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Melini

The Melini Winery dates back to 1705 and is one of the Chianti region’s oldest and most historic wineries. Today Melini owns 556 hectares in the Chianti and Chianti Classico district On this splendid estate, farms with famous names such as Granaio, San Lorenzo, Bonorli, Coltri, and Poggio a’ Rosi can be found. This tradition is focused on enhancing and giving distinct character to Chianti Classico, whose history matches that of the cellar, which was the first to enhance it internationally.

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Alessandro Zanette

Alessandro Zanette is from Sacile in Friuli Venezia Giulia region, a town renowned for its pianos and rooted vine cuttings. He has had clear ideas since he was at middle school: he would continue his studies specializing in agronomy. His passion for vine-growing and winemaking became serious business, especially when he attended the well-known Istituto G.B. Cerletti in Conegliano (TV), a historical school where vine-growing and winemaking have been taught since 1800. In 2006, he obtained a degree in Winemaking at the University of Padua, achieving top marks of 110/110.

He gained wide experience at wineries and cooperatives in the north-east of Italy, including at Cantina Sociale Coop in Orsago (2002), where he worked as a grape selector and maintenance technician for winemaking machinery; at Cantina Ca’ Ongaresca in 2003, specializing in bottling sparkling wine; and was then involved in setting up Cantina Sociale Coop in Tezze (Treviso) in 2004-2005.

With wide-ranging and valuable experience in different areas, he has developed his professional know-how. He has acquired theoretical and technical knowledge, holding many positions from winery technician to winemaker. He had his first experience in Tuscany in 2006, during harvest Tenuta Carpineto. This experience left a significant impression on Alessandro, making him fall in love with this wonderful land for its vines and wines.

After his important meeting with Christian Scrinzi, the winemaking and production manager of Gruppo Italiano Vini, Alessandro moved to work in the charming Chianti hills. In 2007, he started his work at Cantine Melini, the historical winery in Tuscany founded in 1705, where he worked alongside Christian Scrinzi and the manager of the Cantine Melini Marco Galeazzo reorganizing the winemaking center, which also controls wine estates in the Chianti region (Selvanella, Terrarossa and San Lorenzo).

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