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The Vinitaly 2010 Special Award to Castello Banfi di Montalcino, the cellar-symbol of Brunello

The Tuscan company, which represents one of the leading Made in Italy wine ambassadors in the world, wins the prestigious VeronaFiere award for the producer from each country that obtained the highest score based on the sum of the evaluations of the best three wines awarded the Grand Mention diploma.

The Vinitaly 2010 Special Award to Castello Banfi

Castello Banfi, the winery-symbol of the Montalcino area that has made Brunello known throughout the world, was awarded the Vinitaly Italia 2010 Prize. The prize is awarded to the producer from each country that received the highest score in the evaluation of the three best wines awarded the Grand Mention diploma at the Vinitaly Wine Competition.

Inextricably linked to the territory of Montalcino and always devoted to excellence, Castello Banfi represents a model for entrepreneurship linked to agriculture. The Montalcino company has managed to cultivate technological innovation, with a view to production and environmental protection, without ever forgetting the importance of tradition.

The 2010 Vinitaly Award will be collected on 1 April in Verona by Enrico Viglierchio, General Manager of the prestigious Tuscan company that had already won the prestigious award for eleven consecutive years in the past.

Banfi Castle: what to know

Described at the time as 'the greatest project ever undertaken in the production of quality wines', Castello Banfi was founded in 1978 by the Italian-American brothers John and Harry Mariani.

The property is located on the southern side of Montalcino, which has always been considered an ideal habitat for vineyards. Castello Banfi, which also owns the Vigne Regali estate in Piedmont, produces around 11 million bottles annually (9 million in Montalcino and 1,900,000 in Piedmont).

Exports reach 56%, with a prevalence in the United States, joined by Germany, Great Britain, Norway, Japan, New Zealand and Canada. In Montalcino there are 850 hectares under vine, and 26 different references are produced; the Vigne Regali estates count 46 hectares, with 14 references. Castello Banfi is present as a distributor in over 80 countries.

Castello Banfi also played an important role in theenotourism, the key to educating people about wine culture: the 14th-century Castle, the heart of the winery (visited by more than 60,000 wine tourists every year), houses the Glass and Bottle Museum and has upgraded its reception and hospitality activities (high-level catering, wine bars, events, tastings).