Fontemorsi Soc Agr

Agronomist, Francesco Benasaglio from Brescia, dreamt of using his experience to produce organic wines with Alberto Cavaliere an entrepreneur from Brescia, as well as Tuscan friends, Roberto Ligasacchi a timber importer/exporter from Lucca, and Carlo Sanvitale a Florentine architect. However, it was Laura Berlucchi, a founding partner of Berlucchi Spumanti in Franciacorta, who discovered the small farm of Fontemorsi that produced wine and olive oil on the hills overlooking the Cecina Valley, where wine has been produced since the Etruscan era, over 2000 years ago. Following her brother's death, she decided to produce her own high-quality wines. Laura hoped, by reviewing the whole production process, to be more flexible than her big industrial company would allow. Soil analysis confirms Montescudaio as a perfect location for wine production. The climatic and particular characteristics of the soil persuaded Laura to purchase Fontemorsi in 2002 and entrust its management to the four partners. The design of the Fontemorsi label suggests the ancient history and bond between the inhabitants of Montescudaio and the soil of the hills around, where intact fossils are still to be found.