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ITALY<br />
WINE WOMEN PORTRAITS<br />
two boys. We hope that they will inherit the same<br />
passion that we inherited from our parents.<br />
Working without passion is not possible, especially<br />
in our sector where sacrifice is the order of<br />
the day.<br />
Regional identity will become increasingly important<br />
as a bottle of wine encapsulates the history,<br />
traditions, soul and passion of the producer, as<br />
well as their knowledge and know-how. In a globalised<br />
world, we hope that wine will also maintain<br />
the values of craftsmanship and family. Clearly, we<br />
will have to continue to innovate, without losing<br />
sight of tradition”.<br />
MAELI CAN COUNT ON HIGHLY SUITABLE AND VARIED VINEYARD SITES IN THE EUGANEAN<br />
HILLS PARK, IN THE HEART OF VENETO<br />
ELISA DILAVANZO, AT THE HELM OF THE MAELI VINEYARD IN THE EUGANEI HILLS<br />
ELISA DILAVANZO – A DREAM<br />
CALLED MOSCATO GIALLO<br />
Elisa's passion for wine began as a sommelier,<br />
so much so that she won a national competition,<br />
'Charme Sommelier'. Her story at Maeli, on the<br />
other hand, began in 2010, as a saleswoman. Here,<br />
she fell in love with the Moscato Giallo grape,<br />
which she dreamed of vinifying in five different<br />
ways. Initially, it seemed to be a dream that only<br />
she believed in. Then she met Gianluca Bisol who<br />
became her partner for the purchase of Maeli.<br />
Elisa thus achieved her dream of vinting Moscato<br />
Giallo in five different ways: sweet sparkling wine,<br />
still dry wine, sparkling wine bottled with its own<br />
yeasts and re-fermented in the bottle as per the<br />
ancestral method, classic method brut nature and<br />
finally passito dessert wine.<br />
Today Maeli is run by five women with a strong<br />
focus on the environment and regional identity.<br />
Elisa shares her views on the future of wine:<br />
“Wine has changed a lot in the last twenty years.<br />
Climate and environmental factors have a significant<br />
impact on wine growing, but the most<br />
important changes are dictated by the tastes and<br />
trends of the young Millennials and Generation<br />
Z. The dualism between industrial production<br />
and artisanal winemakers who cork a few thousand<br />
bottles stored with utmost care will always<br />
be relevant. Conventional, organic, biodynamic,<br />
vegan, sea-aged, alcohol-free and more – ‘regular<br />
SPRING 2022 • GILBERT & GAILLARD - THE FRENCH EXPERTS ON WINE<br />
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