A completely family-run estate, carrying the same name of the small village where they live. Cantrina is a tiny rural village in Valtènesi located in the municipality of Bedizzole, in the Brescia hinterland of Lake Garda in Lombardy.
“I created the estate in the beginning of the 1990s. Today I run it together with Diego Lavo. Our wines convey the character of their terroir and of the people who make them with a creative-and consequently unique-imprint. An open-minded “exercise de style”. This has always been the best way to describe our production philosophy. We like to interpret our work in the vineyard and in the winery as a unique and creative exercise, free from preconceived ideas or conditioning of any sort.
We cultivate just under 8 hectares of land, split up between three different sites with maximum respect for the singular characteristic the nature bestows on the fruits of our vines. We have planted 45,000 vines, initially concentrating mainly on international varieties, although we are now “rediscovering” some local vines as well. One of the most important steps of our estate is the Organic Certification achievement. July 2014 marked the beginning of our conversion to organic viticulture, until 2017 when we received the certification.” - Cristina Inganni
