OCTOBER 2023.
Today we introduce Cristina, a new member of our winery sales team. Let's read what she told us about herself!
1. How many years have you been part of the Pizzolato team and what role do you play in the company?
I arrived at La Cantina Pizzolato just over a month ago, a real New Entry! I am part of the sales team and work with my colleagues to sell our wines abroad.
2. What does your job consist of?
In my job I support in managing the relationship with foreign partners and developing markets where we are not yet present, I would say a very stimulating challenge! Soon I will also get to do some business travel, it has always fascinated me how in this world the personal relationship with the customer is essential, it is probably the aspect I like the most.
3. If you could change roles in the winery for a day, which one would you like to take on?
I think my role is the one that best suits my personality, however being a winemaker for a day would definitely give me an edge, it would be fascinating to better understand what lies behind a glass of wine and how it can take on different nuances based on its journey from vineyard to bottle.
4. Hobbies and passions in your life?
Trekking in the mountains is an activity that both tires me as much as it relaxes me, never more than when I am among the rocky peaks of the Dolomites do I understand the meaning of the phrase "unplugging." The passion that has been with me the longest, however, is music; in fact, I have been playing the piano since I was a little girl, and although growing up I have less time to practice, playing always takes me to another world.
5. If you were a wine, what Pizzolato wine would you be? And If you were a dish and wine pairing what would you come up with?
Among Pizzolato wines, I identify with Hurrà, a wine that respects nature and resembles me in this. In some ways it recalls home and tradition, in others it hints at newness and freshness. Like Hurrah, I also do not forget home but love to see and taste new places in the world. Pairing is a field in which to explore, from a more classic charcuterie board to a more extravagant strawberry risotto.
6. What makes you proud to be part of the Team Pizzolato team?
I am happy to be part of a dynamic and innovative company, pioneering progress and at the same time steadfast to its values and concept of sustainability. Not to be outdone by a team of professional and helpful people who welcomed me, making me feel part of the big Pizzolato family right away. I think this is the perfect environment to test my skills, growing and improving day by day!
AUGUST 2023.
Today we would like to introduce you to Anna, who is responsible for our store and winery Hospitality activities. Let's read what she told us about herself!
1. How many years have you been part of the Pizzolato team and what role do you play in the company?
I have been part of the Pizzolato team for about a year.
My journey began last year through a university internship, which allowed me to join the winery's hospitality team.
To date, I am in charge of store management and the development of hospitality activities, including tours and tastings.
2. What does your job consist of?
My job consists of following all aspects of direct sales in the wine shop, from stock management to welcoming customers, always recommending the most suitable wine for their needs and tastes.
I also take care of hospitality activities such as tastings, tours, and corporate events.
In addition to this, I provide support to the marketing team regarding communication and graphic workmanship for reception and store promotion activities.
3. If you could change roles in the winery for a day, which one would you like to take on?
I would like to further my supporting role in the marketing and communications department of the winery, tackling press relations and content creation for the promotion of products and events held at the winery.
4. Hobbies and passions in your life?
I love reading fantasy books, which always manage to transport me to other worlds and immerse me in a thousand different adventures.
The biggest passion in my life, however, is theater! I have been part of a theater company for almost ten years. I am always amazed at the ability of a single show, in just a few hours, to transport you inside the story, to convey important messages, but most of all to leave you with great emotions.
5. If you were a wine, what Pizzolato wine would you be? And If you were a dish and wine pairing what would you come up with?
Definitely I would be the Huakai, the White wine IGT Veneto from the Piwi line, young but with an old soul. Tasting it is like taking a journey to discover all its fruity notes and, you know, it's always nice to travel, whether in company or solo.
I like to experiment, which is why I would pair it with a good vegetarian pizza! Fresh, but firm flavors, perfect for an evening spent with friends laughing together.
6. What makes you proud to be part of the Team Pizzolato team?
I wouldn't know how else to describe the Pizzolato team other than as one big family; right from the start, I was welcomed with open arms, and the chemistry that was created with my colleagues was immediate. Cantina Pizzolato has always strived to create a collaborative, constructive and, when needed, festive work climate.
I am proud to be part of the great Pizzolato family!
APRIL 2023.
