BIOGRAPHY
I was awarded a diploma at the Institute of Agrarian Technology of the city of Florence and then received a summa cum laude doctoral degree from the Agrarian Sciences faculty of the University of Florence. My first professional training was at the Marchesi de’Frescobaldi firm, where I acquired a significant knowledge of the analytic and qualitative control of wine; I then enlarged my scientific knowledge and vision of the world of wine working for a period at the Seghesio Winery in Sonoma valley. In 1998 I joined the Matura Group as a working oenologist, collaborating closely with Attilio Pagli and Alberto Antonini and following the winemaking work both at various cellars in Italy and in a project in Rumania. Since 2001 I have been an independent consultant in the oenological sector. I am a member of the tasting commissions of appellation (DOC and DOCG) wines and lecturer for the AIS and FISAR sommelier courses. I have contributed to the diffusion of wine culture through numerous seminars in the major cities of Japan.I participated as a judge in the Japanese Wine Challenge in 2007. I am enrolled as a member of the professional order of Agricultural Experts and Agricultural Experts with a Doctorate of the province of Florence (membership number 928) and am a member of Assoenologi (the association of Italian professional oenologists) with membership number 4066.
Importnat steps in my career
-1995/96: analyst at the marchesi frescobaldi firm, working in their cellars at sieci, pontassieve in the province of florence.
-1997/98: harvest, fermentation, and direction of the cellars of the nipozzano estate, property of the marchesi de’frescobaldi firm.
– 1998: seghesio winery in healdsburg, california
– 1998-2000: working oenologist at the consulting firm matura ltd.
– since 2001: professional consulting oenologist and member of the matura group, working as a consulting winemaker in italy and abroad: tuscany, piedmont, basilicata, and serbia
– 2000-2003: rumania, consultant to the danero group, a rumanian-danish joint venture.
– 2004: member of the tasting commission for appellation (doc and docg wines) at the chamber of commerce in florence.
– 2006-2009: france, consultant to the domaine rabiega firm in the côte de provence appellation
– 2008: seminars on italian wine in numerous japanese cities, among which tokyo, osaka, kyoto, and nagoya, in collaboration with ais japan
– 2009: first trial fermentations of grapes in the terracotta containers of impruneta near florence
– 2011: judge at “vinofest” in the city of vrsac, serbia
– 2012: initial collaboration with producers of wine in serbia