BIOGRAPHY
Date of birth: novembre 27th, 1973
Place of birth: empoli (province of florence) Diploma as agricultural expert (magna cum laude)
Doctorate in viticultural and agronomy (summa cum laude) from the faculty of agrarian sciences of the university of florence
Post-graduate course in cellar technique and conservation of wine at the oenology faculty of the univesity of bordeaux victor segalen
Course in tasting and sensorial analysis at the oenology faculty of the univesity of bordeaux victor segalen
Important career steps:
1998: practical and applicative work in the cellars of the cantine leonardo da vinci – vinci (province of florence)
1999: robert mondavy winery – oakville (california)
Assistant winemaker 1999 harvest
2000: villa maria estate – auckland (new zealand)
Assistant winemaker 2000 harvest
Since 2000: consulting winemaker with the matura group,
Offering oenological conunselling to various winemaking firms, particularly in the following areas: bolgheri, carmignano, montalcino, monte falco, montepulciano, the tuscan maremma, chianti, romagna, etna (sicily), langhe (piedmont).
Since 2000: member of the following tasting commissions:
Chianti classico docg
Chianti docg
Brunello di montalcino docg
Nobile di montepulciano docg
Vernaccia di sangimignano docg
Carmignano docg
Bolgheri doc Member of the tasting commisions of the chambers of commerce of the provinces of florence, siena, livorno, and prato
Over the course of the years, participation as an international judge in the following interational wine competitions:
2004-2006-2012: michelangelo international wine competition – stellenbosch ( south africa)
2006: international wine and spirits competition – london (uk)
2006-2009: finger lakes international wine competition – rochester (usa)
2006-2008: japan wine challenge – tokyo (japan)
2007: vinoandino – mendoza (argentina)