Today we introduce Nicola, the winery's foreign sales manager, who makes our organic wine travel the world! Let's read what he told us about himself!
1. How many years have you been part of the Pizzolato team and what role do you play in the company?
I joined Pizzolato's Export Team about a year ago, and I must say the time has flown by!
In particular, I am in charge of sales of our organic wines in foreign markets.
2. What does your job consist of?
My role is to meet the daily needs of our international partners both historical and new, the true Ambassadors of our labels all over the world, trying to transmit to them the taste for good, the values and philosophy of the Pizzolato family.
At the same time I try to collect and treasure their ideas and suggestions in order to have a real "pulse" on the dynamics and trends in the various markets, sometimes visiting and working alongside customers on site to literally support them side by side.
3. If you could change roles in the winery for a day, which one would you like to take on?
Although one day certainly would not be enough, I would love to work alongside our winemakers and cellarers to observe and better understand all the processes of winemaking. After many years in this industry, it always fascinates me greatly how the fruits of nature can be transformed and ennobled through the skillful but discreet intervention of man until they reach the goblets of the world.
4. Hobbies and passions in your life?
I am sporty and a movie buff (but I don't like TV series). I love to travel in all the ways the word "travel" can be understood. That is also why I love my job!
5. If you were a wine, what Pizzolato wine would you be? And If you were a dish and wine pairing what would you come up with?
I choose the Manzoni Bianco from the "Back to Basic" line, an indigenous grape variety that is the result of a "magical" marriage between two really interesting grape varieties that in my opinion is not recognized and appreciated as it deserves even outside our production area.
I particularly like its elegance, its discreet personality but with very recognizable aromatic notes that always leave a good memory.
The pairing is easy, and as with all quality wines I associate it with moments of conviviality and sharing: the Sunday risotto with the family or the aperitif with seafood appetizers outside on a summer evening with friends.
For my wife, who loves Sushi, there must always be a bottle in the fridge!
6. What makes you proud to be part of the Team Pizzolato team?
Being part of such a young and dynamic Team - Family in which everyone makes the company's philosophy their own and pushes each other to improve is a great motivation.
I consider it a great responsibility but also a great honor to be able to represent all over the world, through the Wines, the history and commitment of the Pizzolato family and the hard daily work of all my colleagues!
FEBRUARY 2023.
Today we introduce you to Giuseppe, one of the managers of the Giavera logistics center, a reference point for shipments of our wine all over the world! Let's read what he told us about himself!
1. How many years have you been part of the Pizzolato team and what role do you play in the company?
I have been working at Cantina Pizzolato since September 2020...and I can say that it was a very good choice to come to work here! I am a warehouse worker in the logistics office.
2. What does your job consist of?
At the winery, I work as a warehouseman: my job is to prepare wine orders in pallets that are then shipped all over the world, I manage the logistics warehouses and interface with the winery's entire logistics department.
3. If you could change roles in the winery for a day, which one would you like to take on?
I would like to try to be a winemaker for a day: I would very much like to learn more about the world of wine, to understand its scents, tastes and processing in more detail.
4. Hobbies and passions in your life?
One of my biggest hobbies is definitely soccer: a few years ago I played on a team and now I enjoy watching it on TV! I am Sicilian so I love the sea, the colors of my land so much that as soon as I can I take the opportunity to go back and enjoy it. I also love the sociability, the laughter, the lightheartedness that I find when I am in the company of my friends.
5. If you were a wine, what Pizzolato wine would you be? And If you were a dish and wine pairing what would you come up with?
If I were a wine I would definitely be Prosecco DOC, the wine of conviviality and lightness, ideal to drink on any occasion with good friends. I would pair it with some typical aperitif boards from our area of Veneto or, remembering my homeland, with a pleasant arancina!
6. What makes you proud to be part of the Team Pizzolato team?
Despite having been with this company for only a few years, it feels like I have been here much longer! The whole team welcomed me in a way that, in the work environment, had never happened to me, immediately giving me confidence and with great enthusiasm. The company consists of a young and dynamic staff, a team full of enthusiasm and with a great desire to improve, starting of course with the owners!
JANUARY 2023.
