The Winemakers
We believe that two winemakers are better than one. 每个酿酒师都有自己的一套感官技能和感知. Our winemakers explore, challenge, and, hopefully, 了解哪些酿酒技术最适合十大靠谱网赌平台的葡萄.

Derick Dahlen 是首席酿酒师,负责产品概念和酿酒工艺的开发. He also leads Villa Bellezza’s wine blending team. He believes in tradition and innovation in winemaking; tradition in aging reds in oak, and innovation in aging whites with acacia. 技术用于有帮助的测试、生产控制和收获.

Katherine Kujak joined Villa Bellezza for her first harvest in 2013. She received her B.S. Degree in Enology from California State University, Fresno, 并通过在加州收割来提高她的手艺, Chile, and New Zealand. 她运用这些经验,帮助贝勒扎别墅酿造出世界级的葡萄酒. 凯瑟琳负责酒厂的日常运营,并参与所有有关葡萄酒酿造的决策. 她还负责对葡萄酒销售和酒店员工进行葡萄酒培训.
她还致力于训练她的意大利Spinone, Brunello, on how to be an effective vineyard dog. Brunello is less committed.
The Vineyards
十大靠谱网赌平台想要最好的葡萄来酿酒. 十大靠谱网赌平台为十大靠谱网赌平台的红葡萄酒和白葡萄酒选择了不同的风土.
十大靠谱网赌平台的红葡萄酒葡萄生长在佩平湖上方的沙质土壤上. The sand provides heat to ripen our grapes, 产生更强烈的香气和更浓缩的口味.
十大靠谱网赌平台的白葡萄种植在高海拔的壤土上. 较低的温度可以让葡萄酒产生更微妙的香气和风味.
隆冬的低温和春天的霜冻会扼杀十大靠谱网赌平台的庄稼. 对于十大靠谱网赌平台最新种植的植物,十大靠谱网赌平台对土地进行了雕刻,以使冷空气排出. In other problematic areas, 十大靠谱网赌平台将依靠使用专业的葡萄园加热器来提高空气温度.
随着葡萄的成熟,它们面临着密西西比飞行路线上秋季鸟类迁徙的威胁. 为了保护十大靠谱网赌平台的庄稼,十大靠谱网赌平台用激光扫描十大靠谱网赌平台的葡萄园,防止鸟儿吃水果.

Villa Bellezza
Varieties: 灰Frontenac,白Frontenac,马奎特,草原之星,LaCrescent,小珍珠,福煦,St. Pepin
Vineyard Size: 5.5 acres
Soil Type: Sandy
Planted: 2010-2013

Casa della Pantera
Varieties: Frontenac, St. Pepin, Marquette, Edelweiss, Itasca
Vineyard Size: 5 acres
Soil Type: Silt Loam
Planted: 2003, 2017, 2018

Sopra del Lago
Varieties: 福煦,马奎特,弗朗特纳克,斯文森瑞德,布里安娜,圣. Pepin, LaCrescent
Vineyard size: 10 acres
Soil Type: Sandy
Planted: 2016, 2018, 2019

Winemaking
一旦水果到达粉碎板上,它就会被迅速加工,开始发酵. 白葡萄去皮后被压入不锈钢罐中. 葡萄汁是通过浮选来澄清的——这是一个使用氮气气泡将葡萄固体漂浮到罐顶的过程. 然后将澄清后的葡萄酒从罐底取出,进行蒸馏.
Grapes for red wine are destemmed but not pressed. 然后在果皮上发酵,通常是整个浆果. Twice a day, 十大靠谱网赌平台把发酵的汁液抽到葡萄帽上,使汁液与葡萄皮保持接触. 十大靠谱网赌平台在发酵完成后压榨红葡萄,葡萄皮已经赋予了十大靠谱网赌平台想要的味道. 不久之后,十大靠谱网赌平台会将红葡萄酒转移到桶中陈酿,然后作为“储备”发布.’
For both white and red wines, 十大靠谱网赌平台精心挑选特定的酵母菌株来发酵每一款葡萄酒,并使用温控罐来促进新鲜水果的香气和风味. During fermentation, 十大靠谱网赌平台经常测试发酵汁,以确保葡萄酒进展顺利.

“Vin Che Dorme” / Sleeping Wine
For aging our reserves, we constructed a new, 专门的红酒设施,在那里葡萄酒可以安静地睡觉,直到它准备好装瓶和释放给十大靠谱网赌平台的客户. ‘Vin che Dorme’ is comprised of thick, 混凝土墙为葡萄酒创造了稳定的环境,并具有温度和湿度控制. We use French Oak barrels, at different toasting levels, to create structure and complexity in our Reserves. 十大靠谱网赌平台的新红酒大楼反映了十大靠谱网赌平台致力于制造世界级红酒的承诺.

Il Circolo Wine Club
Il Circolo Club Room位于十大靠谱网赌平台的红葡萄酒生产设施内,毗邻Vin che Dorme. 对于那些谁想更接近别墅贝勒扎葡萄酒, you can become a member of our Il Circolo Wine Club.