Sauro Maule - 'SGASS' - Garganega, Durella - Veneto, IT - 2019

The name SGASS derives from my great passion for engines. It is a sparkling wine in all respects, where the sapidity of Garganega combined with the high acidity of Durella (50 and 50), give life to a wine with a high drinkability, thanks to the acidity and freshness; its real strengths.

My wine is unfiltered. It comes from a spontaneous fermentation of the grape. Cultivated without the use of herbicides, pesticides or any other synthetic substances all in respect of the environment.The farm “Il Cavallino” started many years ago on the hills of the Colli Berici as a business in cattle breeding. My father Lino Maule, a man with great experience and a love for horses, wisely followed this activity. A few years ago, with the purchase of old family terrains in Selva of Montebello Vicentino, the farm changed its course and started a renovation in the systems and techniques of cultivating vineyards. We started with the removal of older plants that used the “Pergola” system, which had the disadvantage of having had used chemical herbicides. We then replanted them with the current system of “Guyot” and were able to oxyginate into the deep soil, contributing to the microbiological activity and in-depth development of the root system of the plant. We also mix grasses, consequently cut in the spring, into the soil to give the right amount of organic matter and nutrients without the addition of chemical fertilizers and other synthetic substances.In the treatments of the vineyards, we only use copper and sulfur. At the same time I am experimenting new natural solutions with the goal of eliminating even these basic treatments, we do not use herbicides or pesticides.In the winery, as in the vineyard, the basic choice is always the same. We add no synthetic substances. The only exception is for sulfur dioxide, added in small quantities only when necessary (with residues in the final wine that never exceed 35 mg / l).