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Tedeschi Family
Numerous generations of the Tedeschi family have dedicated love and devotion to viticulture in the Vapolicella, giving them an enviable wealth of experience, of tradition, and of nobility, all of which is used ,above all, to achieve the highest quality and in specialization.
The first purchase of vineyards was drawn up in1630, according to old documents which have recently come to light. The descendants followed suit bringing, by the by, prestige, respect and esteem to their family, so much so that they were called upon to carry out important political and religious duties.
In 1824, Nicoḷ Tedeschi then purchased some vineyards. He became a genuine personality of his time, renowned for his skill and moral stature. Subsequently, for all his successors vines and wine became their "raison d'etre" and a way of upholding the the good name and prestige of the family.
Lorenzo Tedeschi, for example, who was amusingly nicknamed "Damigiana" (demijohn) because he was always busy transporting demijohns in his cart, received the Gold Medal Diploma for Art and Work at the Exhibition of Modern Industry In Verona in the spring of 1908. Later on, in 1918, Riccardo Tedeschi, who was considered a true patriarch by the inhabitants of Pedemonte, had the foresight to buy the two vineyards of Monte Fontana and Monte Olmi, considering them to be two "premiere cru". His two sons, Silvino and Lorenzo (Renzo) continued his work. Silvino was totally dedicated to the meticulous care of the vines and Renzo, together with his wife Bruna, to carrying on and personifying the "Tedeschi Style", making the family business known throughout Italy and the world.
And although he himself was a vine cultivator with a deep respect for the old traditions , for paying attention to the long peasant heritage of experience and knowledge, of respecting the phases of the moon when bottling the wine and for acknowledging the imperceptible signs given by the vines, Renzo was still able to introduced those innovative and rational elements capable of making his wines even better. For Renzo, roots were important and he grasped the "Tedeschi Style" , a way of living he shared with his wines, but to all this he also brought modern and innovative techniques which rendered his products still more refined and prestigious. For each of his "cru" there was a "Capitel" as an appropriate symbol that the vine growers use in honour of popular devotion to this and that saint called up on to protect the harvest from the fickle weather. The Capitel has now become the trademark for all the products of the Tedeschi company.
The most recent generation of the Tedeschi family are Renzo's children, Antonietta, Sabrina and Riccardo. Antonietta is responsible for the sales in Italy and for the administration. Sabrina, a food technician, and for years a teacher and researcher at the institute of San Michele all'Adige ,is responsible for marketing and helps Riccardo with sales abroad. The latter, an oenologist, apart from exporting responsibilities takes care of the entire production processes.
Around 180 years have passed since Nicoḷ decided that our family should concern itself with wine and vineyards in the Valpolicella, but the spirit of the Tedeschi family has not changed: we are more convinced than ever that each of our wines must not only be as good as possible, but also as personal as they can, having there own style and a clearly distinguishable character, a genuine "Tedeschi trademark". In order to achieve this objective we try to comply with nature in every phase of working, from the vineyard to the cellar, without ever trying to substitute her or her laws in any way.
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Agricola F.lli Tedeschi Srl - Via G. Verdi, 4 - 37029 Fraz. Pedemonte - San Pietro in Cariano (Vr) - Tel. +39-045-7701487 - Fax +39-045-7704239
tedeschi@tedeschiwines.com
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