Following the acquisition of the Castello di Buttrio estate, a meticulous restructuring programme got under way. Everything, from vines to the soil, castle and farm buildings, was in need of attention. Row by row and stone by stone, the programme began to take shape and the initial 25-hectare holding, with 13 under vine, started to expand. Fifth-generation wine woman Alessandra Felluga worked with her father Marco from the start when he acquired the Buttrio estate in 1994. Making premium reds in white-wine Friuli could have been a gamble but Alessandra shared her father’s vision. Appreciating the potential of Buttrio terroir, she took over in 2007. Today, her far-sightedness has been rewarded by the results obtained from the 26 hectares under vine.