Today we would like to introduce Filippo, one of the guys in our campaign team. His job for the past 2 years: to take care of our vines by scrupulously following every step!
1. How many years have you been part of the Pizzolato team and what role do you play in the company?
I have been part of the Pizzolato team for about two and a half years and inside the winery, I do my work in the vineyard. I am part of the countryside team: nature has always been my greatest passion.
2. What does your work consist of?
My work encompasses all the processing necessary to produce a quality organic grape.
3. If you could change roles in the winery for a day, which one would you like to take on?
Over the past years I have also worked in other various roles, both in the winery and in bottling, and I can say with absolute certainty that my role at cantina Pizzolato is by far my favorite one to do and I wouldn't change it for the world.
4. Hobbies and passions in your life?
I love nature and being outdoors, and I am happy that my job coincides with one of my greatest passions. In addition, I am a huge model collector!
5. If you were a wine, what Pizzolato wine would you be? And If you were a dish and wine pairing, what would you come up with?
I would definitely be a Raboso DOC Piave , a full-bodied, powerful wine, the kind of wine that aging can soften. I would pair it with a barbecue accompanied by radicchio di Treviso, obviously among friends.
6. What makes you proud to be part of the Team Pizzolato team?
As I said before, I feel very fortunate because I enjoy the work I do and especially because I have great chemistry with my team and all my other colleagues in the winery.
SEPTEMBER 2022.
Today we introduce you to Luca, manager of the Giavera logistics center, a reference point for shipments of our wine all over the world! Let's read what he told us about himself!
1. How many years have you been part of the Pizzolato team and what role do you play in the company?
I have been part of the Pizzolato team for about ten years, and together with my colleague Giuseppe I am in charge of managing the logistics center in Giavera del Montello, a branch detached from the winery, from which our wines, after being loaded, leave to reach historians all over the world.
2. What does your job consist of?
My job consists in managing the logistics center in Giavera del Montello: I take care of both the preparation and loading of Italian and/or foreign orders and the unloading and storage of pallets coming from our winery or from our trusted suppliers. I enjoy every day dealing with logistics realities from all over the world, with drivers of various nationalities arriving at the warehouse!
3. If you could change roles in the winery for a day, which one would you like to take on?
If I could change roles at the winery for a day, I would like to work as a driver, to be able to follow our products all the way to our consumers, travel all over Italy and be able to see even foreign cargoes leave for their final destination.
4. Hobbies and passions in your life?
I particularly love sports, especially American soccer, soccer and cycling. But most of all, I consider myself a mountain lover, in fact I love to walk the trails to the most pristine mountain huts and collect the products of the earth, mainly I am a mushroom enthusiast.
5. If you were a wine, what Pizzolato wine would you be? And If you were a dish and wine pairing, what would you come up with?
I would definitely be a Raboso DOC Piave , a full-bodied and powerful wine, the kind of wine that aging manages to soften, a bit like a man who, thanks to his experiences, manages to mature and smooth out some sides of his character. I would definitely pair it with a good filet of meat with porcini mushrooms.
6. What makes you proud to be part of the Team Pizzolato team?
I have worked at Pizzolato for many years, and the thing I am definitely most proud of is the fact that I have seen the growth and contributed to the exponential growth of our winery, especially in recent years. I have always believed in the ideals of this winery, such as sustainability and the organic method in the vineyard.
MARCH 2022.
Today we introduce you to Francis, one of the winery's longest-standing employees and celebrating his 25th year at the winery! Let's read what he told us about himself!
1. How many years have you been part of the Pizzolato team and what role do you play in the company?
I have been part of Team Pizzolato for twenty-five years now, during which I have held various roles also because over the years we have always coped with all production needs. As of today I am in charge of bottling and together with my colleagues I follow the final stages of our production line.
2. What does your job consist of?
Today I work in the bottling area with 5 other colleagues who have arrived . My job consists of controlling our machinery at each stage of bottling, which are de-palletizing, rinsing, filling, capping, labeling, boxing and placing in pallets.
3. If you could change roles in the winery for a day, which one would you like to take on?
Working in this company for a good twenty-five years, I realize that I have held almost every role within the winemaking chain, except the administrative part. I am proud to have contributed three hundred and sixty degrees to the creation of Pizzolato products and to have seen with my own eyes the growth of a family business that to this day has proudly become a certainty in the organic world.
