Possa
The small reality of Possa, created by winemaker Samuele Heydi Bonanini, represents a craft pearl of Liguria, an outstanding example of heroic viticulture in the magnificent landscape of the Cinque Terre. It all began in Riomaggiore in 2004, the year Samuele brought his viticultural project to life, starting to produce wine with an unconventional approach, far from conforming trends, based on a sustainable agronomic vision. In addition to the vineyards of the Cinque Terre, Samuele takes care of a tiny vineyard located on the small island of Palmaria, off the coast of Porto Venere, where the grapes are harvested and transported by boat. The name Possa comes from the vineyard of the same name, the most important of the winery, located along the path that connects the locations of Possaitara and Canneto.
There are about 5 hectares of vineyards available to the Possa estate, distributed over numerous small plots planted on steep terraces supported by dry stone walls, surrounded by citrus trees, aromatic herbs, and Mediterranean plants. The vines are entirely dedicated to as many as 19 varietiestraditional, including Bosco, Albarola, Rossese Bianco, Vermentino, Bonamico, and Canaiolo, grape varieties that constitute a precious and rich varietal heritage. The vines, often very old, are rooted in soils rich in sandstone gravel and are cultivated entirely by hand also due to the steep slopes of the vineyards. The only machinery used in the field is represented by the iconic monorails, used to transport grapes and agricultural tools. The agronomic management refers to the principles of organic farming while in the winery the fermentations always occur spontaneously, often accompanied by more or less prolonged skin macerations even for whites. As wine containers, Samuele adopts a mix of various materials, such as stainless steel tanks, larch wood casks, terracotta amphorae, and small barrels made of acacia, pear, cherry, or chestnut, woods recovered from tradition. Throughout the processing, the use of clarification or filtration operations is also banned, and often even the addition of sulfites is excluded, in maximum respectof the expression of the territory.
Under the denomination Cinque Terre, also in the version Sciacchetrà, an ancient type of passito wine, the Possa winery gives life to some of its most prized wines, expressions of rare authenticity that evoke the beauty of this small corner of paradise.
The small reality of Possa, created by winemaker Samuele Heydi Bonanini, represents a craft pearl of Liguria, an outstanding example of heroic viticulture in the magnificent landscape of the Cinque Terre. It all began in Riomaggiore in 2004, the year Samuele brought his viticultural project to life, starting to produce wine with an unconventional approach, far from conforming trends, based on a sustainable agronomic vision. In addition to the vineyards of the Cinque Terre, Samuele takes care of a tiny vineyard located on the small island of Palmaria, off the coast of Porto Venere, where the grapes are harvested and transported by boat. The name Possa comes from the vineyard of the same name, the most important of the winery, located along the path that connects the locations of Possaitara and Canneto.
There are about 5 hectares of vineyards available to the Possa estate, distributed over numerous small plots planted on steep terraces supported by dry stone walls, surrounded by citrus trees, aromatic herbs, and Mediterranean plants. The vines are entirely dedicated to as many as 19 varietiestraditional, including Bosco, Albarola, Rossese Bianco, Vermentino, Bonamico, and Canaiolo, grape varieties that constitute a precious and rich varietal heritage. The vines, often very old, are rooted in soils rich in sandstone gravel and are cultivated entirely by hand also due to the steep slopes of the vineyards. The only machinery used in the field is represented by the iconic monorails, used to transport grapes and agricultural tools. The agronomic management refers to the principles of organic farming while in the winery the fermentations always occur spontaneously, often accompanied by more or less prolonged skin macerations even for whites. As wine containers, Samuele adopts a mix of various materials, such as stainless steel tanks, larch wood casks, terracotta amphorae, and small barrels made of acacia, pear, cherry, or chestnut, woods recovered from tradition. Throughout the processing, the use of clarification or filtration operations is also banned, and often even the addition of sulfites is excluded, in maximum respectof the expression of the territory.
Under the denomination Cinque Terre, also in the version Sciacchetrà, an ancient type of passito wine, the Possa winery gives life to some of its most prized wines, expressions of rare authenticity that evoke the beauty of this small corner of paradise.
