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Poggio Verrano

PoggioVerrano is an artisanal winery owned by Francesco Bolla and his daughter Valentina.
Francesco, the 4th generation of the Bolla family, has been in the wine business for 33 years. After leaving the Bolla winery (which he managed as both Chairman and CEO) in year 2000 he started his own new wine project Poggio Verrano in the Maremma, the Southern part of the Tuscany coast. With this project, he is pleased to have his daughter Valentina working to continue the legacy. Valentina, the 5th generation of the Bolla family, is Sommelier and DipWSET. She serves as the spokesperson of Poggio Verrano

Philosophy

Poggio Verrano winemaking philosophy:
• innovation in tradition
• intense and elegant artisanal wines
• complex SuperTuscan red blends with a sense of place
• age-worthy
• food friendly
• good QPR
• use of our own grapes vinified and aged in the modern , functional and eco-friendly fully underground gravity flow cellar
. sustainable practice

Biography

Francesco Bolla is the 4th of the Bolla family. His father, Franco, grandfather Alberto and great-grandfather Abele all owned and operated at Bolla winery. Francesco has been surrounded by wine since he was young, but surprisingly his professional career did not begin on a vineyard. After graduating in Business he worked as Senior Auditor at Coopers & Lybrand in Milan and then in Sales & Marketing at Brown-Forman Corp, USA. In 1987 Francesco joined his father Franco at Bolla winery. Introducing new wines, enlivening the branding and renovating the facilities are just a few initiatives that Francesco personally executed. As the spokesperson for Bolla brand, his presence at international seminars, panels and tastings has solidified his own passion and commitment to extending the presence of Italian wine in world. In 2000 he launched a new venture of his own founding PoggioVerrano winery in the Maremma, the southern part of the Tuscany Coast. Francesco is a triathlete and marathoner having run the three USA major marathons in Chicago, Boston and New York.

With this project, he is pleased to have his daughter Valentina working to continue the legacy. Valentina Bolla is the 5th of the Bolla family. She graduated in Public Relations in Milan. Valentina is Sommelier and DipWSET. She has been associate judge at the International Wine Challenge in London twice. Valentina serves as the spokesperson of Poggio Verrano. In addition to food and wine another of Valentina’s passions is golf and she played for the Italian Amateur Female Golf Team

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