4. Hobbies and passions in your life?
In my free time I really enjoy being outdoors and playing sports, both with friends and alone. A great passion of mine is reading, I love to immerse myself in the stories I am passionate about and travel to all the places a good book can take me.
5. If you were a wine, what Pizzolato wine would you be? And If you were a dish and wine pairing, what would you come up with?
If I were a wine I would be Manzoni Bianco, a wine that is fresh, balanced, but, above all, persistent. It is perfect in any situation, although I really like to enjoy it with a classic risotto with radicchio tardivo di Treviso, savoring together two native flavors of my land.
6. What makes you proud to be part of Team Pizzolato?
Most of all, it makes me proud to think that I have contributed, at least in a small way, to the growth of this company, especially by firmly believing in its ideals, first and foremost the organic method in the vineyard.
NOVEMBER 2021.
Today we introduce Yoga, one of the winery's vineyard and grounds managers who has been working with us for 11 years! Let's read what he told us about himself!
1. How many years have you been part of the Pizzolato team and what role do you play in the winery?
I have been part of the Pizzolato team for 11 years now and I take care of all the vineyards and green areas of the winery. I make sure that the plants grow healthy and lush and then offer the fruits to produce excellent wines in a completely sustainable way.
2. What does your work consist of?
I work mainly in the countryside, taking care of the vineyards thus allowing the proper development of the fruit, paying attention that the plants grow without being attacked by diseases in order to produce wines that are genuine and respect the environment. I also take care of cleaning the other green areas of the winery, so that the winery is always a clean and welcoming place for all our guests.
3. If you could change roles in the winery for a day, which one would you like to take on?
If I could change roles in the winery for a day, I would like to work in winemaking. I would like to follow every single step and see and understand how the fruits, which I take care of every day, are turned into wine.
4. Hobbies and passions in your life?
Even in my free time I love being outdoors and in contact with nature. I like to take care of animals and engage in gardening, a passion that gives me a lot of calm and tranquility.
5. If you were a wine, what Pizzolato wine would you be? And If you were a dish and wine pairing what would you come up with?
If I were a wine I would be a Prosecco DOC Extra Dry, a fresh, balanced wine with an elegant aftertaste that is perfect in any situation and that I like very much. I would pair it with one of the most famous dishes of my homeland, Ulundu Vadai, a donat, doughnut-like, salted and fried dish made of chickpea and lentil paste, seasoned with onions, ginger and curry!
6. What makes you proud to be part of the Cantina Pizzolato team ?
I have been working at Cantina Pizzolato for 11 years and I am very proud to be part of this team. Settimo Pizzolato is truly a "big-hearted man" who enriches his co-workers both professionally and personally and makes everyone feel part of a solid group.
APRIL 2021.
Today it is the turn of Nicola, who has been working with us for 12 years. Attached to the winemaking area, he is among the youngest and at the same time longest-serving employees of the winery: let's read what he told us!
1. How many years have you been part of the Pizzolato team and what role do you play in the company?
I have been working in Cantina Pizzolato for 12 years now; since 2008. I started within the bottling and packaging area and then moved to winemaking after a short time. It is a job I enjoy and do with passion; the world of wine has always fascinated me
2. What does your work consist of?
My work consists of following the process of transforming grapes into wine, from its refinement to the sparkling processes, as for Prosecco Rosé, to the long aging processes as for our Malanotte DOCG.
3. If you could change roles at the winery for a day, which one would you like to take on?
If I could change roles at the winery for a day, I would like to work in the countryside, outdoors; enjoying all that nature has to offer. I find it relaxing. I also find it very stimulating to be able to take care of the vines, to follow the whole process, from budding to harvesting, to provide a quality raw material, and thus get a really excellent end product.
4. Hobbies and passions in your life?
I love playing sports, I've been playing soccer for several years and I love taking long walks in the mountains. I love going on bike rides, being outdoors. Being surrounded by nature is something that relaxes and calms me down, it also increases my physical well-being. I am also a real fan of the world of craft beer.
5. If you were a wine, what Pizzolato wine would you be? And If you were a dish and wine pairing what would you come up with?
