DECO Wine's Ancestrale Now

The Wineries

Claudio Francavilla, winemaker of Antica Quercia is our special guest. He will share with us the secrets of his metodo ancestrale.

Featured wineries:

Antica Quercia (Veneto, Italy)

Antica Quercia is considered to be a legend in Prosecco. All of their vineyards are organic certified (very rare in the region), and we will be tasting two bottle fermented Prosecco.

(sparkling) NV Antica Quercia Colfondo "Su Alto"
100% Glera, second fermentation in bottle with the addition of fresh grape must. No added yeast and sugar.

(sparkling) 2021 Antica Quercia Prosecco Superiore Brut Nature "Ancestrale"
100% Glera was fermented and bottled before the fermentation finished. No added yeast and sugar.

Renardat-Fache (Ain, France)

7th generation winemaker at Bugey making ancient sparkling wines. Discover their off-dry sparkling wine made from Gamay and Poulsard!

(sparkling) 2023 Renardat-Fache Buguey Cerdon Metode Ancestrale
70% Gamay and 30% Poulsard. A red demi-sec sparkling wine made with one fermentation without the addition of yeast and sugar.

Domaine des Marnes Blanches (Jura, France)

The Guardians of native vines in Jura. We will be showcasing a rare Savagnin Rose (ancestor of Gewurztraminer), and a Poulsard made with only free-run juice.

(white) 2022 Domaine des Marnes Blanches Savagnin En Jensillard
100% Savagnin Rose. Age of the vines is 72 years old. Grapes are macerated for 2 days and vinified in neutral barrels.

(red) 2022 Domaine des Marnes Blanches Poulsard
100% Poulsard. Vines planted with a massal selection from Domaine Overnoy (Orbagna) that was originally planted with poulsard from Pierre Overnoy (Pupillin). 100% whole bunches, 15 days semi-carbonic maceration and aged in old foudres (big barrels).

Anze (Brda, Slovenia)

Anze Ivancic worked for Josko Gravner for 13 years before starting his own winery in Slovenia. His amber wines are similar in style with those from his mentor, but with more freshness and drinkability. This winery is our most exciting discovery in 2025.

(amber) Anze Ivancic "Jozef"
70% Ribolla Gialla 20% Friulano 10% Chardonnay. The tip of each grape bunches were cut off to provide even and optimum ripeness. 40 days skin maceration, and 24 months ageing in vintage barriques and tonneaux.

(amber) Anze Ivancic Rebula
100% Ribolla Gialla (30-50 years old vines. The tip of each grape bunches were cut off to provide even and optimum ripeness. 40 days skin maceration, and 24 months ageing in vintage barriques and tonneaux.

Cappellano (Italy)

Try the original Barolo Chinato and 2 vintages of the legendary Barolo Pie Rupestris from Augusto Cappellano!

(red) 2020 Cappellano Barolo Rupestris
(red) 2019 Cappellano Barolo Rupestris
From the MGA "Gabutti". Made from seventy-year-old vines grafted onto one of the first American rootstocks that successfully kept phylloxera at bay, this classically crafted Barolo undergoes lengthy fermentation and maceration times that vary with every vintage, followed by three and a half to four years aging in Slavonian oak, and is usually released a year later than most other producers' Barolos.

(sweet) Cappellano Barolo Chinato
An aromatized wine produced with Barolo Pie Rupestris. Alcohol was infused with a secret recipe (bark, spices, and herbs) before harmonized with the wine. Cappellano is the first producer of Barolo Chinato.