Towards the end of the 90’s Paolo and Christine Endrici decided to expand their vineyard. They started looking for new terrains in Trentino-Alto Adige, but
their need for open spaces drove them to completely different territories. They crave new horizons, love to be different and are curious, one of the reasons why they married and thus combined their different cultures and religions into one, making it the basis of their private as well as professional life.
A trip to Tuscany made them fall in love with the Maremma area. In 1999, on New Year’s Eve, they decided to create, together with Christine’s brother Thomas Kemmler, a new vineyard right there.
“Maremma means pure emotions, new horizons that hint at infinity” says Christine.
Maremma, the subtle fascination of a difficult land
The Maremma region is something difficult to conquer, a treasure that is not for everybody as it is different from Tuscany as tourists know it. In the nearby surroundings of Serpaia di Endrizzi you can take a look at the sea, the Talamone Gulf, Isola del Giglio and on sunny days even Corsica.
The locals are witty, talkative and the conversation with them is stimulating as they are down to earth and straightforward people. “This is how we do it in Tuscany! This is what the farmers told us endless times over the years as we worked side by side. Our relationship has always been stimulating, open to debate, never boring” recalls Paolo.
Serpaia, the origins of the name and of an adventure
With the estates of
Podere Maremmello and Querciolaia it was love at first sight. They are rich in minerals and until then used as pasture for goats, wild and full of snakes. “What are you doing here? This is only a Serpaia (snake nest)”. This is what a farmer we casually met at the beginning of our adventure said. This is how we found the perfect name for our estate.
The Maremma region in the 90’s: the birth of Serpaia
The 90’s marked a huge exciting phase in the winemaking world of Maremma: many investments were made and many enologists were hired in order to improve the already high quality of the local winemaking. Paolo and Christine Endrici turned to the
famous Hungarian enologist Tibor Gal that also worked with renowned wineries such as Antinori.
“Tibor Gal helped us laying out the vineyard and his help was determining in choosing the vines, mostly French, that we planted. He helped us figure out how to make great Tuscan wines starting from the field.
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