History
The extraordinary adventure of the Fratelli Martini began in 1947 from a bond between two siblings, Secondo and Luigi. From the very beginning, their love for quality wine and sparkling wines. from Langhe, a region in northern Italy perfectly suited for great wine cultivating, could not be denied. The brothers named their wine Sant'Orsola, and for a specific reason: the holy church that stands in the farmhouse in which the brothers were born is dedicated to Saint Ursula. The company owes its growth to the commitment, the dedication, and the preservation of its very origins. When their wine achieved international success, the strong bond linking brothers Secondo and Luigi to their homeland and their people never weakened; these feelings of tradition and native roots rather strengthened over time, and Sant’Orsola continues to serve as an image of the family's history and core values. Sant'Orsola later became known as Casa Sant'Orsola, accurately reflecting the expansion of not only the company but the family itself. The Martini Family history, starting with Secondo and Luigi and carried on today by Gianni Martini, current president, reached its third generation in 2011 when Eleonora, Gianni's daughter, became an integral part of Casa Sant'Orsola. Memories of a glorious past are promises of a divine future.
“He who begins well already launches the success of his masterpiece.” With this idea in mind, we find the roots of success behind Casa Sant'Orsola wines by directly referring to the original company values: excellent grape quality, trusting relationships with local producers, a strict production chain, respect for deadlines, and impeccable sales service. This is the set of values that the company forever possesses at heart. Since the '80s, Casa Sant'Orsola has seen incredible growth in manufacturing and technology that continues to this day, without failure, with the most modern of bottling lines and with constant quality control. Foreign markets make up over 85% of production, showing the extraordinary success of Casa Sant'Orsola wines and sparkling wines. The Fratelli Martini Secondo Luigi now offers several brands that consist of different types of wines from the Langhe region. In 2002, one of these brands became the first Italian wine ambassador into the world: Canti, the Italian Wine Style. A solid debut in U.K. markets and the rapid conquest of those in world makes Canti an exceptional example of the fusion of Italian quality with creative marketing. Today, with a new image linked more and more to purely Italian fashion and design, the brand sees itself face-to-face with leading Russian and Eastern markets but is ever ready to take on the challenge.