Foradori, 'Fuoripista' Pinot Grigio, Vigneti delle Dolomiti, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 2022

Hard to get.

Overview of the Wine
Our awareness of nature’s rhythms and cycles has been perfected through observation over time: each season opens new horizons, every day we learn and understand a little more.

We have learned to pay attention, to grasp the subtle differences existing in nature and to preserve the true character of the grape in the expression of its land of origin.

Our daily farming gestures are elevated to creative impulses: it is our duty and privilege to wake up every morning and to be free to work according to the message that the earth conveys to us in that moment.

At the helm today, a fourth generation of winemakers run Foradori’s activities. It was Elisabetta Foradori and Rainer Zierock’s work that led to the salvage and regeneration of the Teroldego grape variety through their cultivation of the grape’s original genetic family. Today their children Emilio, Theo and Myrtha Zierock continue in their footsteps to run the winery.

Emilio manages wine production, while Theo oversees the winery’s business and commerce; Myrtha takes care of Foradori’s farming and gradual expansion.

Together the three of them oversee the smooth running of the winery, supported constantly by their mother Elisabetta.

Though Rainer sadly passed away in February 2009, his influence remains fundamental and today his ideas still continue to steer the development of the winery.

Natural

Grape / Blend
Pinot Grigio

Origin
Vigneti delle Dolomiti, Alto Adige, Italy

Winemaker's Tasting Notes
Fuoripista is a different kind of wine that takes an alternative route and has a different approach towards nature.

This wine is the result of a collaboration between Foradori and Marco Devigili, biodynamic winemaker from Campo Rotaliano, and aims to express the true
essence of this variety, widespread in the Trentino region.

The wine spends more than 8
months on the skins inside Tinajas (amphorae) allowing the delicate character of Pinot Grigio to reveal.

96 Points - James Suckling
Light copper-orange color. Fascinating and classy orange wine with cranberries, cantaloup and flowers. Medium- to full-bodied with pretty, caressing phenolics and a long and flavorful finish that shows apricots and oranges. Can age. One of the best orange wines from Italy. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold.

92 Points - Wine Spectator
[$58 list] This distinctive version is a light tawny hue, with wafts of dried marjoram and mace interwoven with flavors of creamed strawberry, white cherry and tobacco, with a subtle, salty underpinning. Fresh and well-cut, with good length and light, chalky texture on the finish. Drink now through 2030. 950 cases made, 150 cases imported.

Product size: 750ml