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WINE GROWERS
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his old winery is an institution in the Canavese district. Since 1895, the Orsolani family has
been growing erbaluce, the main grape in these hills. The present owner, Gian Luigi, has no
intention of making any adjustments to this well-oiled machine, but he doescarry on experiments
to keep this native gem in step with the times. He is helped in his work by his father Francesco,
one of the pioneers of the “spumantization” of erbaluce. The vineyards are spread out across the
communes of San Giorgio Canavese on the traditional winegrowing hill of Caluso. The sandy soil is
of morainal origin with an acid pH, which explains why the wines are so full of flavor. Most of the
erbaluce is trained using the classic pergola system, but research is being carried out to on clones
with greater basal fertility to adapt the grape to upward guyot training and pruning. The wine
range is, of course, based on erbaluce, a versatile grape that comes in various typologies: Erbaluce
di Caluso, Erbaluce di Caluso La Rustìa and Caluso Spumante Brut M.Cl. Cuvée Tradizione, plus the
“passito” versions Caluso Passito Sulè 2006 and Caluso Passito Ambra.
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