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Vinitaly 2019 - Once upon a time in Friuli, Italy


The #zorzettig family has started working in the wine business more than 100 years ago. Back then, while Friuli was recovering from the aftermath
of World War II, on the hills surrounding Spessa, in the heart of Colli Orientali del Friuli, #people were going back to vines and wine production.
It was a way to relaunch the economy as well as reshape the landscape devastated by bombs.
The first bottles date back to the 50s when only a few brave #people kept sticking to wine production, whereas the majority was being attracted by
the rocketing industrial growth, the "Economic Miracle" that would transform Italy from a poor rural nation into a global industrial power.
70 years ago the #zorzettig family was not only growing vines in the family-owned estate but was also taking care of the vineyards belonging to
Cividale Hospital, to which #people bequeathed lands. When the Hospital decided to sell the lands, the #zorzettig family bought them. The lands
purchased allowed the family to strenghten the wine business, slowly but constantly increasing and finally becoming one of the most important
brands in the region.
30 years ago, the three #zorzettig brothers that were running the business together decided to take each one a different road. Giuseppe was the only one to intertwine the winery and the family name. Together with his wife Antonietta and his kids, he has been able to export #zorzettig name
beyond the regional and the national border. 
The winery is now led by #annalisazorzettig. In the last 10 years, she has been able to carve a brand new image for the winery and to turn it into a brand ambassador for the regional production.

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