COLONNARA s.c.a. ,Via Mandriole 6, 60034 CUPRAMONTANA (AN) tel. +390731780273 e-mail: info@colonnara.it - www.colonnara.it
Our history This is the story of a heart-felt passion for vine cultivation. This is the result of the constant daily effort and dedication of people who have firmly believed in their work for over 50 years. Thanks to the initiative of 19 farmers, Colonnara was founded in Cupramontana in 1959. The ideal microclimate of the sweet hills of the Marches region lead to the cultivation of Verdicchio, which has become the pride of this territory over the centuries. This company has grown over time. Today it has over 100 associates and thanks to the use of innovative technology and the practice of environmentally friendly farming, it has managed to develop a production range that may be singled out among high quality wines, which are distributed over the entire national and foreign territory. Colonnara has not forgotten its roots, its link to farming traditions. Around here they say wine is made in the vineyard, it is only educated in the cellar and then “presented’ in the best possible way in the bottle.
Our mission Noble wines are not produced by chance, they are always the result of a perfect combination of ideas and values that identify the company’s mission: · To make the most of the wines of our area and our territory, which are characterized by the peculiarities that make them unique; · Costant research on the utmost quality of the wines, beginning from a harmonious integration of the characteristics of the territory and a series of rigorous choices, such as the absolute respect for the natural equilibrium during vine cultivation and the application of traditional vinifcation systems as a guarantee of the 100% genuine nature of the product.
Our values We believe in making a difference and are proud of the contribution we make to the wellbeing of the communities we serve. Our core values are:
Partnership - Includes respect, understanding and working together. We create and build value through partnerships and alliances, inside and outside the business. As a cooperative we believe together we can achieve more. Trust - The essence of the way we do business. We are trusted because we deliver on our promises. Service - We hold ourselves to high standards of care and service, for our customers and our people. Simplicity – We are proud of being lean and efficient, uncomplicated and easy to do business with. Entrepreneurship - We are innovators, seeking new challenges and having a winning spirit.
Our territory It is in the heart of this region, in the province of Ancona, in Cupramontanta, that we find Colonnara, a company that has been interpreting and expressing the essence of this territory for over forty years. Situated in the hills of the Castelli di Jesi, where the “Verdicchio” wine has been cultivated in an ideal habitat for centuries now, producing a wine that is unobtainable elsewhere. The vine growing and wine producing tradition of Cupramontana is thousands of years old. The precious visual testimony of this is the cornucopia containing bunches of grapes which is held up by a winged putto, a fragment of a bigger marble decoration dating back to Roman times, which once decorated the home of some patrician from the ancient Cupramontana. Benedictine monks taught the people again about agricultural cultivation and in particular about the vine. Then the monks were dispersed but their “teaching” conquered growing spaces and the vine growing and wine producing sector progressively affirmed its importance making Cupramontana a land that “is full of vines that produce exquisite wines in abundance”
The wines The Colonnara vineyards are situated in the oldest Verdicchio grape production area. The microclimate, which varies from area to area along with the different altitudes of the vineyards, which range from 350 to 650 metres above sea level, and the distinct composition of the soil, all represent aspects of the company patrimony, which are unrepeatable in any other zone.
Photo: Our first label
It is thanks to this patrimony that Colonnara manages to produce sparkling wines, fresh young wines and more full-bodied and noble wines for ageing from the autochthonous Verdicchio grape. The Colonnara wines, the vineyards of which are situated on the right hand of the Esino River, are mostly influenced by the proximity of the Apennines. Colonnara wines are the result of a perfect blend of various different elements: the territory, the microclimate and the workmanship. Its four ranges of wine: Nobili, Classici , Contemporanei and Autoctoni – represent the ideal “stages” in a “journey” towards pleasure.
Photo: Our cellar
White wines
ANFORA: Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC Classico Verdicchio 100%
PORTONUOVO: Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC Classico Verdicchio 100%
TUFICO: Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC Classico Superiore Verdicchio 100%
LYRICUS: Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC Classico Verdicchio 100%
White wines
CUPRESE: Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC Classico Superiore Verdicchio 100%
BIANCHELLO: Bianchello del Metauro Bianchello 100%
PECORINO: Offida DOC Pecorino Pecorino 100%
PASSERINA: Offida DOC Passerina Passerina 100%
Red wines
TORNAMAGNO: Marche Rosso IGT Sangiovese and Montepulciano Refinement in French oak barrel
NERO DEI DORI : Rosso Conero DOC Montepulciano 100%
LACRIMA: Lacrima di Morro d’Alba DOC Lacrima di Morro d’Alba 100%
LYRICUS: Rosso Piceno DOC Sangiovese and Montepulciano Refinement in steel tanks
Sparkling wines
UBALDO ROSI:Brut classico method riserva Verdicchio 100%
MILLESIMATO: Brut classico method millesimato Verdicchio 100%
BRUT RISERVA: Brut Martinotti method Verdicchio 100%
Sparkling wines
COLONNARA BRUT : Brut Martinotti method Verdicchio 100%
COLONNARA CLASS: Sweet spumante Martinotti method Verdicchio and Moscato
LACRIMA DOLCE: Sweet red spumante Martinotti method Lacrima di Morro d’Alba 100%
BERSO’: Fizzy wine Verdicchio and Trebbiano
Colonnara is an approved company with management system for: Certificate CSQA N. 886 - Quality UNI EN ISO 9001:2000