I am very attached to the traditions of Veneto so if I were a Pizzolato wine I would feel like an Incrocio Manzoni, paired with a board of cheeses and salumi from Veneto; a typical wine from our region that fully expresses its culture and tradition.
6. What makes you proud to be part of the team at Cantina Pizzolato?
I am proud to be part of the Pizzolato team because it is a young and dynamic team, always looking to the future, with new ideas and projects, while still keeping an eye on the origins and tradition that have helped make the company what it is today.
MARCH 2021.
With the new year, let's not lose good habits! Pizzolato staff interviews continue! Today it's the turn of Federica, quality control officer; her job is to ensure that each bottle meets the highest quality standards.
1. How many years have you been part of the Pizzolato team and what role do you play in the company?
I have been part of the Pizzolato team for about a year and I am in charge of quality control. I ensure that all bottles are "dressed" correctly and that all incoming materials meet our highest quality standards.
2. What does your job consist of?
My job consists of controlling all the activities that occur during the production process to ensure that the finished product meets the highest quality standards. In my field, it is essential to manage the entire documentation required for the traceability of our wines, and this involves continuous collaboration and discussion with all areas of the company, from the analysis laboratory to production.
3. If you could change roles in the winery for a day, what would you like to take on?
If I could change roles for a day, I would like to be a winemaker. To witness the arrival of grapes at the winery until they are transformed into wine and learn all the stages of its production. I would love to be able to tell the story with the deep knowledge that only a winemaker possesses.
4. Hobbies and passions in your life?
In my spare time I love to relax in the mountains. For me it is not only a hike, silence, Nature but also a challenge, as is life. You will always find rough and difficult paths, the important thing is to have determination, courage and willpower to continue on the path toward the goals you set out to achieve.
5. If you were a wine, what Pizzolato wine would you be? And If you were a dish and wine pairing what would you come up with?
If I were a wine I would be HUAKAI, the still white wine from the PIWI line. I liked from the start the meaning they wanted to give it and the way this was communicated: through a young, brightly colored label. No pairing, at least in cooking I don't want rules but only improvisation.
6. What makes you proud to be part of the team at Cantina Pizzolato?
What makes me proud is being able to work within a company that pays more and more attention to the environment and sustainability issues through transparent communication of all the activities it puts in place to achieve these goals. A company that lives in the present but is always looking towards the future. I am also proud to be part of a young team of professionals who collaborate and confront each other every day to achieve excellent results.
NOVEMBER 2020.
Meet Luca, our winemaker! For 14 years he has been dedicated to the grapes that come from Pizzolato vineyards! Let's read what he tells us about himself!
1. How many years have you been part of the Pizzolato team and what role do you play in the company?
I have been working at Cantina Pizzolato for 14 years now, I am an Enologist and I am in charge of managing the entire two winemaking areas.
2. What does your work consist of?
My work consists of following the process of transforming grapes into wine, of its aging, from the processes of sparkling wine making as for our Prosecco sparkling wines to the long aging processes such as that of our "Barbarossa"
3. If you could change your role in the winery for a day, which one would you like to take on?
I would not like to change, rather I would like to open the horizons of my role, because I believe that an Oenologist in the winery can experience more every day.
4. Hobbies and passions in your life?
I am a hobbyist beekeeper, I love the world of bees, so tiny but so important for our ecosystem. I love music and play saxophone, and I love mountains so much.
5. If you were a wine, what Pizzolato wine would you be? And If you were a dish and wine pairing what would you come up with?
If I were a wine I would be Incrocio Manzoni, I would pair it with a herb risotto with goat cheese!
6. What makes you proud to be part of the Cantina Pizzolato team?
I am proud to be part of the Pizzolato team because it is a young innovative company that is always open to new experiences.
SEPTEMBER 2020.
Today we introduce you to Matthew, a newcomer to the winery and to our countryside, of which he is the faithful custodian and manager. Let's read what he tells us about himself!
1. How many years have you been part of the Pizzolato team and what role do you play in the company?
I have been part of the Pizzolato team for about 7 months, holding the position of vineyard management technician.
2. What does your job consist of?
My job consists of managing all agro-mechanical processing. I make sure that everything in the vineyard is done as thoroughly as possible to ensure the best healthiness of the vines and the production of quality grapes.
