Winery

DISTRIBUTION

Countries where
Garofoli is distributed

PRODUCTION ORGANIZATION

Annual production amounts to about two million bottles, of which 35% to 40% are sold on the domestic market and the remainder on markets throughout the world, with the greatest concentration on those of northern Europe. More than 60% of production is of the DOC wines Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi (about 900,000 bottles), Rosso Cònero (approximately 200,000 bottles) and Rosso Piceno (about 220,000 bottles). The remaining output consists of IGT Marche wines (about 150,000 bottles), sparkling wines made with both the Charmat and Classic methods (about 90,000 bottles), two semi-sparkling wines (a white and a rosé, amounting to 150,000 bottles), vini da tavola (approximately 400,000 bottles) and a small production of raisin (passito) and other special wines. The grapes processed come partly from the four vineyards owned by the winery and partly from growers who have brought their entire output to Garofoli for years. That enables us to have close contact with the vineyards and directly oversee work during the growing season. Great attention is given to the phases of harvesting and vinification, since the moment of its “birth” is considered crucial to a wine’s life. The winery selects the most suitable positions in the vineyards and the best moment for harvesting to ensure that it will obtain the best base, depending upon the type of wine desired. As with the harvest, vinification in the wineries at Serra de’ Conti and Castelfidardo is differentiated. In the Garofoli wineries, tradition coexists with modern techniques. While more traditional methods are used for the production of red wines (with the exception of carbonic maceration, which has been adopted for Vino Novello) the whites have been made for many years now with the use of soft pressing, must decantation at low temperatures and fermentation at controlled temperatures with injection of selected yeasts. All operations following vinification are carried out in the winery at Castelfidardo. In preserving white wines, vats installed underground or refrigerated stainless steel tanks are used so that aromas developed in vinification are maintained and improved over an extended time span. Maturation of the red wines occurs in Slavonian oak casks of 30 to40 hectoliters (789 to1,053 gallons) or in French oak barrels of 225 liters (59 gallons). The winery is now equipped with more than 1000 of these containers. The production of Italian-method sparkling or semi-sparkling wines involves use of temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks where re-fermentation can be prolonged in order to obtain products with a great deal of finesse. All the white and rosé wines are sterile-bottled at a low temperature in order to guarantee their quality and staying power. Part of our production is given further refinement in the bottle, which occurs in underground cellars at low and constant temperatures and assures bouquets and flavors that are very elegant. Fermentation in the bottle and maturation of the sparkling wines made with the classic method are carried out in the same rooms. The wines ready for shipment are stocked in a spacious and rationally designed area on an upper floor, which facilitates loading operations.

Locality: Cupo delle Lame, commune of Montecarotto (An),
Area: 18.6614 hectares (46 acres)
Average altitude: 300 meters (984 feet)
Soil composition: medium consistency
Variety planted: Verdicchio
Training system: Guyot
Planting density: 4,000 vines per hectare (1,619 an acre)
DOC zone: Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi

Locality: Paterno, commune of Ancona
Area: 5.0764 hectares (12.5 acres)
Average altitude: 250 meters (820 feet)
Soil composition: medium consistency, tending to clayey
Variety planted: Montepulciano
Training system: spurred cordon
Planting density: 4,000 vines per hectare (1,619 an acre)
DOC zone: Rosso Cònero

Locality: Massignano, commune of Ancona
Area: 21.194 hectares (52 acres)
Average altitude: 200 meters (656 feet)
Soil composition: calcareous
Variety planted: Montepulciano
Training system: spurred cordon
Planting density: 5,000 vines per hectare (2,024 an acre)
DOC zone: Rosso Cònero

Locality: Acquaviva, commune of Castelfidardo
Area: 7.0864 hectares (17.5 acres)
Average altitude: 50 meters (164 feet)
Soil composition: medium consistency
Varieties planted: Verdicchio and Trebbiano
Training system: double pergola
Planting density: 1,600 vines per hectare (648 an acre)