce a range of modern, fruit driven wines from the hills outside Verona.
Their aim was to work with growers rather than buy bulk wine, which is standard among most wines from Verona at this price.
To maximize ripening potential, they reduced yields and picked later.
The result is a realization of the huge potential inherent in Veronese viti and vinification.
The Monte Tondo vineyard can be found nestling in the gentle hills of Soave just a few kilometres from Verona on a slope overlooking the valley.
Three generations have handed down the precious art of wine-making born from a love for their land and their roots together with the knowledge that it is only through hard work, drive and determination that the best results can be obtained.