3. If you could change roles at the winery for a day, which one would you like to take on?
I don't think I see myself in another role. I love my job, I love taking care of the vineyards and taking care of them, I wouldn't change it for the world!
4. Hobbies and passions in your life?
My biggest passion is model making, in fact I collect model tractors, one of my greatest passions. I also have a dedication to mechanics and enjoy solving complicated machinery problems-I am definitely the "fix-it guy" in the basement! During my free time I also love to go on long motorcycle rides.
5. If you were a wine, what Pizzolato wine would you be? And If you were a dish and wine pairing what would you come up with?
I really like the raboso paired with the typical charcuterie and cheese board of our Venetian cuisine: moments of conviviality with friends and a good glass of wine are absolutely the best.
6. What makes you proud to be part of the Cantina Pizzolato team?
What makes me most proud is the opportunity to work in a team where there is always a strong team spirit. The tight-knit nature of the group is something I could feel from the first moment I started working here.
JULY 2020.
Today we introduce Federico Pizzolato, son of Settimo Pizzolato and the company's purchasing manager. Let's read what he tells us about himself!
1. How many years have you been part of the Pizzolato team and what role do you play in the company?
I have been part of the team for 7 years now, and in addition to being a partner in the company, I am responsible for production and purchasing regarding materials needed for production.
2. What does your job consist of?
My job consists of constantly monitoring the situation in order to schedule bottlings at the appropriate time. To do this, I constantly compare myself with the winemakers and the commercial part of the company, but also with the bottling line manager. In addition to scheduling the timing, I am also in charge of material procurement and then sourcing everything needed for bottling: bottles, corks, capsules, labels, etc.
3. If you could change roles at the winery for a day, which one would you like to take on?
I would like to get an overview of how everything works, I am interested in everything about the winery, and I would like to learn as much as I can and then be up to the task in the future of running the winery in the best possible way along with the other partners.
4. Hobbies and passions in your life?
The work I do is also a real passion, which is why I pursue it hard! Besides that, I am a big fan of soccer and I also really enjoy going fishing to relax. Future goals also include taking a Sommelier course.
5. If you were a wine, what Pizzolato wine would you be? And If you were a dish and wine pairing what would you come up with?
In answering this question, I am greatly helped by the dedication that my father Settimo made to me a few years ago when he decided to call FREDERIK a sparkling Chardonnay: that is my heart wine and I like it very much. So if I were a pairing, I would want to be a good glass of FREDERIK accompanied by some great freshly caught raw fish.
6. What makes you proud to be part of the Cantina Pizzolato team?
I am very proud of the group of people I work with, everyone does their best to grow, day after day, the success of the company and being part of such a cohesive and committed group makes me very proud indeed!
JUNE 2020.
Today we introduce Stefania Pizzolato, daughter of Settimo Pizzolato and administrative employee of the company! Here is what she tells us about herself...
1. How many years have you been part of the Pizzolato team and what role do you play in the company?
I have been working in the family business for a year and a half. From the very first moment, I wanted to get to know the reality of the company starting with the area, in my opinion, most important for the health of a company: the financial-administrative department.
2. What does your work consist of?
At the moment, I am mainly involved in accounts payable, alongside my father mainly in managing the grape suppliers that we follow on the front line. However, my workday includes other activities, from checking and confirming bids and quotes, to recording corresponding invoices, to managing payment deadlines, to cash accounts.
3. If you could change roles in the winery for a day, which one would you like to take on?
During my student years I always thought I had clear ideas: I would like, in my future, to dedicate myself to selling in the world of my family's wines, illustrating their history, traditions and innovations. To this day, if I could change roles, I would then like to travel to spread the quality of our wines.
4. Hobbies and passions in your life?
My greatest passion is horses, to which I devote at least two hours every day for training and care, a passion this inherited from my father Settimo, also a great lover of these animals. Within our estate I have a small stable where I can house my three horses. In the field of horseback riding my sport is, in fact, Equestrian Competition for which I train constantly in order to be able to give my best in the competition fields.
5. If you were a wine, what Pizzolato wine would you be? And If you were a dish and wine pairing what would you come up with?
