Nittardi is
a family winery situated in the heart of the Chianti Classico region of Italy. The earliest known reference
to the property, which is located on the boundary between the provinces of Siena and
Florence, is a document from 1183 that refers to a defensive tower known a "Nectar Dei". By the 16th century, the expansive property
belonged to the great Renaissance artist Michelangelo. Over the
centuries the property changed hands often until, in the early 80s, it was
taken over by the Frankfurt publisher and art gallerist Peter Femfert and his
wife Stefania Canali, a historian from Venice. They restored Nittardi with love
and care, and replanted the vineyards. Their son, Léon Femfert, has been
involved full time at the winery since early 2013.
In honor of the artistic history of the
winery, every year since 1981 a well-known artist has supplied the artwork for
the label as well as the wrapping paper used for the Casanuova di Nittardi Vigna Doghessa wine bottles. The list of
participating, internationally renowned artists includes, among others: Hundertwasser, Corneille, A.R. Penck, Mitoraj,
Yoko Ono, Horst Janssen, Valerio Adami, Eduardo Arroyo, Elvira Bach, Robert
Combas and Mimmo Paladino.
To the thirtieth anniversary of the wine
label tradition, Nittardi published
this book featuring the complete collection of the by then 30 different artist
labels and corresponding wrapping papers. The texts were supplied by the respected
wine experts Jeannie Cho Lee MW
and Thomas Schröder, and I did the translations.
The book, as well a broad selection of the
fine Nittardi products, can be obtained at select fine shops or online at
Stefania Canali.
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