A Castelli Romani revival begins with Jacobini.

Posted on October 24, 2024 by Do Bianchi (Jeremy Parzen)

The full article: https://dobianchi.com/2024/10/24/rome-roma-wines-soils-wineries/

An excerpt from the article:

The drive up to the historic town of Genzano in the heart of the Castelli Romani hills is a key to understanding the unique topography and geology of this storied wine region.

That’s Alessandro Jacobini, above, scion of one of the Castelli’s most famous families. He and his wife Nina, an American, live in his family’s historic palazzo in the center of town. It’s just a stone’s throw from Lake Nemi, below.

Like its bigger brother Lake Albano just to its north, Lake Nemi is an ancient volcanic crater. Not only did ancient eruptions in the Castelli create these two magnificent, resplendent bodies of water. They also provided the volcanic ash — rich in organic material — that would be scattered for miles and miles to the south and to the west.

By the time of the Renaissance, the Castelli were already widely known for their superior wines — grown in volcanic soils.

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