Nestled among the rolling hills of Emilia-Romagna, where the air is thick with history and the soil hums with life, there is a small but determined estate: Il Farneto Winery. Here, time doesn't move faster—it ferments, breathes, and ages like the natural wines it gives birth to.
Il Farneto was born from a dream—a dream of stewardship. In the 1990s, founder Marco Bertoni, an agronomist with a stubborn love for the land, envisioned something different. A vineyard that wouldn’t exploit the soil but honor it. He set his roots in Castellarano, on the edge of the Scandiano hills, in a region once dominated by industrial farming.
Instead of chemicals, he chose biodynamics. Instead of shortcuts, he chose patience. The estate grew slowly—organically, literally and figuratively—into a 13-hectare sanctuary for biodiversity.
At Il Farneto, the stars of the show aren’t international grapes. They are locals—proud and ancient varieties like Malvasia di Candia Aromatica and Spergola, each with their own voice and their own temper. Wines here are not corrected, filtered, or manipulated. They are alive, often unfiltered, sometimes slightly sparkling, always honest.
Every bottle of Il Farneto is a quiet manifesto: against monoculture, against conformity, and for a deeper connection to what we drink.