Bollini

Bollini is about nature and passion. Its story began in 1979, when Neil and Maria Empson, founders of an Italian wine export company, created their own range of wines as an expression of their love and respect for fine Italian viniculture. Excellence and consistency at highly accessible price points remains the Bollini mission.

In 1969, Neil and Maria Empson had an idea to start a négociant business in France, based on their shared interest...

The fruit for Bollini wines is grown by dedicated grower-partners in the northern Italian regions of Trentino and Friuli.

TRENTINO

The Trentino zone lies within Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy's northernmost wine producing region. Trentino is comprised of several vineyard areas running north and south parallel to the Adige River. Their hillside exposition, stony, alluvial soils and cool, dry highland climate converge to produce ideal conditio...

Franco Bernabei’s winemaking philosophy reflects the values of a man who hails from the land where he works. With three generations of his family in wine and a degree in viticulture and enology, he has served as consultant for many of the most prestigious estates in Italy, including Folonari, Felsina, Fontodi, Sartori and Guicciardini Strozzi. Today, his sons Marco and Matteo are the family’s fifth generation working as winemakers.

Situated in the north-east of Italy, with its wide variety of landscapes, we discovered Friuli-Venezia Giulia feels as much Slavic and Austrian as it does Italian. In fact, Friulian culture is surely more Mitteleuropean than Mediterranean – a crossroads of civilizations, alternatively conquered by this or that European power throughout history. Politically speaking, the region is called Friuli-Venezia Giulia. However, 96% of this is made up of...