Fontezoppa is the name of an ancient spring which flowed where the vineyards are today. Founded in 1989, the Fontezoppa estate subsequently bought one of the oldest estates of the Marche – the ancient Fabrini estate (1712) in Serrapetrona. They farm 37 acres in Civitanova, and another 50 acres in Serrapetrona, in the foothills of the Monti Azzurri (also known as the Sibillini). Owner/winemaker Giovanni Basso has twenty years’ experience as a grower and produces wines of traditional character with great respect to terroir. He has introduced Burgundian levels of quality to the Marche and is dedicated to making wine from ancient local native grapes.