Chosen Lands
Sky and sea,
no-frontiers vineyards
In San Quirino in Pordenone province, in the north east of Italy, Piera 1899 chose Friuli Grave as its homeland of choice. Here the mountains to the north shelter the soil from the coldest winds. The Adriatic sea to the south, on the other hand, mitigates the temperatures contributing to creating a microclimate which is especially well-suited to vineyards.
Originally a flood plain, the land surface is large and stony with considerable night and day time temperature differences, favouring an ideal concentration of aromatic substances in grape skins and thus intense, elegant aromas as well as naturally acidic pulp, indispensable to wine conservation.