If I were a wine I would want to be the Raboso; I am very attached to traditions and am very determined, but I can also be sensitive and helpful, a bit like the soft note of Raboso due to its maturation in wooden barrels. As a pairing I would opt for HO'OPA and sushi. Another aspect of my character is to be curious, which allows me to always try and learn about new, innovative things.
6. What makes you proud to be part of the Cantina Pizzolato team?
We are a young, bubbly, never-stop group, constantly coordinated by the company's core elements who, with their life and work experience, lead us in the right direction without ever losing sight of traditions and goals.
MAY 2020.
Exactly 4 years after the opening of the new winery with organic roots, a double interview with the cornerstones of the Pizzolato family, Settimo and Sabrina: here's what they told us!
1. How many years have you been part of the Pizzolato team and what role do you play in the company?
SETTIMO: I have joined my father in running the family business since 1981, along with my choice to run it organically.
SABRINA: I have been working in the winery since 1999 and I am export manager of the winery.
2. What does your work consist of?
SETTIMO: I like to call myself an "agricultural entrepreneur": I am the legal representative of Cantina Pizzolato SRL and the owner of the farm. I take care of internal management and represent the company in all relations with our stakeholders. I also take firsthand care of the campaign and the search for grape suppliers by making all the delicate decisions regarding vine care, my absolute favorite role.
SABRINA: I am mainly involved in product development in continuous discussion with my customers and markets, which I am lucky enough to visit regularly. To date I also support Settimo in the general management of the winery.
3. If you could change roles in the winery for a day, which one would you like to take on?
SETTIMO: I have played very different roles during my history in the company, but what I wish I could always do is take care of my land.
SABRINA: I'd love to be a winemaker but it wouldn't take a day: directing the grape harvest from the cellar to the finished bottle and deeply understanding how important the quality of the raw material is and how much a winemaker's skilled hand weighs in the success of a wine.
4. Hobbies and passions in your life?
SETTIMO: my greatest passion is taking care of the vine: following its entire production cycle and adapting the choices according to the weather pattern of each season is an ever-changing but very stimulating challenge. I also like to relax with long horseback rides and enjoy following my favorite sport, soccer.
SABRINA: Definitely my greatest passion is my work from which a thousand other passions flow, a work that allows me to travel and discover cultures and societies different from my own. It makes me feel like a citizen of the world. In addition, I am a mom of Edoardo, our little boy, and with him the world is an even more special place today.
5. If you were a wine, what Pizzolato wine would you be? And If you were a dish and wine pairing what would you come up with?
SETTIMO: certainly as many may know my wine is Barbarossa. A raboso Malanotte DOCG, a sincere frank wine, austere, with great structure but also able to be elegant and whose label represents me. I think we both speak of nature, of the love for our land.
Excellent in my opinion accompanied by a Tuscan cigar and chatting with friends.
SABRINA: I would definitely be our prosecco DOC brut. When I have an idea, I want it to be realized right away and this wine with its immediacy, versatility and freshness is the wine that perfectly matches my concept of IDEA.
Pairing is a game for me where there are no rules and nobody wins. So free rein for the imagination....
6. It's been four years since the winery's opening, what is your fondest memory of that day?
SETTIMO: It was two inauguration days that I will never forget. There are so many memories of those days : what impressed me most are the emotions of my children during the ribbon cutting, the hug from Sabrina and the really warm closeness of all the people who were present and ready to celebrate such a beautiful milestone. The warmth and affection of those days, that definitely stayed with me.
SABRINA: The memory that I carry in my heart and that when I think back on it really makes my heart smile is the joy in the eyes of Settimo, the total and purest happiness for having succeeded together in making a dream come true.
7. Your favorite motto?
SETTIMO: absolutely this: "Optimism is a form of courage that gives confidence to others and leads to success."
SABRINA: It is clearly visible from my desk, I read it every day in our little square: "Whatever you can do, whatever you can dream, begin. Boldness carries within it brilliance, magic and strength. Begin now!"
8. What is your dream for the future of this company?
SETTIMO: I dream of a dynamic future full of new projects!
SABRINA: We live the present with intense energy, with this recipe the future will certainly be above all our expectations!
